NSC 2014: Eric Tran [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Tran, who is competing at the 2014 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 16-15, +914, and is ranked #35 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): Eric Surname(s): Tran Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: Scrabble, Crossword Puzzles, Poker, Origami Occupation: Law student

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 424 Average against: 394
Round 1		Tran played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 422 to 388 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		Tran played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 404 to 307 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +131.
Round 3		Tran played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 358 to 486 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +3.
Round 4		Tran played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 405 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, -35.
Round 5		Tran played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -50. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Tran played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 447 to 342 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +55.
Round 7		Tran played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 446 to 263 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +238.
Round 8		Tran played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 440 to 286 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +392.
Round 9		Tran played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 539 to 348 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +583.
Round 10		Tran played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 393 to 410 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +566.
Round 11		Tran played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 431 to 357 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +640.
Round 12		Tran played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 535 to 390 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +785.
Round 13		Tran played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 507 to 368 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +924.
Round 14		Tran played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 344 to 495 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +773.
Round 15		Tran played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 426 to 366 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +833.
Round 16		Tran played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 322 to 484 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +671.
Round 17		Tran played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 382 to 413 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +640. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Tran played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 382 to 416 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +606.
Round 19		Tran played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 427 to 374 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +659.
Round 20		Tran played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 381 to 433 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +607.
Round 21		Tran played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 496 to 344 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +759.
Round 22		Tran played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 387 to 350 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +796.
Round 23		Tran played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 533 to 337 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +992. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Tran played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 522 to 523 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +991. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Tran played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 383 to 387 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +987.
Round 26		Tran played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 530 to 424 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +1093.
Round 27		Tran played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 311 to 427 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-12, +977.
Round 28		Tran played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 515 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-13, +853.
Round 29		Tran played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 398 to 440 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-14, +811.
Round 30		Tran played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 407 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-15, +768.
Round 31		Tran played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 478 to 332 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-15, +914.

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