SPC 2022: Kenji Matsumoto [1-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +286, and is ranked #16 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: Reno, NV, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 407 Average against: 397
Round 1		Matsumoto played #43 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 398 to 427 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2		Matsumoto played #28 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 370 to 388 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-2, -47.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 471 to 422 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, +2.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 313 to 419 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-3, -104.
Round 5		Matsumoto played #10 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 322 to 465 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -247.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #15 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 415 to 392 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-4, -224.
Round 7		Matsumoto played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 466 to 367 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -125.
Round 8		Matsumoto played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 548 to 309 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +114. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Matsumoto played #7 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 326 to 406 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, +34.
Round 10		Matsumoto played #8 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 328 to 402 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, -40.
Round 11		Matsumoto played #33 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 501 to 325 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +136.
Round 12		Matsumoto played #35 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 416 to 455 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-7, +97.
Round 13		Matsumoto played #14 Siddharth Murali (Warrenville, IL) and lost 369 to 430 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, +36.
Round 14		Matsumoto played #30 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 539 to 311 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, +264.
Round 15		Matsumoto played #39 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 461 to 410 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-8, +315.
Round 16		Matsumoto played #26 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 422 to 393 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-8, +344.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #25 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 365 to 424 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-9, +285.
Round 18		Matsumoto played #24 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 427 to 479 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-10, +233.
Round 19		Matsumoto played #36 Joey Payne (San Diego, CA) and lost 302 to 473 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-11, +62.
Round 20		Matsumoto played #41 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 354 to 310 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-11, +106. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Matsumoto played #42 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 359 to 486 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-12, -21.
Round 22		Matsumoto played #40 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 393 to 388 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-12, -16.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #27 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 425 to 422 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-12, -13. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Matsumoto played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 426 to 348 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, +65.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #4 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 378 to 437 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-13, +6.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #20 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 410 to 348 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-13, +68.
Round 27		Matsumoto played #37 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 465 to 448 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +85.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #31 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 416 to 364 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +137.
Round 29		Matsumoto played #29 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 440 to 323 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-13, +254.
Round 30		Matsumoto played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 435 to 365 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +324.
Round 31		Matsumoto played #35 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 348 to 386 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +286.

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