NSC 2012: Mark Kenas [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Kenas, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, +1220, and is ranked #21 in Division CSW.

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): Mark Surname(s): Kenas Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: canoeing

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 440 Average against: 401
Round 1		Kenas played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 525 to 280 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +245.
Round 2		Kenas played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +242.
Round 3		Kenas played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 466 to 344 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-1, +364.
Round 4		Kenas played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 405 to 440 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, +329.
Round 5		Kenas played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 461 to 347 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-2, +443.
Round 6		Kenas played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 441 to 367 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-2, +517.
Round 7		Kenas played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 318 to 455 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +380.
Round 8		Kenas played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 451 to 339 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-3, +492. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Kenas played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 406 to 449 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +449.
Round 10		Kenas played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 277 to 542 (a spread of -265). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-5, +184.
Round 11		Kenas played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 497 to 349 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, +332.
Round 12		Kenas played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 403 to 467 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-6, +268. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Kenas played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 447 to 468 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-7, +247.
Round 14		Kenas played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 400 to 405 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, +242.
Round 15		Kenas played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 514 to 385 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-8, +371. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Kenas played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 523 to 343 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-8, +551.
Round 17		Kenas played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 373 to 419 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-9, +505.
Round 18		Kenas played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 538 to 419 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, +624.
Round 19		Kenas played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and lost 461 to 469 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-10, +616.
Round 20		Kenas played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 459 to 380 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, +695.
Round 21		Kenas played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 502 to 437 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-10, +760.
Round 22		Kenas played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 457 to 325 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-10, +892.
Round 23		Kenas played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 519 to 272 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-10, +1139. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Kenas played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 553 to 271 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-10, +1421. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Kenas played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 529 to 347 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-10, +1603.
Round 26		Kenas played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 425 to 430 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-11, +1598. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Kenas played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 319 to 492 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +1425.
Round 28		Kenas played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 383 to 459 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +1349.
Round 29		Kenas recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +1399. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Kenas played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 330 to 489 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-14, +1240.
Round 31		Kenas played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) again and lost 429 to 449 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-15, +1220.

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