August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Ben Withers [#52]
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On this page, you will find information about
Ben Withers, who is competing
at the 2009 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 17-14, -154, and is ranked
#41 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 | | Given name(s): Ben Surname(s): Withers Home: Houston, TX, USA Awards: Texas State Champion 2003 & 2005, U.S. team for 2003 WSC, sanctioned 300 games and 800 series in bowling Hobbies: Travel, reading, bowling, skiing Occupation: Physician |
Round by Round | High score: 529 Average for: 400 Average against: 405 | Round 1 | | Withers played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 342 to 428 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -86. | Round 2 | | Withers played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -73. | Round 3 | | Withers played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 438 to 388 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -23. | Round 4 | | Withers played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 504 to 331 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +150. | Round 5 | | Withers played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +237. | Round 6 | | Withers played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 370 to 435 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +172. | Round 7 | | Withers played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 405 to 499 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-3, +78. | Round 8 | | Withers played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 453 to 325 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +206. | Round 9 | | Withers played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 529 to 343 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +392. | Round 10 | | Withers played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 445 to 431 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +406. | Round 11 | | Withers played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 364 to 306 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +464. | Round 12 | | Withers played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +480. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Withers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 13 | | Withers played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 325 to 462 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +343. | Round 14 | | Withers played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 525 to 381 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +487. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Withers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 15 | | Withers played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 466 to 352 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +601. | Round 16 | | Withers played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 397 to 421 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +577. Withers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | | Withers played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 380 to 491 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +466. | Round 18 | | Withers played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 353 to 470 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +349. | Round 19 | | Withers played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 360 to 434 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +275. | Round 20 | | Withers played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 252 to 529 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, -2. | Round 21 | | Withers played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 441 to 381 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-9, +58. | Round 22 | | Withers played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 333 to 543 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, -152. | Round 23 | | Withers played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, -112. | Round 24 | | Withers played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 436 to 445 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-11, -121. | Round 25 | | Withers played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 414 to 406 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-11, -113. | Round 26 | | Withers played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 433 to 281 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +39. | Round 27 | | Withers played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 429 to 414 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +54. | Round 28 | | Withers played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +5. | Round 29 | | Withers played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-12, +64. | Round 30 | | Withers played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 303 to 432 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, -65. | Round 31 | | Withers played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 17-14, -154. |
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