Thavachai Thivavarnvongs [#97] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Thavachai Thivavarnvongs, 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. Thivavarnvongs currently has a record of 11.5-16.5, -171, and is ranked #85 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): Thavachai
Surname(s): Thivavarnvongs
Home: Bangkok, Thailand
Hobbies: Scrabble
Occupation: University Professor
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 117/134, 11-16 -866
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 28/105, 17-14 +854
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 106/132, 13-18 -165
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 85/139, 14-16 -84
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 32/108, 15.5-12.5 +316

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	15-9 (0.625)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	W L WW L WW L W
Past 25-36 months	3-2 (0.600)	WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	6-4 (0.600)	L W L WWWWW LL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 374 Average against: 380
Round 1		Thivavarnvongs played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and tied at 395. Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Thivavarnvongs played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 374 to 258 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Engelhardt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +116.
Round 3		Thivavarnvongs played #84 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 347 to 465 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Schultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -2.
Round 4		Thivavarnvongs played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 375 to 423 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -50.
Round 5		Thivavarnvongs played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 319 to 433 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -164.
Round 6		Thivavarnvongs played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 366 to 343 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -141.
Round 7		Thivavarnvongs played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 360 to 365 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Firstman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -146.
Round 8		Thivavarnvongs played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 319 to 363 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -190.
Round 9		Thivavarnvongs played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) and won 479 to 381 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -92.
Round 10		Thivavarnvongs played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 321 to 424 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -195.
Round 11		Thivavarnvongs played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 408 to 250 (a spread of 158). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Clark in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -37.
Round 12		Thivavarnvongs played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -62.
Round 13		Thivavarnvongs played #80 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 334 to 352 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -80.
Round 14		Thivavarnvongs played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 331 to 481 (a spread of -150). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -230.
Round 15		Thivavarnvongs played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 394 to 403 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thivavarnvongs’s record vs. Patterson 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: #97. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -239.
Round 16		Thivavarnvongs played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 360 to 418 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -297.
Round 17		Thivavarnvongs played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) again and won 402 to 381 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -276.
Round 18		Thivavarnvongs played #7 Travis Chaney (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 320 to 510 (a spread of -190). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Chaney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5.5-12.5, -466.
Round 19		Thivavarnvongs played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Madden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -423.
Round 20		Thivavarnvongs played #106 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 407 to 327 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Wallis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -343.
Round 21		Thivavarnvongs played #23 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 400 to 312 (a spread of 88). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thivavarnvongs’s record vs. Felman 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: #82. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -255.
Round 22		Thivavarnvongs played #7 Travis Chaney (Fort Smith, AR) again and lost 359 to 378 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Chaney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -274.
Round 23		Thivavarnvongs played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -271.
Round 24		Thivavarnvongs played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 399 to 340 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -212.
Round 25		Thivavarnvongs played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 344 to 365 (a spread of -21). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thivavarnvongs’s record vs. Hay 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: #77. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -233.
Round 26		Thivavarnvongs played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thivavarnvongs’s record vs. Tillekeratne 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: #85. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -255.
Round 27		Thivavarnvongs played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Kang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -279.
Round 28		Thivavarnvongs played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 458 to 350 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Thivavarnvongs had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -171.

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