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Wanell Kelsey [#36] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wanell Kelsey, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Kelsey currently has a record of 17-13, +561, and is ranked #20 in Division 5.

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

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Given name(s): Wanell
Surname(s): Kelsey
Home: Hamburg, NY, United States
Age: 78
Hobbies: tennis, gardening, Scrabble
Occupation: retired teacher

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event1-1 (0.500) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months1-1 (0.500)L W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 492
Average for: 361
Average against: 342

Round 1

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Kelsey played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 380 to 265 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Angelone in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +115.

Round 2

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Kelsey played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 351 to 323 (a spread of 28) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Evans in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-0, +143.

Round 3

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Kelsey played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and won 401 to 291 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +253.

Round 4

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Kelsey played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 395 to 313 (a spread of 82) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Garver in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +335.

Round 5

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Kelsey played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 395 to 287 (a spread of 108) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Barker in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5-0, +443.

Round 6

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Kelsey played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 387 to 264 (a spread of 123) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 6-0, +566.

Round 7

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Kelsey played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 329 to 357 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-1, +538.

Round 8

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Kelsey played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 326 to 246 (a spread of 80) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Feidel in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-1, +618.

Round 9

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Kelsey played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 285 to 412 (a spread of -127) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-2, +491.

Round 10

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Kelsey played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 492 to 249 (a spread of 243) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Cann in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 8-2, +734.

Round 11

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Kelsey played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 342 to 360 (a spread of -18) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Gupta in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-3, +716.

Round 12

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Kelsey played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 360 to 302 (a spread of 58) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-3, +774.

Round 13

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Kelsey played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Tongue in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-3, +793.

Round 14

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Kelsey played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 334 to 348 (a spread of -14) .

The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: BUFFALO, NY

Kelsey's record vs. Tolhurst in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LW.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +779.

Round 15

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Kelsey played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 360 to 362 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 10-5, +777.

Round 16

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Kelsey played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Riley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10-6, +773.

Round 17

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Kelsey played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 307 to 483 (a spread of -176) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Barrett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 10-7, +597.

Round 18

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Kelsey played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 327 to 370 (a spread of -43) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-8, +554.

Round 19

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Kelsey played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 10-9, +541.

Round 20

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Kelsey played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 377 to 324 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Thomley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 11-9, +594.

Round 21

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Kelsey played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 419 to 270 (a spread of 149) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Ornish in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 12-9, +743.

Round 22

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Kelsey played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and lost 360 to 446 (a spread of -86) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 12-10, +657.

Round 23

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Kelsey played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 339 to 516 (a spread of -177) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spidel in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-11, +480.

Round 24

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Kelsey played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 300 to 381 (a spread of -81) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spry in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 12-12, +399.

Round 25

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Kelsey played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 382 to 381 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Wilson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-12, +400.

Round 26

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Kelsey played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 288 (a spread of 132) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Owen in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 14-12, +532.

Round 27

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Kelsey played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 251 to 347 (a spread of -96) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 14-13, +436.

Round 28

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Kelsey played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 333 (a spread of 91) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 15-13, +527.

Round 29

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Kelsey played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 338 to 311 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spry in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-13, +554.

Round 30

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Kelsey played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 313 to 306 (a spread of 7) .

Before this event, Kelsey had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 17-13, +561.


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