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NASC 2018: Deborah Komatsu [4-38]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Deborah Komatsu, who is competing
at the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 16-15, +169, and is ranked
#30 in Division 4.
 
Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player,
statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, 
a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament,
and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.
 | Background Information | 
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 | ![[photo of Deborah Komatsu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/komatsu_deborah_AA002498.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Deborah Surname(s): Komatsu
 Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 488Average for: 376
 Average against: 372
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Marianne Nosuchinsky]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/nosuchinsky_marianne_AA003532.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #30  Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ)  and lost 287 to 447 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -160. |  | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #4  Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB)  and lost 338 to 490 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -312. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Eliza Lieberman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_eliza.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #57  Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and won 465 to 282 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, -129. |  | Round 4 |  | Komatsu recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, -79. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Diane Sleek]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sleek_diane_AA005865.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #27  Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME)  and lost 355 to 366 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, -90. |  | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #48  Petronella Read (Cambridge ON)  and won 487 to 370 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +27. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Sharon Freeman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/freeman_sharon.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #26  Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA)  and lost 375 to 391 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, +11. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jean Waldron]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/waldron_jean.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #8  Jean Waldron (Whitby ON)  and lost 387 to 426 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-5, -28. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Abie Cromanty]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cromanty_abie.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #32  Abie Cromanty (Montreal QC)  and won 467 to 326 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, +113. |  | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #13  Peggy Tartaro (Unknown city, NY)  and won 421 to 354 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +180. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Mark Francis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/francis_mark_AA005250.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #51  Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY)  and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +233. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #58  J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH)  and lost 313 to 353 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, +193. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Michael Ireland]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ireland_michael_AA005804.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #10  Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA)  and lost 267 to 408 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +52. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Angela Bullied]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullied_angela_AA005260.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #45  Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY)  and lost 356 to 361 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, +47. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Susan Lichtblau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lichtblau_susan.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #6  Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY)  and won 488 to 281 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-8, +254. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jack Allard]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/allard_jack.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #31  Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK)  and won 379 to 315 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, +318. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Diana Gander Ostrander]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gander_ostrander_diana_AA007020.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #53  Diana Gander Ostrander (Andover, MN)  and won 308 to 251 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +375. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Sylvia Polson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polson_sylvia.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #34  Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC)  and won 366 to 360 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +381. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Peter Hopkins]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hopkins_peter_AA003975_1.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #24  Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON)  and lost 327 to 394 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +314. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Constance J Creech]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creech_constance_j_AA004007_4.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #18  Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI)  and won 431 to 424 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +321. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #21  Stan Hwang (Springfield, PA)  and lost 421 to 428 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +314. |  | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #44  Sharon Dalgliesh (Toronto ON)  and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +327. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Rachel Gillette]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillette_rachel_AA004601.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #5  Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO)  and won 374 to 327 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +374. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #17  Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA)  and won 384 to 306 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +452. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Preston Kilgore]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kilgore_preston.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #42  Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA)  and lost 330 to 474 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +308. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Paul Rickhoff]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_paul.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #19  Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA)  and lost 306 to 401 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +213. |  | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #14  C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH)  and won 357 to 302 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +268. |  | Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #29  Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL)  and lost 323 to 370 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +221. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Diane Brown]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_diane.jpeg)
 | Komatsu played #12  Diane Brown (Toronto ON)  and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +199. |  | Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Komatsu played #28  Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY)  and lost 400 to 443 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-15, +156. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Rachel Gillette]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillette_rachel_AA004601.jpg)
 | Komatsu played #5  Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO)  again and won 399 to 386 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-15, +169. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | 
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