NSC 2009: Rachel Knapp [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Rachel Knapp, 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 15-16, -496, and is ranked #79 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): Rachel Surname(s): Knapp Home: Tustin, CA, USA Hobbies: My hobby is leaving irrelevant fields blank. Occupation: Accountant

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 393 Average against: 409
Round 1		Knapp played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 428 to 342 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Knapp played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 315 to 393 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Knapp played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 439 to 329 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +118.
Round 4		Knapp played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 309 to 416 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +11.
Round 5		Knapp played #111 Robert Gillis (OXR, AL) and won 473 to 316 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +168.
Round 6		Knapp played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 375 to 479 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +64.
Round 7		Knapp played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 371 to 309 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +126.
Round 8		Knapp played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 292 to 471 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-4, -53.
Round 9		Knapp played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 317 to 524 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -260.
Round 10		Knapp played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 472 to 400 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, -188.
Round 11		Knapp played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 457 to 428 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-5, -159. Knapp is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Knapp played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 366 to 477 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-6, -270.
Round 13		Knapp played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 358 to 437 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -349.
Round 14		Knapp played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 398 to 455 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-8, -406.
Round 15		Knapp played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 411 to 375 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-8, -370.
Round 16		Knapp played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 367 to 504 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-9, -507.
Round 17		Knapp played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 407 to 491 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-10, -591.
Round 18		Knapp played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 516 to 360 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-10, -435.
Round 19		Knapp played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 362 to 325 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-10, -398.
Round 20		Knapp played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 421 to 367 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -344.
Round 21		Knapp played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 448 to 333 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-10, -229.
Round 22		Knapp played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 409 to 411 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, -231.
Round 23		Knapp played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 503 to 404 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, -132.
Round 24		Knapp played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 388 to 357 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, -101.
Round 25		Knapp played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 410 to 447 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-12, -138.
Round 26		Knapp played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 402 to 437 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-13, -173.
Round 27		Knapp played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 313 to 456 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-14, -316.
Round 28		Knapp played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 403 to 382 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, -295.
Round 29		Knapp played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 373 to 390 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 14-15, -312.
Round 30		Knapp played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 15-15, -268.
Round 31		Knapp played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) again and lost 265 to 493 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 15-16, -496.

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