NSC 2013: Michael Early [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, 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 12.5-18.5, -649, and is ranked #109 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): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 383 Average against: 406
Before the Tournament		Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Early played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -38.
Round 2		Early played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 288 to 576 (a spread of -288). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-2, -326. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Early played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 426 to 413 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-2, -313.
Round 4		Early played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 374 to 366 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-2, -305.
Round 5		Early played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 430 to 322 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, -197.
Round 6		Early played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 316 to 360 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, -241.
Round 7		Early played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 399 to 416 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -258. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Early played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 394 to 395 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-5, -259. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 9		Early played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 302 to 424 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-6, -381.
Round 10		Early played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 424 to 405 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-6, -362.
Round 11		Early played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 494 to 244 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -112.
Round 12		Early played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 397 to 396 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-6, -111.
Round 13		Early played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 405 to 390 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-6, -96.
Round 14		Early played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 398 to 404 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-7, -102.
Round 15		Early played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 436 to 425 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-7, -91.
Round 16		Early played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 330 to 486 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -247.
Round 17		Early played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 399 to 408 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, -256.
Round 18		Early played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 433 to 357 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-9, -180.
Round 19		Early played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 412 to 416 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-10, -184.
Round 20		Early played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 394 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -236. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Early played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 371 to 451 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-12, -316.
Round 22		Early played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 413 to 407 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, -310.
Round 23		Early played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -338.
Round 24		Early played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 439 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-14, -460.
Round 25		Early played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 398 to 416 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-15, -478.
Round 26		Early played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 407 to 527 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-16, -598.
Round 27		Early played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 308 to 412 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-17, -702.
Round 28		Early played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-17, -665.
Round 29		Early played #111 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and tied at 380. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -665.
Round 30		Early recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -615.
Round 31		Early played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 387 to 421 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -649.
After the Tournament		Early is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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