SPC 2023: Hank Hees [3-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Hank Hees, 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 22-9, +1501, 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): Hank Surname(s): Hees Home: Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 422 Average against: 374
Round 1		Hees played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 383 to 324 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +59. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Hees played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +83. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hees played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 535 to 291 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +327. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Hees played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and lost 410 to 463 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +274. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Hees played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 438 to 464 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +248. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Hees played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 401 to 351 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +298. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Hees played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and lost 302 to 359 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +241. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Hees played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 446 to 362 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +325. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Hees played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and won 504 to 361 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +468. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Hees played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 465 to 313 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +620. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Hees played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 549 to 299 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +870. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Hees played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 434 to 371 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +933. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Hees played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 296 to 405 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +824. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 14		Hees played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 397 to 350 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +871.
Round 15		Hees played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 480 to 312 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +1039.
Round 16		Hees played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 451 to 410 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +1080.
Round 17		Hees played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 405 to 359 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1126. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Hees played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 417 to 422 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1121. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Hees played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 523 to 324 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +1320. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 20		Hees played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and won 375 to 320 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +1375.
Round 21		Hees played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 439 to 379 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1435. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Hees played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 425 to 383 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1477. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Hees played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) again and won 442 to 380 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1539. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Hees played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) again and won 402 to 274 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1667. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 25		Hees played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and lost 397 to 422 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1642.
Round 26		Hees played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and lost 407 to 472 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1577. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Hees played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and won 450 to 410 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-7, +1617.
Round 28		Hees played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 350 to 388 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-8, +1579.
Round 29		Hees played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) again and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-8, +1596.
Round 30		Hees played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) for the third time and won 410 to 402 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +1604.
Round 31		Hees played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) for the fourth time and lost 362 to 465 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +1501. Hees is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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