NSC 2008: Kevin Nai [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Nai, 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 16-12, +736, and is ranked #21 in Division 4.

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): Kevin Surname(s): Nai Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 381 Average against: 355
Round 1		Nai played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 264 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +173.
Round 2		Nai played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 411 to 361 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +223.
Round 3		Nai played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 379 to 493 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +109.
Round 4		Nai played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 432 to 294 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +247.
Round 5		Nai played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 444 to 275 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +416.
Round 6		Nai played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 324 to 369 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +371.
Round 7		Nai played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 388 to 405 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +354.
Round 8		Nai played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and won 376 to 307 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +423.
Round 9		Nai played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 392 to 311 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +504.
Round 10		Nai played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and won 456 to 254 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +706.
Round 11		Nai played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and lost 356 to 388 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +674.
Round 12		Nai played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 401 to 350 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +725.
Round 13		Nai played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 360 to 508 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +577.
Round 14		Nai played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 322 to 424 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +475.
Round 15		Nai played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 376 to 403 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +448.
Round 16		Nai played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +436.
Round 17		Nai played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 300 to 423 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +313.
Round 18		Nai played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 321 to 358 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, +276.
Round 19		Nai played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 329 to 406 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, +199.
Round 20		Nai played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 393 to 305 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, +287.
Round 21		Nai played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 364 to 269 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, +382.
Round 22		Nai played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 424 to 289 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +517.
Round 23		Nai played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 402 to 371 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +548.
Round 24		Nai played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 493 to 376 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +665.
Round 25		Nai played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 344 to 357 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, +652.
Round 26		Nai played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 351 to 317 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +686.
Round 27		Nai played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-12, +716.
Round 28		Nai played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 349 to 329 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +736.

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