NSC 2009: Ron Hoekstra [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Hoekstra, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-12, +501, and is ranked #13 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): Ron Surname(s): Hoekstra Home: Kentwood, MI, USA Awards: 2000 CNSC Hobbies: Hockey, music, languages

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 414 Average against: 398
Round 1		Hoekstra played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and lost 359 to 420 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Hoekstra played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 435 to 405 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -31.
Round 3		Hoekstra played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 526 to 417 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +78.
Round 4		Hoekstra played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 337 to 456 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, -41.
Round 5		Hoekstra played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 418 to 413 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-2, -36.
Round 6		Hoekstra played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 435 to 507 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-3, -108.
Round 7		Hoekstra played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 516 to 319 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, +89.
Round 8		Hoekstra played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 549 to 279 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +359.
Round 9		Hoekstra played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 349 to 438 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +270.
Round 10		Hoekstra played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 395 to 339 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +326.
Round 11		Hoekstra played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 449 to 381 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +394.
Round 12		Hoekstra played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 483 to 428 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +449.
Round 13		Hoekstra played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +467.
Round 14		Hoekstra played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 454 to 392 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +529.
Round 15		Hoekstra played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 295 to 392 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +432.
Round 16		Hoekstra played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 469 to 378 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +523. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Hoekstra played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 502 to 456 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +569.
Round 18		Hoekstra played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +601.
Round 19		Hoekstra played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 363 to 456 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +508.
Round 20		Hoekstra played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 315 to 420 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +403.
Round 21		Hoekstra played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 388 to 451 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +340.
Round 22		Hoekstra played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 389 to 339 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +390.
Round 23		Hoekstra played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 535 to 266 (a spread of 269). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +659.
Round 24		Hoekstra played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 407 to 454 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +612.
Round 25		Hoekstra played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 367 to 387 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +592.
Round 26		Hoekstra played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 313 to 410 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +495.
Round 27		Hoekstra played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 567 (a spread of -274). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, +221.
Round 28		Hoekstra played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +270.
Round 29		Hoekstra played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 455 to 344 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +381.
Round 30		Hoekstra played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 446 to 332 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +495.
Round 31		Hoekstra played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +501.

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