NSC 2013: Quinn James [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Quinn James, 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 19-12, +1414, and is ranked #10 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): Quinn Surname(s): James Home: Charleston, SC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 618 Average for: 426 Average against: 381
Round 1		James played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 430 to 307 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +123.
Round 2		James played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 427 to 445 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +105.
Round 3		James played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 423 to 454 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, +74.
Round 4		James played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 393 to 498 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-3, -31.
Round 5		James played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 412 to 316 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +65.
Round 6		James played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 514 to 377 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-3, +202.
Round 7		James played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 510 to 381 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +331.
Round 8		James played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 517 to 281 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +567.
Round 9		James played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 341 to 383 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-4, +525. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		James played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 447 to 326 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +646.
Round 11		James played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 50 to 0 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +696. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		James played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 450 to 481 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +665.
Round 13		James played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 618 to 358 (a spread of 260). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +925.
Round 14		James played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 338 to 410 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +853.
Round 15		James played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 436 to 389 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, +900.
Round 16		James played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +913.
Round 17		James played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 432 to 396 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +949.
Round 18		James played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) again and won 541 to 504 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +986.
Round 19		James played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 397 to 494 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +889.
Round 20		James played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 493 to 376 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +1006. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		James played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 475 to 388 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +1093.
Round 22		James played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 517 to 406 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +1204.
Round 23		James played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and won 432 to 314 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-7, +1322.
Round 24		James played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +1307.
Round 25		James played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 437 to 403 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1341. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		James played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 482 to 344 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1479.
Round 27		James played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) again and won 514 to 349 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1644.
Round 28		James played #39 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 316 to 373 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1587.
Round 29		James played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 393 to 450 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +1530. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		James played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) for the third time and lost 429 to 486 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +1473.
Round 31		James played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) again and lost 341 to 400 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +1414.

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