NSC 2008: Ron Hoekstra [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Hoekstra, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, -295, and is ranked #42 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Ron Hoekstra]

Given name(s): Ron
Surname(s): Hoekstra
Home: Kentwood, MI, United States
Awards: 2000 CNSC
Hobbies: Hockey, music, languages
Occupation: Accountant
CNSC 1998 Rank: 32
CNSC 2000 Rank: 1
CNSC 2003 Rank: 11
CNSC 2005 Rank: 9
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 41/151, 17-14 +509
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 30/98, 17-14 +568
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 81/132, 15-16 -538
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 112/172, 14-16 -323
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 65/87, 12.5-15.5 +45
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 43/76, 14-14 -589
WSC 2001 Rank: 45
WSC 2003 Rank: 61
WSC 2005 Rank: 50

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 392 Average against: 403
Round 1		Hoekstra played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 338 to 445 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		Hoekstra played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 327 to 492 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -272.
Round 3		Hoekstra played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 402 to 316 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -186.
Round 4		Hoekstra played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 453 to 371 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -104.
Round 5		Hoekstra played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 455 to 313 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +38.
Round 6		Hoekstra played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 386 to 522 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, -98.
Round 7		Hoekstra played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 428 to 352 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -22.
Round 8		Hoekstra played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 308 to 530 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, -244.
Round 9		Hoekstra played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 392 to 351 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -203.
Round 10		Hoekstra played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 323 to 458 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -338.
Round 11		Hoekstra played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 420 to 468 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -386.
Round 12		Hoekstra played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 419 to 340 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, -307.
Round 13		Hoekstra played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 476 to 301 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, -132.
Round 14		Hoekstra played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 296 to 488 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -324. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Hoekstra played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 289 to 515 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, -550.
Round 16		Hoekstra played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 430 to 411 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, -531.
Round 17		Hoekstra played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 298 to 423 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, -656.
Round 18		Hoekstra played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 595 to 395 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -456.
Round 19		Hoekstra played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 462 to 275 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, -269.
Round 20		Hoekstra played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 397 to 324 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, -196.
Round 21		Hoekstra played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 455 to 398 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, -139.
Round 22		Hoekstra played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 361 to 474 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, -252.
Round 23		Hoekstra played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 289 to 424 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-11, -387.
Round 24		Hoekstra played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 251 to 413 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, -549.
Round 25		Hoekstra played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 381 to 430 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-13, -598.
Round 26		Hoekstra played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 375 to 326 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, -549.
Round 27		Hoekstra played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 421 to 411 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -539.
Round 28		Hoekstra played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) again and won 553 to 309 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, -295.

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