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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

[photo of Ben Withers]

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

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

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

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

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

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

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

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

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

[photo of Randy Hersom]

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

[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]

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

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

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

[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]

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

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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

[photo of Ross Brown]

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

[photo of Robert Linn]

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

[photo of Jim Kramer]

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

[photo of Rafi Stern]

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

[photo of Adam Logan]

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

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

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

[photo of Nigel Richards]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

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

[photo of Paul Epstein]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

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

[photo of Orry Swift]

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

[photo of Phil Wertheimer]

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

[photo of Andrew Solomon]

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

[photo of Webster Phillips]

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

[photo of Kelly McKenzie]

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

[photo of Greg Heidler]

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

[photo of Ron Hoekstra]

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

[photo of Dave Leifer]

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

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

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

[photo of Joe Edley]

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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