SPC 2025: Kenji Matsumoto [1-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenji Matsumoto, who is competing at the 2025 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, +1182, and is ranked #9 in Division 1.

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): Kenji Surname(s): Matsumoto Home: Reno, NV, United States Awards: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 438 Average against: 400
Round 1		Matsumoto played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 360 to 389 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2		Matsumoto played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 509 to 325 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +155.
Round 3		Matsumoto played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 461 to 349 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +267.
Round 4		Matsumoto played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +259.
Round 5		Matsumoto played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 444 to 395 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +308.
Round 6		Matsumoto played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 513 to 327 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +494. Matsumoto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Matsumoto played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 415 to 374 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-2, +535.
Round 8		Matsumoto played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 475 to 375 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +635.
Round 9		Matsumoto played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 502 to 362 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-2, +775.
Round 10		Matsumoto played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 429 to 410 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +794.
Round 11		Matsumoto played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 574 to 312 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +1056.
Round 12		Matsumoto played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 403 to 411 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +1048.
Round 13		Matsumoto played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 412 to 365 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1095.
Round 14		Matsumoto played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 270 to 453 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +912.
Round 15		Matsumoto played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 523 to 359 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +1076.
Round 16		Matsumoto played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 430 to 438 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-5, +1068.
Round 17		Matsumoto played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 411 to 409 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1070.
Round 18		Matsumoto played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and lost 438 to 448 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +1060.
Round 19		Matsumoto played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 340 to 457 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +943.
Round 20		Matsumoto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 420 to 455 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +908.
Round 21		Matsumoto played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 447 to 369 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +986.
Round 22		Matsumoto played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 504 to 348 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +1142.
Round 23		Matsumoto played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 358 to 440 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +1060.
Round 24		Matsumoto played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 425 to 468 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-10, +1017.
Round 25		Matsumoto played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 421 to 496 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +942.
Round 26		Matsumoto played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 435 to 406 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +971.
Round 27		Matsumoto played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 542 to 436 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +1077.
Round 28		Matsumoto played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 494 to 429 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +1142.
Round 29		Matsumoto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 407 to 426 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +1123.
Round 30		Matsumoto played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 385 to 445 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-13, +1063.
Round 31		Matsumoto played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 461 to 342 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-13, +1182.

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