Matt DeWaelsche [#14] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about T. Matthew De Waelsche, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. De Waelsche currently has a record of 14-14, +37, and is ranked #49 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

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Given name(s): T. Matthew
Surname(s): De Waelsche
Home: San Antonio, TX, United States
Hobbies: reading, movies
Occupation: Librarian/Archivist
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 12-9 +74
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 125/176, 12-15 -98
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 102/176, 13-14 -8
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 63/134, 14-13 -268
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 14/106, 17-10 +257
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 106/126, 13-18 -850
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 68/105, 14.5-16.5 -426
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 83/103, 13-18 -369
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 101/139, 13.5-16.5 -170

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	18-24 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	0-5 (0.000)	LLLLL
Past 13-24 months	3-6 (0.333)	L W LLLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-4 (0.500)	WWW LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	4-7 (0.364)	L W L W LLLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 379 Average against: 378
Round 1		De Waelsche played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 370 to 375 (a spread of -5). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		De Waelsche played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and lost 366 to 425 (a spread of -59). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Kang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-2, -64.
Round 3		De Waelsche played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 361 to 386 (a spread of -25). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-3, -89.
Round 4		De Waelsche played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 421 to 351 (a spread of 70). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Pianowski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-3, -19.
Round 5		De Waelsche played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 399 to 361 (a spread of 38). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +19.
Round 6		De Waelsche played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 397 to 369 (a spread of 28). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +47.
Round 7		De Waelsche played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 324 to 399 (a spread of -75). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -28.
Round 8		De Waelsche played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 441 to 316 (a spread of 125). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +97.
Round 9		De Waelsche played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 374 to 417 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: HOUSTON, TX De Waelsche’s record vs. Karris in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, +54.
Round 10		De Waelsche played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 297 to 332 (a spread of -35). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Rosen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, +19.
Round 11		De Waelsche played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 429 to 320 (a spread of 109). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +128.
Round 12		De Waelsche played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 351 to 431 (a spread of -80). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, +48.
Round 13		De Waelsche played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 539 to 298 (a spread of 241). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-7, +289.
Round 14		De Waelsche played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 309 to 382 (a spread of -73). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, +216.
Round 15		De Waelsche played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 380 to 340 (a spread of 40). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, +256.
Round 16		De Waelsche played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 381 to 305 (a spread of 76). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +332.
Round 17		De Waelsche played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 427 to 376 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP De Waelsche’s record vs. Kelly in the 7 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +383.
Round 18		De Waelsche played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 367 to 324 (a spread of 43). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +426.
Round 19		De Waelsche played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 370 to 365 (a spread of 5). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Singleton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +431.
Round 20		De Waelsche played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 514 to 428 (a spread of 86). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX De Waelsche’s record vs. Martin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +517.
Round 21		De Waelsche played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 380 to 374 (a spread of 6). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Oliger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +523.
Round 22		De Waelsche played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 420 to 392 (a spread of 28). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Pistol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +551.
Round 23		De Waelsche played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 384 to 394 (a spread of -10). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Stocker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +541.
Round 24		De Waelsche played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 273 to 422 (a spread of -149). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Golob in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +392.
Round 25		De Waelsche played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 336 to 434 (a spread of -98). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Mallick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +294.
Round 26		De Waelsche played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 387 to 423 (a spread of -36). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +258.
Round 27		De Waelsche played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 312 to 373 (a spread of -61). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, +197.
Round 28		De Waelsche played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 312 to 472 (a spread of -160). Before this event, De Waelsche had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, +37.

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