NSC 2011: Ken Kasney [#75]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Ken Kasney, who is competing at the 2011 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 16-15, +68, and is ranked #47 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): Ken Surname(s): Kasney Home: Cypress, TX, United States Hobbies: Golf, Science, History, Gardening Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 526 Average for: 397 Average against: 395
Round 1		Kasney played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 526 to 373 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +153.
Round 2		Kasney played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 456 to 381 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +228.
Round 3		Kasney played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 395 to 379 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +244.
Round 4		Kasney played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 358 to 383 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +219.
Round 5		Kasney played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 336 to 472 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +83.
Round 6		Kasney played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 325 to 444 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, -36.
Round 7		Kasney played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 450 to 435 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, -21.
Round 8		Kasney played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 401 to 503 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -123.
Round 9		Kasney played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 519 to 312 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +84.
Round 10		Kasney played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 425 to 366 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +143.
Round 11		Kasney played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 396 to 368 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +171.
Round 12		Kasney played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 342 to 441 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +72.
Round 13		Kasney played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +18.
Round 14		Kasney played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 375 to 456 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -63.
Round 15		Kasney played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 419 to 397 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, -41.
Round 16		Kasney played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 317 to 381 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -105.
Round 17		Kasney played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 335 to 403 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -173.
Round 18		Kasney played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 409 to 424 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-10, -188.
Round 19		Kasney played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 429 to 309 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, -68.
Round 20		Kasney played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 487 to 455 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, -36.
Round 21		Kasney played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 329 to 362 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -69.
Round 22		Kasney played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and won 357 to 315 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, -27.
Round 23		Kasney played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 296 to 319 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, -50.
Round 24		Kasney played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 465 to 325 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, +90.
Round 25		Kasney played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 447 to 356 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-12, +181.
Round 26		Kasney played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 382 to 548 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-13, +15.
Round 27		Kasney played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 413 to 430 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-14, -2.
Round 28		Kasney played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 277 to 424 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-15, -149.
Round 29		Kasney played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 392 to 385 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-15, -142.
Round 30		Kasney played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 473 to 377 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-15, -46.
Round 31		Kasney played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 429 to 315 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 16-15, +68.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © $year HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: poslfit@gmail.com