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NSC 2009: Rachel Knapp [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Rachel Knapp, 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 15-16, -496, and is ranked #79 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 Rachel Knapp]

Given name(s): Rachel
Surname(s): Knapp
Home: Tustin, CA, USA
Hobbies: My hobby is leaving irrelevant fields blank.
Occupation: Accountant
Round by Round

High score: 516
Average for: 393
Average against: 409

Round 1

[photo of Ben Withers]

Knapp played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 428 to 342 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-0, +86.

Round 2

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Knapp played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 315 to 393 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 1-1, +8.

Round 3

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Knapp played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 439 to 329 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-1, +118.

Round 4

[photo of Steve Hartsman]

Knapp played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 309 to 416 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 2-2, +11.

Round 5

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Knapp played #111 Robert Gillis (OXR, AL) and won 473 to 316 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-2, +168.

Round 6

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Knapp played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 375 to 479 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 3-3, +64.

Round 7

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Knapp played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 371 to 309 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 4-3, +126.

Round 8

[photo of Ross Brown]

Knapp played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 292 to 471 (a spread of -179).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-4, -53.

Round 9

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

Knapp played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 317 to 524 (a spread of -207).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 4-5, -260.

Round 10

[photo of Frank Tangredi]

Knapp played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 472 to 400 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 5-5, -188.

Round 11

[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]

Knapp played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 457 to 428 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-5, -159.

Knapp is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Knapp is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Phil Wertheimer]

Knapp played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 366 to 477 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 6-6, -270.

Round 13

[photo of David Pearl]

Knapp played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 358 to 437 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 6-7, -349.

Round 14

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Knapp played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 398 to 455 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 6-8, -406.

Round 15

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Knapp played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 411 to 375 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 7-8, -370.

Round 16

[photo of Jason Hlady]

Knapp played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 367 to 504 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 7-9, -507.

Round 17

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Knapp played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 407 to 491 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 7-10, -591.

Round 18

[photo of Roy Kamen]

Knapp played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 516 to 360 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 8-10, -435.

Round 19

[photo of Stuart Goldman]

Knapp played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 362 to 325 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 9-10, -398.

Round 20

[photo of David Johnson]

Knapp played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 421 to 367 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 10-10, -344.

Round 21

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Knapp played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 448 to 333 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 11-10, -229.

Round 22

[photo of Will Nediger]

Knapp played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 409 to 411 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 11-11, -231.

Round 23

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Knapp played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 503 to 404 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 12-11, -132.

Round 24

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Knapp played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 388 to 357 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 13-11, -101.

Round 25

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Knapp played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 410 to 447 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 13-12, -138.

Round 26

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Knapp played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 402 to 437 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 13-13, -173.

Round 27

[photo of Mike Baron]

Knapp played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 313 to 456 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 13-14, -316.

Round 28

[photo of Webster Phillips]

Knapp played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 403 to 382 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 14-14, -295.

Round 29

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Knapp played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 373 to 390 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 14-15, -312.

Round 30

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Knapp played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 15-15, -268.

Round 31

[photo of Mike Baron]

Knapp played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) again and lost 265 to 493 (a spread of -228).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 15-16, -496.


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