NSC 2009: Keith Hagel [#119]

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Hagel, 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 11-20, -821, and is ranked #118 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): Keith Surname(s): Hagel Home: Waterville, ME, USA Awards: First Place Division 2, Eastern Championships 2004 Hobbies: used bookstores, road trips/road food, yard sales Occupation: Ex-newspaper editor looking for next challenge

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 369 Average against: 398
Round 1		Hagel played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 370 to 357 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		Hagel played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 432 to 462 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -17.
Round 3		Hagel played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 359 to 410 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -68.
Round 4		Hagel played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 359 to 418 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -127.
Round 5		Hagel played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 313 to 365 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-4, -179.
Round 6		Hagel played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 402 to 434 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-5, -211.
Round 7		Hagel played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 410 to 320 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-5, -121.
Round 8		Hagel played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-6, -189.
Round 9		Hagel played #105 Keith Cejmer (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 317 to 524 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-7, -396.
Round 10		Hagel played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 330 to 435 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-8, -501.
Round 11		Hagel played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 441 to 396 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-8, -456.
Round 12		Hagel played #69 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 304 to 404 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-9, -556.
Round 13		Hagel played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 367 to 442 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-10, -631.
Round 14		Hagel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-10, -581.
Round 15		Hagel played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 386 to 311 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-10, -506.
Round 16		Hagel played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 345 to 499 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-11, -660.
Round 17		Hagel played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-11, -658.
Round 18		Hagel played #124 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-12, -666.
Round 19		Hagel played #70 Ravee Joradol (THA) and lost 400 to 459 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-13, -725.
Round 20		Hagel played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 337 to 415 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-14, -803.
Round 21		Hagel played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-15, -807.
Round 22		Hagel played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 443 to 390 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-15, -754.
Round 23		Hagel played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 360 to 326 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-15, -720. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Hagel played #111 Robert Gillis (OXR, AL) and won 366 to 326 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-15, -680.
Round 25		Hagel played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 344 to 377 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-16, -713. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Hagel played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 330 to 483 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-17, -866.
Round 27		Hagel played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 356 to 365 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-18, -875.
Round 28		Hagel played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 347 to 465 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 9-19, -993.
Round 29		Hagel played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-19, -979. Hagel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Hagel played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 300 to 312 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 10-20, -991.
Round 31		Hagel played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) again and won 468 to 298 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-20, -821.

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