NSC 2013: Adam Ginzberg [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Ginzberg, 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 16.5-14.5, +380, and is ranked #45 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): Adam Surname(s): Ginzberg Home: Swarthmore, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 412 Average against: 400
Round 1		Ginzberg played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 344 to 431 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -87.
Round 2		Ginzberg played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 461 to 327 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +47.
Round 3		Ginzberg played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 473 to 330 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +190.
Round 4		Ginzberg played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 473 to 404 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +259.
Round 5		Ginzberg played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 510 to 249 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +520.
Round 6		Ginzberg played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 430 to 417 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +533.
Round 7		Ginzberg played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 436 to 427 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +542. Ginzberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Ginzberg played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and tied at 469. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6.5-1.5, +542.
Round 9		Ginzberg played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7.5-1.5, +556.
Round 10		Ginzberg played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 350 to 382 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +524. Ginzberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Ginzberg played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 330 to 521 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +333.
Round 12		Ginzberg played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 363 to 448 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +248.
Round 13		Ginzberg played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 382 to 423 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +207.
Round 14		Ginzberg played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 387 to 406 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +188.
Round 15		Ginzberg played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 422 to 423 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +187.
Round 16		Ginzberg played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 364 to 366 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +185.
Round 17		Ginzberg played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 392 to 456 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +121.
Round 18		Ginzberg played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 414 to 366 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +169.
Round 19		Ginzberg played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 311 to 475 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8.5-10.5, +5.
Round 20		Ginzberg played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 393 to 437 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -39.
Round 21		Ginzberg played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 403 to 454 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -90.
Round 22		Ginzberg played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 500 to 339 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9.5-12.5, +71. Ginzberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Ginzberg played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 426 to 374 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +123.
Round 24		Ginzberg played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 400 to 379 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +144.
Round 25		Ginzberg played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 306 to 532 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -82.
Round 26		Ginzberg played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 537 to 305 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +150.
Round 27		Ginzberg played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 451 to 350 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +251.
Round 28		Ginzberg played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 483 to 411 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +323.
Round 29		Ginzberg played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 404 to 369 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +358.
Round 30		Ginzberg played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 325 to 384 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +299.
Round 31		Ginzberg played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 425 to 344 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +380.

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