NSC 2009: Michael Bassett [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bassett, 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 14-17, -295, and is ranked #70 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): Michael Surname(s): Bassett Home: Port Clinton, OH, USA Awards: best oralist/member of best tean in Charles W Fornoff Appellate Advocacy competition, 2004 Hobbies: reading, cooking, following/covering politics, traveling Occupation: attorney

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 358 Average against: 369
Round 1		Bassett played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 426 to 318 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Bassett played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and lost 264 to 440 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		Bassett played #50 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 349 to 337 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -56.
Round 4		Bassett played #44 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 266 to 430 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -220.
Round 5		Bassett played #64 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 326 to 392 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -286.
Round 6		Bassett played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 343 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -295.
Round 7		Bassett played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 448 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, -403.
Round 8		Bassett played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 442 to 306 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -267.
Round 9		Bassett played #86 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and lost 374 to 382 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-6, -275.
Round 10		Bassett played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 297 to 454 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-7, -432.
Round 11		Bassett played #79 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 281 to 395 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-8, -546.
Round 12		Bassett played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and lost 364 to 394 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-9, -576.
Round 13		Bassett played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 464 to 277 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-9, -389.
Round 14		Bassett recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-9, -339.
Round 15		Bassett played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and lost 270 to 373 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-10, -442.
Round 16		Bassett played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 391 to 334 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-10, -385.
Round 17		Bassett played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 333 to 337 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-11, -389.
Round 18		Bassett played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 418 to 320 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-11, -291.
Round 19		Bassett played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and won 388 to 373 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -276.
Round 20		Bassett played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-12, -350.
Round 21		Bassett played #30 Zbigniew Wieckowski (St. Paul, MN) and won 354 to 305 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-12, -301.
Round 22		Bassett played #59 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 365 to 486 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-13, -422.
Round 23		Bassett played #90 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and won 328 to 322 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, -416.
Round 24		Bassett played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 375 to 355 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, -396. Bassett is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Bassett played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 404 to 430 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-14, -422.
Round 26		Bassett played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 365 to 299 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-14, -356.
Round 27		Bassett played #61 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 365 to 405 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-15, -396.
Round 28		Bassett played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and won 510 to 297 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-15, -183.
Round 29		Bassett played #1 Harold Stone (Winnipeg MB) and lost 237 to 564 (a spread of -327). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-16, -510.
Round 30		Bassett played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 314 to 335 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-17, -531.
Round 31		Bassett played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and won 471 to 235 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-17, -295.

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