NSC 2010: Ken Kasney [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Kasney, who is competing at the 2010 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 12-19, -1217, and is ranked #103 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): Ken Surname(s): Kasney Home: Cypress, TX, United States Hobbies: Golf, Science, History, Gardening

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 373 Average against: 412
Round 1		Kasney played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Kasney played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 433 to 282 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +186.
Round 3		Kasney played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 439 to 442 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +183.
Round 4		Kasney played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 355 to 480 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +58.
Round 5		Kasney played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 433 to 364 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +127.
Round 6		Kasney played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 345 to 517 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, -45.
Round 7		Kasney played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 314 to 415 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, -146.
Round 8		Kasney played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 296 to 383 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -233.
Round 9		Kasney played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 434 to 353 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, -152.
Round 10		Kasney played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 355 to 430 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, -227.
Round 11		Kasney played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and lost 433 to 446 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -240. Kasney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Kasney played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 427 to 374 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -187.
Round 13		Kasney played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 328 to 352 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-8, -211.
Round 14		Kasney played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 534 to 296 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-8, +27.
Round 15		Kasney played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 368 to 356 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, +39.
Round 16		Kasney played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 383 to 442 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -20.
Round 17		Kasney played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 277 to 394 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-10, -137.
Round 18		Kasney played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 369 to 320 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -88.
Round 19		Kasney played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 380 to 560 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-11, -268.
Round 20		Kasney played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 367 to 457 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-12, -358.
Round 21		Kasney played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 313 to 492 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-13, -537.
Round 22		Kasney played #97 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 360 to 349 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-13, -526.
Round 23		Kasney played #111 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 336 to 320 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-13, -510.
Round 24		Kasney played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 409 to 445 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-14, -546.
Round 25		Kasney played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 379 to 537 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-15, -704.
Round 26		Kasney played #113 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 318 to 559 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-16, -945.
Round 27		Kasney played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 384 to 335 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-16, -896.
Round 28		Kasney played #84 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 282 to 434 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-17, -1048.
Round 29		Kasney played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 316 to 423 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-18, -1155.
Round 30		Kasney played #112 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 468 to 328 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-18, -1015.
Round 31		Kasney played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 363 to 565 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-19, -1217.

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