NSC 2013: Matthew Tunnicliffe [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Tunnicliffe, 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 17-14, +721, and is ranked #31 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): Matthew Surname(s): Tunnicliffe Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Occupation: Technical Writer

Round by Round
High score: 541 Average for: 415 Average against: 392
Round 1		Tunnicliffe played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 500 to 344 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +156.
Round 2		Tunnicliffe played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 425 to 393 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +188. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Tunnicliffe played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 541 to 357 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +372.
Round 4		Tunnicliffe played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 394 to 305 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +461.
Round 5		Tunnicliffe played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 417 to 451 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +427. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Tunnicliffe played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and won 454 to 380 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +501. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Tunnicliffe played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 410 to 390 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +521.
Round 8		Tunnicliffe played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 431 to 355 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +597. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Tunnicliffe played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 403 to 417 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +583.
Round 10		Tunnicliffe played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 456 to 371 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +668. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Tunnicliffe played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 358 to 435 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +591.
Round 12		Tunnicliffe played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 377 to 380 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +588.
Round 13		Tunnicliffe played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 369 to 452 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +505.
Round 14		Tunnicliffe played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 289 to 419 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +375.
Round 15		Tunnicliffe played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 505 to 414 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +466.
Round 16		Tunnicliffe played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 481 to 278 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +669.
Round 17		Tunnicliffe played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 486 to 487 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +668.
Round 18		Tunnicliffe played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 387 to 360 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +695.
Round 19		Tunnicliffe played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 436 to 348 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +783.
Round 20		Tunnicliffe played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +707.
Round 21		Tunnicliffe played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 416 to 364 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +759.
Round 22		Tunnicliffe played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 366 to 464 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +661. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Tunnicliffe played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 384 to 386 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +659.
Round 24		Tunnicliffe played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 427 to 283 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +803.
Round 25		Tunnicliffe played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 312 to 539 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, +576.
Round 26		Tunnicliffe played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 410 to 321 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +665.
Round 27		Tunnicliffe played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 477 to 303 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +839.
Round 28		Tunnicliffe played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 458 to 287 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +1010.
Round 29		Tunnicliffe played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 306 to 504 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +812. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Tunnicliffe played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 371 to 459 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-13, +724.
Round 31		Tunnicliffe played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 460 to 463 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +721.
After the Tournament		Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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