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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

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

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

[photo of Gerry Greenside]

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

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

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

[photo of Lynda Wise]

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

[photo of Sarah King]

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

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

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

[photo of Heather McCall]

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

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

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

[photo of Lilla Sinanan]

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

[photo of Tobey Roland]

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

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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

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

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

[photo of Will Scott]

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

[photo of Alan Kait]

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

[photo of Mariah Smith]

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

[photo of David Slavin]

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

[photo of Tracy Bowman]

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

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

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

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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

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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

[photo of Carole Miller]

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

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

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

[photo of Andrea Michaels]

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

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

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

[photo of Michael Stevens]

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

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

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

[photo of Michael Bassett]

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

[photo of Pamina Deutsch]

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

[photo of Priya Fernando]

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

[photo of Ellen Perr]

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

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

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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