SPC 2025: Michael Thelen [2-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, 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 21-10, +950, and is ranked #3 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: 578 Average for: 422 Average against: 391
Round 1		Thelen played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 454 to 352 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Thelen played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 370 to 497 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -25.
Round 3		Thelen played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 523 to 336 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +162.
Round 4		Thelen played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +205.
Round 5		Thelen played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 455 to 380 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +280. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Thelen played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 578 to 327 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +531. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Thelen played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 331 to 436 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +426.
Round 8		Thelen played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 447 to 402 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +471. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Thelen played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 304 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +623.
Round 10		Thelen played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 352 to 544 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +431.
Round 11		Thelen played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 386 to 349 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +468.
Round 12		Thelen played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 440 to 369 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +539.
Round 13		Thelen played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 507 to 283 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +763.
Round 14		Thelen played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +812.
Round 15		Thelen played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 461 to 341 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +932. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Thelen played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 494 to 422 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1004.
Round 17		Thelen played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 299 to 425 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +878.
Round 18		Thelen played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 449 to 367 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +960.
Round 19		Thelen played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and lost 392 to 442 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +910.
Round 20		Thelen played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 507 to 369 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1048.
Round 21		Thelen played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 443 to 376 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1115.
Round 22		Thelen played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 352 to 340 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1127. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Thelen played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 408 to 478 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1057.
Round 24		Thelen played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) again and lost 333 to 458 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-7, +932.
Round 25		Thelen played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 394 to 457 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +869.
Round 26		Thelen played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 407 to 399 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +877.
Round 27		Thelen played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) again and lost 334 to 503 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +708.
Round 28		Thelen played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) again and won 428 to 360 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +776.
Round 29		Thelen played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) for the third time and won 477 to 328 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +925.
Round 30		Thelen played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and won 389 to 346 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +968.
Round 31		Thelen played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) for the fourth time and lost 383 to 401 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +950.

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