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NSC 2013: Noah Walton [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Walton, who is competing at the 2013 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 22-9, +1628, and is ranked #4 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 Noah Walton]

Given name(s): Noah
Surname(s): Walton
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Hobbies: Math, Scrabble, Singing (esp. Choral)
Occupation: Student
Round by Round

High score: 545
Average for: 439
Average against: 386

Round 1

[photo of Jackie Wong]

Walton played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 488 to 258 (a spread of 230).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 1-0, +230.

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

Round 2

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Walton played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 497 to 321 (a spread of 176).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +406.

Round 3

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Walton played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 348 to 413 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-1, +341.

Round 4

[photo of Orry Swift]

Walton played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 420 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 2-2, +261.

Round 5

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

Walton played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 424 to 443 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 2-3, +242.

Round 6

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Walton played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 527 to 323 (a spread of 204).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 3-3, +446.

Round 7

[photo of Shannon Burns]

Walton played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 444 to 413 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 4-3, +477.

Round 8

[photo of Darrell Day]

Walton played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 449 to 379 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-3, +547.

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

Round 9

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Walton played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 536 to 378 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-3, +705.

Round 10

[photo of Mack Meller]

Walton played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-3, +815.

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

Round 11

[photo of Jason Keller]

Walton played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 507 to 417 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-3, +905.

Round 12

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Walton played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 414 to 351 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-3, +968.

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

Round 13

[photo of Scott Appel]

Walton played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 459 to 442 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-3, +985.

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

Round 14

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 353 to 427 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +911.

Round 15

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Walton played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 473 to 346 (a spread of 127).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-4, +1038.

Round 16

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 369 to 457 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-5, +950.

Round 17

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Walton played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-5, +957.

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

Round 18

[photo of John Luebkemann]

Walton played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 467 to 323 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 13-5, +1101.

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

Round 19

[photo of Rob Robinsky]

Walton played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and won 486 to 347 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-5, +1240.

Round 20

[photo of Will Anderson]

Walton played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 361 to 447 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-6, +1154.

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

Round 21

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Walton played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 410 to 406 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-6, +1158.

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

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

Round 22

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Walton played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 545 to 340 (a spread of 205).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-6, +1363.

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

Round 23

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 471 to 331 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-6, +1503.

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

Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Walton played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and won 486 to 407 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-6, +1582.

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

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

Round 25

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Walton played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 443 to 424 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 19-6, +1601.

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

Round 26

[photo of Will Anderson]

Walton played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 492 to 343 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 20-6, +1750.

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

Round 27

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 290 to 443 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-7, +1597.

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

Round 28

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and lost 422 to 488 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 20-8, +1531.

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

Round 29

[photo of Trip Payne]

Walton played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 412 to 369 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 21-8, +1574.

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

Round 30

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) for the third time and lost 331 to 419 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 21-9, +1486.

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

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

Round 31

[photo of Scott Appel]

Walton played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) again and won 507 to 365 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 22-9, +1628.

After the Tournament  

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


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