NASC 2019: Kenji Matsumoto [1-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2019 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 19-12, +1075, and is ranked #5 in Division 1.

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
	Given name(s): Kenji Surname(s): Matsumoto Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 436 Average against: 401
Round 1		Matsumoto played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and lost 383 to 418 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Matsumoto played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 544 to 422 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +87.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 359 to 476 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -30.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 522 to 303 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +189.
Round 5		Matsumoto played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 494 to 378 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +305.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #13 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 505 to 418 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +392. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Matsumoto played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 432 to 517 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +307. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Matsumoto played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 575 to 329 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +553. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Matsumoto played #51 Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 343 to 366 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +530.
Round 10		Matsumoto played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 357 to 367 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, +520.
Round 11		Matsumoto played #50 Peter Sargious (Calgary AB) and won 528 to 279 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-5, +769.
Round 12		Matsumoto played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 382 to 569 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-6, +582. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Matsumoto played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 414 to 454 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, +542.
Round 14		Matsumoto played #38 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 458 to 362 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, +638.
Round 15		Matsumoto played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +647.
Round 16		Matsumoto played #28 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 381 to 357 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-7, +671.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 465 to 426 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, +710.
Round 18		Matsumoto played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 467 to 445 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +732. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Matsumoto played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 461 to 385 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +808. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Matsumoto played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) again and won 430 to 376 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +862.
Round 21		Matsumoto played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and won 506 to 345 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +1023. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Matsumoto played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 458 to 396 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1085.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 323 to 537 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +871. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Matsumoto played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +832.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +871.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 327 to 414 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +784.
Round 27		Matsumoto played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 474 to 343 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +915.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #10 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-11, +897.
Round 29		Matsumoto played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and won 530 to 312 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-11, +1115. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Matsumoto played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) for the third time and lost 327 to 467 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-12, +975.
Round 31		Matsumoto played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and won 475 to 375 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-12, +1075.

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