NSC 2009: Ben Withers [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Withers, 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 17-14, -154, and is ranked #41 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): Ben Surname(s): Withers Home: Houston, TX, USA Awards: Texas State Champion 2003 & 2005, U.S. team for 2003 WSC, sanctioned 300 games and 800 series in bowling Hobbies: Travel, reading, bowling, skiing Occupation: Physician

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 400 Average against: 405
Round 1		Withers played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 342 to 428 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -86.
Round 2		Withers played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -73.
Round 3		Withers played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 438 to 388 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -23.
Round 4		Withers played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 504 to 331 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +150.
Round 5		Withers played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +237.
Round 6		Withers played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 370 to 435 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +172.
Round 7		Withers played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 405 to 499 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-3, +78.
Round 8		Withers played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 453 to 325 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +206.
Round 9		Withers played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 529 to 343 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +392.
Round 10		Withers played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 445 to 431 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +406.
Round 11		Withers played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 364 to 306 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +464.
Round 12		Withers played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +480. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Withers played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 325 to 462 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +343.
Round 14		Withers played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 525 to 381 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +487. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Withers played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 466 to 352 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +601.
Round 16		Withers played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 397 to 421 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +577. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Withers played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 380 to 491 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +466.
Round 18		Withers played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 353 to 470 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +349.
Round 19		Withers played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 360 to 434 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +275.
Round 20		Withers played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 252 to 529 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, -2.
Round 21		Withers played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 441 to 381 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-9, +58.
Round 22		Withers played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 333 to 543 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, -152.
Round 23		Withers played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, -112.
Round 24		Withers played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 436 to 445 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-11, -121.
Round 25		Withers played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 414 to 406 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-11, -113.
Round 26		Withers played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 433 to 281 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +39.
Round 27		Withers played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 429 to 414 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +54.
Round 28		Withers played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +5.
Round 29		Withers played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-12, +64.
Round 30		Withers played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 303 to 432 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, -65.
Round 31		Withers played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 17-14, -154.

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