NSC 2014: Matthew Tunnicliffe [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Tunnicliffe, 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 18-13, +925, and is ranked #17 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): Matthew Surname(s): Tunnicliffe Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Occupation: Technical Writer

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 429 Average against: 399
Round 1		Tunnicliffe played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 524 to 375 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +149. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Tunnicliffe played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 391 to 363 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +177.
Round 3		Tunnicliffe played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 435 to 314 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +298. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Tunnicliffe played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 500 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +166.
Round 5		Tunnicliffe played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 416 to 427 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +155.
Round 6		Tunnicliffe played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 348 to 412 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +91.
Round 7		Tunnicliffe played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 381 to 395 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, +77.
Round 8		Tunnicliffe played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 383 to 396 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-5, +64. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Tunnicliffe played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 499 to 367 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +196.
Round 10		Tunnicliffe played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 351 to 456 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, +91.
Round 11		Tunnicliffe played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 581 to 371 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-6, +301.
Round 12		Tunnicliffe played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 454 to 370 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, +385.
Round 13		Tunnicliffe played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 533 to 461 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +457.
Round 14		Tunnicliffe played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 525 to 436 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +546.
Round 15		Tunnicliffe played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 524 to 284 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +786.
Round 16		Tunnicliffe played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 334 to 569 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +551.
Round 17		Tunnicliffe played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 384 to 442 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +493.
Round 18		Tunnicliffe played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 562 to 357 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +698.
Round 19		Tunnicliffe played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 497 to 412 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +783.
Round 20		Tunnicliffe played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 436 to 466 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +753.
Round 21		Tunnicliffe played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 454 to 331 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, +876.
Round 22		Tunnicliffe played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 370 to 344 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +902.
Round 23		Tunnicliffe played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 402 to 293 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +1011.
Round 24		Tunnicliffe played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 337 to 437 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +911.
Round 25		Tunnicliffe played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and lost 396 to 496 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +811.
Round 26		Tunnicliffe played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 293 to 471 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +633.
Round 27		Tunnicliffe played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 443 to 420 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +656.
Round 28		Tunnicliffe played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 423 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, +588.
Round 29		Tunnicliffe played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 422 to 337 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-13, +673.
Round 30		Tunnicliffe played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 461 to 294 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-13, +840.
Round 31		Tunnicliffe played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 340 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +925.

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