SPC 2024: Michael Bassett [3-57]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bassett, 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 15-16, -19, and is ranked #45 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): Michael Surname(s): Bassett Home: Port Clinton, OH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 611 Average for: 388 Average against: 388
Round 1		Bassett played #22 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 319 to 500 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -181.
Round 2		Bassett played #2 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 457 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-2, -269.
Round 3		Bassett played #79 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 482 to 302 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, -89.
Round 4		Bassett played #28 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 457 to 273 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +95. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Bassett played #51 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 407 to 285 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +217. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Bassett played #23 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +223. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Bassett played #60 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 203 to 484 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, -58. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Bassett played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 397 to 417 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -78.
Round 9		Bassett played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 454 to 385 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, -9.
Round 10		Bassett played #37 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 474 to 318 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +147.
Round 11		Bassett played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 404 to 385 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +166.
Round 12		Bassett played #32 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 611 to 287 (a spread of 324). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +490.
Round 13		Bassett played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 403 to 435 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +458.
Round 14		Bassett played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 371 to 436 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +393.
Round 15		Bassett played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 417 to 349 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +461.
Round 16		Bassett played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 442 to 515 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +388.
Round 17		Bassett played #20 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 296 to 443 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-8, +241.
Round 18		Bassett played #31 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 465 to 308 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +398.
Round 19		Bassett played #33 Hubert Van Tol (Winona, MN) and lost 322 to 395 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-9, +325.
Round 20		Bassett played #48 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 380 to 301 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +404.
Round 21		Bassett played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 418 to 379 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +443.
Round 22		Bassett played #41 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 351 to 437 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +357.
Round 23		Bassett played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 288 to 350 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +295.
Round 24		Bassett played #65 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and won 393 to 382 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-11, +306.
Round 25		Bassett played #27 Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC) and lost 335 to 396 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +245.
Round 26		Bassett played #26 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 384 to 355 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, +274.
Round 27		Bassett played #69 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 331 to 478 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, +127.
Round 28		Bassett played #62 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 337 to 393 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, +71.
Round 29		Bassett played #52 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and won 425 to 395 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-14, +101.
Round 30		Bassett played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 343 to 450 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-15, -6.
Round 31		Bassett played #35 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 347 to 360 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, -19.

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