Ken Kasney [#43] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Kasney, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Kasney currently has a record of 18-10, +821, and is ranked #7 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
	Given name(s): Ken Surname(s): Kasney Home: Cypress, TX, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: Golf Occupation: Financial Manager

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	5-2 (0.714)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	WWW L W L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 559 Average for: 379 Average against: 350
Round 1		Kasney played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 351 to 396 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2		Kasney played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 424 to 329 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +50.
Round 3		Kasney played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 407 to 348 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Kasney had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +109.
Round 4		Kasney played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 419 to 339 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +189.
Round 5		Kasney played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 559 to 329 (a spread of 230) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +419.
Round 6		Kasney played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 328 to 450 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Kasney had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +297.
Round 7		Kasney played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 396 to 300 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +393.
Round 8		Kasney played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 383 to 370 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +406.
Round 9		Kasney played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 386 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +346.
Round 10		Kasney played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 310 (a spread of 71) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Kasney’s record vs. Hiller 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: #12. Current record: 7-3, +417.
Round 11		Kasney played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and won 371 to 368 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +420.
Round 12		Kasney played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 380 to 413 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +387. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kasney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Kasney played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 362 to 347 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +402.
Round 14		Kasney played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 431 to 301 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +532.
Round 15		Kasney played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 386 to 340 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +578.
Round 16		Kasney played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 277 to 325 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +530.
Round 17		Kasney played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 466 to 266 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +730.
Round 18		Kasney played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 290 to 376 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Kasney had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +644.
Round 19		Kasney played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and won 380 to 342 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +682. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kasney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Kasney played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 307 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +794.
Round 21		Kasney played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 361 to 330 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +825.
Round 22		Kasney played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and won 384 to 298 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +911. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Kasney played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +960.
Round 24		Kasney played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Kasney had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1021. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Kasney played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 291 to 375 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +937. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Kasney played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 348 to 443 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +842.
Round 27		Kasney played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 322 to 342 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +822. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kasney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Kasney played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 347 to 348 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Kasney had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +821. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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