SPC 2024: Michael Thelen [2-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, who is competing at the 2024 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 18-13, +794, and is ranked #10 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): Michael Surname(s): Thelen Home: Newton, MA, United States Hobbies: Trying to fix everything Occupation: Software engineer

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 415 Average against: 390
Round 1		Thelen played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and lost 420 to 431 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Thelen played #43 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 427 to 370 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3		Thelen played #28 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 480 to 300 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +226. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Thelen played #52 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 446 to 382 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +290.
Round 5		Thelen played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 516 to 339 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +467. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Thelen played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 367 to 305 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +529.
Round 7		Thelen played #11 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-2, +443.
Round 8		Thelen played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 477 to 348 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-2, +572.
Round 9		Thelen played #3 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 347 to 395 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +524.
Round 10		Thelen played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 420 to 391 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +553.
Round 11		Thelen played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 348 to 447 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +454.
Round 12		Thelen played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 519 to 351 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +622.
Round 13		Thelen played #35 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and won 452 to 368 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +706.
Round 14		Thelen played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and won 422 to 385 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +743.
Round 15		Thelen played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) and lost 394 to 506 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +631.
Round 16		Thelen played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 341 to 443 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +529.
Round 17		Thelen played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 396 to 429 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +496.
Round 18		Thelen played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 504 to 284 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +716.
Round 19		Thelen played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 379 to 385 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +710.
Round 20		Thelen played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) again and won 431 to 315 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +826.
Round 21		Thelen played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 375 to 456 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, +745.
Round 22		Thelen played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) again and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +749.
Round 23		Thelen played #37 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 396 to 469 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +676.
Round 24		Thelen played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 560 to 420 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +816.
Round 25		Thelen played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 385 to 375 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +826.
Round 26		Thelen played #4 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) again and lost 389 to 404 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +811.
Round 27		Thelen played #16 Ricky Sirois (Billerica, MA) again and lost 335 to 458 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +688.
Round 28		Thelen played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 339 to 379 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +648.
Round 29		Thelen played #18 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 454 to 335 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +767.
Round 30		Thelen played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 388 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +792.
Round 31		Thelen played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) again and won 396 to 394 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-13, +794.

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