NSC 2013: Bruce Shuman [#112]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, 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 14-17, -1003, and is ranked #96 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
	Given name(s): Bruce Surname(s): Shuman Home: Wilmington, NC, United States Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 359 Average against: 394
Round 1		Shuman played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 426 to 366 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		Shuman played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +78.
Round 3		Shuman played #70 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 472 to 263 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +287.
Round 4		Shuman played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 321 to 482 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +126.
Round 5		Shuman played #73 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 415 to 346 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +195.
Round 6		Shuman played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 413 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +107.
Round 7		Shuman played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 290 to 420 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, -23.
Round 8		Shuman played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 359 to 337 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, -1.
Round 9		Shuman played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 385 to 394 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -10.
Round 10		Shuman played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 333 to 441 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, -118.
Round 11		Shuman played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 309 to 493 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-6, -302.
Round 12		Shuman played #106 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 369 to 395 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-7, -328.
Round 13		Shuman played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and won 432 to 383 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-7, -279.
Round 14		Shuman played #56 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 296 to 390 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-8, -373.
Round 15		Shuman played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 345 to 401 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-9, -429.
Round 16		Shuman played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 346 to 335 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-9, -418.
Round 17		Shuman played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 289 to 425 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-10, -554.
Round 18		Shuman played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and lost 324 to 420 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-11, -650.
Round 19		Shuman played #115 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 343 to 338 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-11, -645.
Round 20		Shuman played #111 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 366 to 352 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-11, -631.
Round 21		Shuman played #71 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 451 to 405 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-11, -585.
Round 22		Shuman played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-12, -637.
Round 23		Shuman played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 358 to 422 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-13, -701.
Round 24		Shuman played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 367 to 411 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-14, -745.
Round 25		Shuman played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 283 to 447 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-15, -909.
Round 26		Shuman played #116 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 413 to 393 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-15, -889.
Round 27		Shuman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-15, -839.
Round 28		Shuman played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 430 to 323 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -732.
Round 29		Shuman played #86 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 332 to 369 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-16, -769.
Round 30		Shuman played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 342 to 336 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-16, -763.
Round 31		Shuman played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) again and lost 293 to 533 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-17, -1003.

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