SPC 2022: Billy Nakamura [3-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Billy Nakamura, 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 22-9, +1411, and is ranked #2 in Division 3.

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): Billy Surname(s): Nakamura Home: Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 421 Average against: 375
Round 1		Nakamura played #67 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 399 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -31.
Round 2		Nakamura played #47 Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) and won 469 to 333 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +105.
Round 3		Nakamura played #38 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 483 to 283 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +305.
Round 4		Nakamura played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 517 to 310 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +512. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Nakamura played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 473 to 351 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +634. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Nakamura played #20 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 511 to 371 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +774. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Nakamura played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 354 to 441 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +687. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Nakamura played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 384 to 396 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +675.
Round 9		Nakamura played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 409 to 334 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +750.
Round 10		Nakamura played #51 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 428 to 283 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +895.
Round 11		Nakamura played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and lost 404 to 425 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +874.
Round 12		Nakamura played #63 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 459 to 389 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +944.
Round 13		Nakamura played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 503 to 333 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +1114. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Nakamura played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 412 to 366 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +1160.
Round 15		Nakamura played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and won 430 to 326 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +1264.
Round 16		Nakamura played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) and won 405 to 403 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1266. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Nakamura played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1270. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Nakamura played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 396 to 570 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +1096. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Nakamura played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 390 to 354 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1132. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Nakamura played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 390 to 354 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1168. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Nakamura played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) again and won 509 to 442 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1235. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Nakamura played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) again and won 378 to 338 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1275. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Nakamura played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and won 412 to 321 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1366. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Nakamura played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) again and lost 348 to 438 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1276. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Nakamura played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) and won 560 to 385 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1451. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Nakamura played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 462 to 427 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +1486. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Nakamura played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) again and won 352 to 337 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1501. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Nakamura played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1409. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Nakamura played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and lost 338 to 421 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1326. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Nakamura played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) for the third time and won 420 to 305 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +1441. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Nakamura played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) for the fourth time and lost 370 to 400 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +1411. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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