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NSC 2011: Michael Thelen [#60]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, who is competing at the 2011 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, +824, and is ranked #56 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 Michael Thelen]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Thelen
Home: West Jordan, UT, United States
Hobbies: Programming, reading
Occupation: Software engineer
Round by Round

High score: 641
Average for: 414
Average against: 388

Before the Tournament  

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

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

Round 1

[photo of Will Anderson]

Thelen played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 0-1, -58.

Round 2

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Thelen played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 347 to 387 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 0-2, -98.

Round 3

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Thelen played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 449 to 340 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 1-2, +11.

Round 4

[photo of Darrell Day]

Thelen played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 287 to 453 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-3, -155.

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

Round 5

[photo of Ronald Howard]

Thelen played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 453 to 318 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 2-3, -20.

Round 6

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Thelen played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 424 to 425 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 2-4, -21.

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

Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Thelen played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 461 to 381 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 3-4, +59.

Round 8

[photo of Gregg Speicher]

Thelen played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 457 to 290 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 4-4, +226.

Round 9

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Thelen played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 593 to 264 (a spread of 329).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-4, +555.

Round 10

[photo of Sam Dick-Onuoha]

Thelen played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 395 to 340 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 6-4, +610.

Round 11

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Thelen played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 368 to 396 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 6-5, +582.

Round 12

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Thelen played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 358 to 409 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 6-6, +531.

Round 13

[photo of Chris Cree]

Thelen played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 295 to 504 (a spread of -209).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 6-7, +322.

Round 14

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Thelen played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 479 to 480 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 6-8, +321.

Round 15

[photo of Randall Thomas]

Thelen played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 641 to 325 (a spread of 316).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7-8, +637.

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

Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Rob Robinsky]

Thelen played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 371 to 468 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 7-9, +540.

Round 17

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Thelen played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 457 to 443 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 8-9, +554.

Round 18

[photo of Michael Baker]

Thelen played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 406 to 286 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-9, +674.

Round 19

[photo of John Luebkemann]

Thelen played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 364 to 392 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-10, +646.

Round 20

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Thelen played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 425 to 333 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-10, +738.

Round 21

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Thelen played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 10-11, +711.

Round 22

[photo of Eric Tran]

Thelen played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 378 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 11-11, +765.

Round 23

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Thelen played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 389 to 449 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-12, +705.

Round 24

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Thelen played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 323 to 430 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 11-13, +598.

Round 25

[photo of Roland Filio]

Thelen played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 382 to 502 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 11-14, +478.

Round 26

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Thelen played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 517 to 340 (a spread of 177).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 12-14, +655.

Round 27

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Thelen played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-14, +717.

Round 28

[photo of Robert Linn]

Thelen played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 483 to 379 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 14-14, +821.

Round 29

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Thelen played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 326 to 418 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 14-15, +729.

Round 30

[photo of William Clark]

Thelen played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 452 to 265 (a spread of 187).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 15-15, +916.

Round 31

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Thelen played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and lost 334 to 426 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 15-16, +824.


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