Arun Methaset [#65] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Arun Methaset, 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. Methaset currently has a record of 12-16, +74, and is ranked #71 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): Arun
Surname(s): Methaset
Home: Bangkok, AB, Thailand
Hobbies: Chess
Occupation: Management Executive
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 114/149, 12-15 -301
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 122/134, 10-17 -633
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 98/108, 10-17 -607
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 60/105, 15-16 +165
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 37/103, 16.5-14.5 +307
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 38/108, 15-13 +146

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	17-14 (0.548)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	8-6 (0.571)	WWW L WW LLLLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	6-5 (0.545)	LL WWWW L W LL W
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL WWW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 388 Average against: 386
Round 1		Methaset played #28 Lawren Freebody (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 424 to 490 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Freebody 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: #81. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2		Methaset played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 279 to 384 (a spread of -105). Before this event, Methaset had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -171.
Round 3		Methaset played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 386 to 361 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Methaset had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -146.
Round 4		Methaset played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 488 to 355 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Methaset had not played Kang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		Methaset played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 370 to 382 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Pianowski in the 7 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: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-3, -25.
Round 6		Methaset played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 352 to 397 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Methaset had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, -70.
Round 7		Methaset played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 442 to 377 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Methaset had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, -5.
Round 8		Methaset played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 488 to 366 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Methaset had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +117.
Round 9		Methaset played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 356 to 339 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Methaset had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +134.
Round 10		Methaset played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 354 to 363 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Methaset had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +125.
Round 11		Methaset played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 372 to 396 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Methaset had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, +101.
Round 12		Methaset played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 378 to 367 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Methaset had not played Kelly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +112.
Round 13		Methaset played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 355 to 323 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Methaset had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +144.
Round 14		Methaset played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 449 to 475 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Methaset had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +118.
Round 15		Methaset played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 386 to 403 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Methaset had not played Mallick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, +101.
Round 16		Methaset played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 338 to 442 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Methaset had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, -3.
Round 17		Methaset played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) again and won 441 to 347 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Methaset had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, +91.
Round 18		Methaset played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 306 to 462 (a spread of -156). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. D'Ambrosio 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: #66. Current record: 8-10, -65.
Round 19		Methaset played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 356 to 375 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Methaset had not played Avrin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, -84.
Round 20		Methaset played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 432 to 393 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Methaset had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -45.
Round 21		Methaset played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 381 to 361 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Drumm in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-11, -25.
Round 22		Methaset played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 383 to 399 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Methaset had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, -41.
Round 23		Methaset played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 458 to 296 (a spread of 162). Before this event, Methaset had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, +121.
Round 24		Methaset played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 369 to 400 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Seales in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-13, +90.
Round 25		Methaset played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 366 to 368 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Methaset had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-14, +88.
Round 26		Methaset played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and won 399 to 326 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Methaset had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-14, +161.
Round 27		Methaset played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) again and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Pianowski in the 7 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: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-15, +87.
Round 28		Methaset played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 412 to 425 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Methaset’s record vs. Goldman 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: #71. Current record: 12-16, +74.

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