SPC 2023: Deborah Komatsu [4-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Deborah Komatsu, 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 16-15, -268, and is ranked #35 in Division 4.

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): Deborah Surname(s): Komatsu Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 364 Average against: 373
Round 1		Komatsu played #17 Les Mintz (Henderson, NV) and won 418 to 391 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +27. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Komatsu played #5 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 358 to 396 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Komatsu played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 343 to 347 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -15.
Round 4		Komatsu played #51 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 429 to 381 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +33.
Round 5		Komatsu played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and lost 301 to 470 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, -136.
Round 6		Komatsu played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 399 to 370 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, -107.
Round 7		Komatsu played #21 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and won 378 to 319 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, -48. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Komatsu played #32 Andrew Morgan (Ottawa ON) and won 371 to 349 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, -26. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Komatsu played #15 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and lost 289 to 366 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, -103.
Round 10		Komatsu played #6 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 387 to 337 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, -53. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Komatsu played #8 Jeffrey Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 318 to 391 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, -126.
Round 12		Komatsu played #11 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-6, -161.
Round 13		Komatsu played #35 Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA) and lost 284 to 351 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, -228.
Round 14		Komatsu played #38 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 336 to 360 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, -252.
Round 15		Komatsu played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 406 to 374 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, -220.
Round 16		Komatsu played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and lost 354 to 376 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-9, -242.
Round 17		Komatsu played #22 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and won 373 to 334 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-9, -203.
Round 18		Komatsu played #54 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and won 440 to 383 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, -146.
Round 19		Komatsu played #2 Derven Francis (Henderson, NV) and lost 325 to 419 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-10, -240.
Round 20		Komatsu played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 365 to 300 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, -175.
Round 21		Komatsu played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and won 399 to 287 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-10, -63.
Round 22		Komatsu played #9 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 485 to 374 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +48.
Round 23		Komatsu played #42 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and won 377 to 325 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +100. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Komatsu played #7 Gaye Trickey (Lakewood, CO) and won 374 to 276 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +198.
Round 25		Komatsu played #52 Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) and lost 361 to 422 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +137. Komatsu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Komatsu played #40 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 358 to 379 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +116.
Round 27		Komatsu played #47 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 310 to 458 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, -32.
Round 28		Komatsu played #45 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 318 to 501 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, -215.
Round 29		Komatsu played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 354 to 322 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, -183.
Round 30		Komatsu played #57 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 429 to 322 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, -76.
Round 31		Komatsu played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) again and lost 274 to 466 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-15, -268.

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