SPC 2023: Billy Nakamura [2-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Billy Nakamura, who is competing at the 2023 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 20-11, +1154, and is ranked #3 in Division 2.

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: 532 Average for: 420 Average against: 382
Round 1		Nakamura played #49 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 420 to 395 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Nakamura played #30 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 453 to 293 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +185. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Nakamura played #22 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 517 to 327 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +375. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Nakamura played #25 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 390 to 394 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +371. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Nakamura played #56 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 421 to 314 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +478. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Nakamura played #52 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 475 to 314 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +639. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Nakamura played #21 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 339 to 528 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +450.
Round 8		Nakamura played #2 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 383 to 349 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +484. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Nakamura played #15 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 430 to 353 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +561. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Nakamura played #8 Annette Obrestad (Las Vegas, NV) and won 491 to 433 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +619. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Nakamura played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) and lost 404 to 431 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +592. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Nakamura played #24 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +649.
Round 13		Nakamura played #12 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 351 to 396 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +604. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Nakamura played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 440 to 410 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +634. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Nakamura played #31 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 428 to 411 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +651. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Nakamura played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) again and won 423 to 414 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +660.
Round 17		Nakamura played #22 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) again and lost 293 to 421 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +532. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Nakamura played #36 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 374 to 481 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +425. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Nakamura played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 421 to 438 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +408.
Round 20		Nakamura played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) again and won 504 to 333 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +579.
Round 21		Nakamura played #4 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 340 to 421 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +498.
Round 22		Nakamura played #15 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 441 to 409 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +530.
Round 23		Nakamura played #8 Annette Obrestad (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 398 to 354 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +574.
Round 24		Nakamura played #12 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) again and won 532 to 378 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +728.
Round 25		Nakamura played #24 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +722.
Round 26		Nakamura played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) again and won 444 to 351 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +815.
Round 27		Nakamura played #36 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) again and lost 342 to 349 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +808.
Round 28		Nakamura played #27 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 492 to 403 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +897.
Round 29		Nakamura played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) for the third time and won 488 to 273 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1112.
Round 30		Nakamura played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) for the third time and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-10, +1199.
Round 31		Nakamura played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) for the fourth time and lost 348 to 393 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1154. Nakamura is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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