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Roy Kamen [#1] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Kamen currently has a record of 18-13, +361, and is ranked #22 in Division 2.
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 | |
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| Given name(s): Roy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Awards: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year! Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia Occupation: Sales Rep/ Shuttle Driver around Disneyland NSC 1996 Division: 2 NSC 1996 Rank: 54/106, 13.5-13.5 -30 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 114/126, 12-19 -530 NSC 2000 Division: 2 NSC 2000 Rank: 38/105, 17-14 -249 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 66/132, 16-15 -451 NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 33/139, 17-13 +466 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 14/108, 17-11 +671 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 10/102, 18-10 +187 |
![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 522 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Kamen played #86 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 475 to 447 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Kamen had not played Easter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +28. |
| Round 2 |
| Kamen played #80 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 378 to 355 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Kamen had not played Myers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +51. |
| Round 3 |
| Kamen played #48 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 377 to 384 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Thivavarnvongs in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +44. |
| Round 4 |
| Kamen played #103 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 401 to 348 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kamen’s record vs. Lee in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +97. |
| Round 5 |
| Kamen played #6 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 364 to 407 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kamen’s record vs. Bednarz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +54. |
| Round 6 |
| Kamen played #81 Andrew Solomon (Houston, TX) and won 461 to 419 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Kamen had not played Solomon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +96. |
| Round 7 |
| Kamen played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 331 to 414 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Kamen had not played Lakernick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +13. |
| Round 8 |
| Kamen played #12 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 390 to 320 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kamen’s record vs. Golob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-4 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +83. |
| Round 9 |
| Kamen played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 384 to 417 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Kamen had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +50. |
| Round 10 |
| Kamen played #77 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 297 to 485 (a spread of -188). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Patterson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -138. |
| Round 11 |
| Kamen played #58 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 446 to 346 (a spread of 100). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kamen’s record vs. Hartsman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, -38. |
| Round 12 |
| Kamen played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 285 to 454 (a spread of -169). Before this event, Kamen had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, -207. |
| Round 13 |
| Kamen played #14 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 415 to 382 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Kamen had not played Norris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, -174. |
| Round 14 |
| Kamen played #67 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 459 to 261 (a spread of 198). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Engelhardt in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +24. |
| Round 15 |
| Kamen played #11 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 438 (a spread of -71). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Anglin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, -47. |
| Round 16 |
| Kamen played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and won 384 to 339 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Kamen had not played Sereduick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, -2. |
| Round 17 |
| Kamen played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 398 to 390 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Kamen had not played Clifford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +6. |
| Round 18 |
| Kamen played #37 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 424 to 377 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Kamen had not played Krieger in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +53. |
| Round 19 |
| Kamen played #27 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 437 to 540 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Kamen had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, -50. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Kamen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 20 |
| Kamen played #16 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 372 to 378 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kamen’s record vs. Fidler in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, -56. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 21 |
| Kamen played #82 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 489 to 284 (a spread of 205). Before this event, Kamen had not played Kelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +149. |
| Round 22 |
| Kamen played #85 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 405 to 379 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Kamen had not played Cleaveland in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +175. |
| Round 23 |
| Kamen played #36 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 391 to 379 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Kamen had not played Methaset in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +187. |
| Round 24 |
| Kamen played #32 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 330 to 451 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Kamen had not played Fukawa-Connelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +66. |
| Round 25 |
| Kamen played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 486 to 344 (a spread of 142). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kamen’s record vs. McArthur in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +208. |
| Round 26 |
| Kamen played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 361 to 294 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Horn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +275. |
| Round 27 |
| Kamen played #20 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kamen’s record vs. Stock in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +248. |
| Round 28 |
| Kamen played #24 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 487 to 360 (a spread of 127). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Martin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +375. |
| Round 29 |
| Kamen played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 522 to 315 (a spread of 207). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Kamen’s record vs. Schultz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +582. |
| Round 30 |
| Kamen played #41 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 326 to 388 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Kamen had not played Cook in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +520. |
| Round 31 |
| Kamen played #39 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 367 to 526 (a spread of -159). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kamen’s record vs. True in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +361. |
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