NSC 2013: Marty Gabriel [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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 18-13, +1344, and is ranked #16 in Division 5.

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): Marty Surname(s): Gabriel Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times) ; National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times) Hobbies: golf, tennis, softball, basketball, pool, ping pong, birds

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 449 Average against: 406
Round 1		Gabriel played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 595 to 270 (a spread of 325). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +325.
Round 2		Gabriel played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 548 to 371 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +502.
Round 3		Gabriel played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 453 to 479 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +476.
Round 4		Gabriel played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 452 to 391 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +537.
Round 5		Gabriel played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 327 to 420 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +444.
Round 6		Gabriel played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 506 to 371 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +579.
Round 7		Gabriel played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 409 to 542 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +446.
Round 8		Gabriel played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 430 to 428 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +448.
Round 9		Gabriel played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 587 to 351 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +684.
Round 10		Gabriel played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 529 to 309 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +904.
Round 11		Gabriel played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 307 to 519 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +692.
Round 12		Gabriel played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 348 to 468 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +572.
Round 13		Gabriel played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and won 453 to 360 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +665.
Round 14		Gabriel played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 415 to 530 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +550.
Round 15		Gabriel played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 385 to 301 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-6, +634.
Round 16		Gabriel played #39 David Eldar (Australia) again and won 556 to 337 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +853.
Round 17		Gabriel played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 434 to 430 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +857.
Round 18		Gabriel played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 496 to 424 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +929.
Round 19		Gabriel played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 538 to 402 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +1065.
Round 20		Gabriel played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 346 to 469 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +942.
Round 21		Gabriel played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 527 to 304 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-7, +1165. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Gabriel played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 428 to 456 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +1137. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Gabriel played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 425 to 444 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +1118. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Gabriel played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 538 to 346 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +1310.
Round 25		Gabriel played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 403 to 437 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +1276. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Gabriel played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 436 to 485 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +1227.
Round 27		Gabriel played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 431 to 382 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +1276.
Round 28		Gabriel played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 325 to 336 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +1265.
Round 29		Gabriel played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 470 to 357 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +1378.
Round 30		Gabriel played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 446 to 406 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +1418.
Round 31		Gabriel played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) again and lost 390 to 464 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, +1344.

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