NSC 2009: Tapani Lindgren [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Tapani Lindgren, 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 20-11, +1092, and is ranked #5 in Division 4.

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): Tapani Surname(s): Lindgren Home: Roseville, CA, USA Hobbies: orienteering Occupation: IT engineer

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 400 Average against: 362
Round 1		Lindgren played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 548 to 280 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +268.
Round 2		Lindgren played #49 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and won 464 to 242 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +490.
Round 3		Lindgren played #26 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +467.
Round 4		Lindgren played #31 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and won 514 to 280 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +701.
Round 5		Lindgren played #2 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 477 to 351 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +827.
Round 6		Lindgren played #44 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 321 to 473 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +675.
Round 7		Lindgren played #48 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 310 to 407 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +578.
Round 8		Lindgren recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +528.
Round 9		Lindgren played #80 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 333 to 330 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +531.
Round 10		Lindgren played #68 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and won 406 to 355 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +582.
Round 11		Lindgren played #10 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 424 to 287 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +719.
Round 12		Lindgren played #64 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 435 to 310 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +844.
Round 13		Lindgren played #58 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 303 to 405 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +742.
Round 14		Lindgren played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 422 to 426 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +738.
Round 15		Lindgren played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and won 386 to 345 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +779.
Round 16		Lindgren played #35 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 428 to 355 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +852.
Round 17		Lindgren played #12 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 436 to 365 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +923. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lindgren played #3 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 383 to 360 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +946.
Round 19		Lindgren played #18 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and won 479 to 377 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1048.
Round 20		Lindgren played #33 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and lost 355 to 465 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +938.
Round 21		Lindgren played #16 Max Karten (Barrington, RI) and lost 286 to 484 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +740.
Round 22		Lindgren played #34 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and won 411 to 376 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +775.
Round 23		Lindgren played #81 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and won 471 to 238 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +1008.
Round 24		Lindgren played #7 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 369 to 377 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +1000.
Round 25		Lindgren played #18 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) again and won 364 to 355 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +1009.
Round 26		Lindgren played #26 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) again and won 420 to 399 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +1030.
Round 27		Lindgren played #31 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) again and won 446 to 318 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1158.
Round 28		Lindgren played #33 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) again and won 385 to 362 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1181.
Round 29		Lindgren played #27 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 327 to 423 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +1085.
Round 30		Lindgren played #27 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) again and won 440 to 343 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1182.
Round 31		Lindgren played #33 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) for the third time and lost 301 to 391 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1092.

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