Arun Methaset [#67] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Arun Methaset, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Methaset currently has a record of 15-13, +146, and is ranked #38 in Division 2.

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): Arun Surname(s): Methaset Home: Bangkok, Thailand Age: 61 Hobbies: Chess Occupation: Management Executive

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	13-15 (0.464)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	4-8 (0.333)	LL WWW LLLLLL W
Past 49-60 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 61-72 months	7-4 (0.636)	L W L WWWWW LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 369 Average against: 364
Round 1		Methaset played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 325 to 319 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Methaset played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 334 to 329 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +11.
Round 3		Methaset played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and lost 344 to 377 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Tapper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, -22.
Round 4		Methaset played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 256 to 415 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Richards Berg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -181.
Round 5		Methaset played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 350 to 394 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -225.
Round 6		Methaset played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 431 to 281 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Goldman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -75.
Round 7		Methaset played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 435 to 323 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +37.
Round 8		Methaset played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 367 to 357 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +47.
Round 9		Methaset played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 303 to 425 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, -75.
Round 10		Methaset played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 440 to 339 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +26.
Round 11		Methaset played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 360 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +21.
Round 12		Methaset played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 360 to 440 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Anglin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, -59.
Round 13		Methaset played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 405 to 353 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, -7.
Round 14		Methaset played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Methaset had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +26.
Round 15		Methaset played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and lost 299 to 447 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Goolsby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -122.
Round 16		Methaset played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 344 to 442 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, -220.
Round 17		Methaset played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and lost 304 to 431 (a spread of -127) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Seales in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-9, -347.
Round 18		Methaset played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 332 to 389 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -404.
Round 19		Methaset played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 327 to 379 (a spread of -52) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Fidler in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -456.
Round 20		Methaset played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 441 to 299 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-11, -314.
Round 21		Methaset played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 429 to 277 (a spread of 152) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Clark in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, -162.
Round 22		Methaset played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 397 to 414 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Leifer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -179.
Round 23		Methaset played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 429 to 318 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-12, -68.
Round 24		Methaset played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 377 to 297 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, +12.
Round 25		Methaset played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 384 to 367 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-12, +29.
Round 26		Methaset played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 314 to 417 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Norr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-13, -74.
Round 27		Methaset played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 438 to 313 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Methaset had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-13, +51.
Round 28		Methaset played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 414 to 319 (a spread of 95) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Leifer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +146.
Final Round 4		Methaset is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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