Edward De Guzman [#20] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Edward De Guzman, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. De Guzman currently has a record of 20-8, +1443, and is ranked #2 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): Edward Surname(s): De Guzman Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Age: 24 Hobbies: computers, music (piano, violin), tennis Occupation: graduate student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	17-12 (0.586)
Past 1-12 months	17-12 (0.586)	LLLL W L W L WWW LL WW L WWWW L WW LL WWWW
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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 518 Average for: 392 Average against: 341
Round 1		De Guzman played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 429 to 352 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		De Guzman played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 385 to 352 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA De Guzman’s record vs. Miller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +110.
Round 3		De Guzman played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 385 to 404 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +91.
Round 4		De Guzman played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 518 to 365 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +244.
Round 5		De Guzman played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 330 to 407 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Nellis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +167.
Round 6		De Guzman played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and won 416 to 318 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +265.
Round 7		De Guzman played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 426 to 270 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +421.
Round 8		De Guzman played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 421 to 226 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +616.
Round 9		De Guzman played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 414 to 212 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +818.
Round 10		De Guzman played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 335 to 307 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Atcha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +846.
Round 11		De Guzman played #73 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 391 to 410 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played McDougall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +827.
Round 12		De Guzman played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 464 to 273 (a spread of 191) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI De Guzman’s record vs. Anstandig in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +1018. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		De Guzman played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 265 to 366 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +917.
Round 14		De Guzman played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 255 to 485 (a spread of -230) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +687.
Round 15		De Guzman played #82 Brett Myers (Cumming, GA) and lost 293 to 359 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +621.
Round 16		De Guzman played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 367 to 330 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +658.
Round 17		De Guzman played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 321 to 435 (a spread of -114) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: OAKLAND, CA De Guzman’s record vs. Morgan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LLWW. 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: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +544.
Round 18		De Guzman played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 456 to 262 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Atcha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +738.
Round 19		De Guzman played #7 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and won 431 to 314 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Barrett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +855.
Round 20		De Guzman played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 439 to 320 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +974.
Round 21		De Guzman played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 421 to 402 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +993.
Round 22		De Guzman played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 381 to 323 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1051.
Round 23		De Guzman played #5 Paul Baginski (Berkeley, CA) and won 428 to 388 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Baginski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +1091.
Round 24		De Guzman played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 425 to 317 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1199. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		De Guzman played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 349 to 448 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +1100. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		De Guzman played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 361 to 296 (a spread of 65) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA De Guzman’s record vs. Schneider in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1165.
Round 27		De Guzman played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 471 to 264 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1372.
Round 28		De Guzman played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 410 to 339 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, De Guzman had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1443. De Guzman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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