NSC 2014: Matthew O'Connor [#42]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew O'Connor, 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 14-17, -460, and is ranked #69 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): O'Connor Home: DeWitt, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 384 Average against: 399
Before the Tournament		O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		O'Connor played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 412 to 466 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -54. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		O'Connor played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 437 to 387 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -4. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		O'Connor played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 453 to 351 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +98.
Round 4		O'Connor played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 396 to 399 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +95.
Round 5		O'Connor played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 412 to 397 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +110. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		O'Connor played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 361 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +182.
Round 7		O'Connor played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 402 to 394 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +190. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		O'Connor played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 448 to 445 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +193.
Round 9		O'Connor played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 400 to 455 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +138.
Round 10		O'Connor played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 334 to 487 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, -15.
Round 11		O'Connor played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 338 to 330 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -7.
Round 12		O'Connor played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 465 to 424 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +34.
Round 13		O'Connor played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 473 to 373 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +134.
Round 14		O'Connor played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 351 to 385 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +100.
Round 15		O'Connor played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 452 to 449 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +103. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		O'Connor played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 431 to 353 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +181.
Round 17		O'Connor played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 302 to 312 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +171.
Round 18		O'Connor played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 358 to 493 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +36. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		O'Connor played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 358 to 322 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +72.
Round 20		O'Connor played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 325 to 438 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, -41. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		O'Connor played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 331 to 454 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, -164.
Round 22		O'Connor played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 329 to 418 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, -253.
Round 23		O'Connor played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 421 to 446 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, -278.
Round 24		O'Connor played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 342 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, -287.
Round 25		O'Connor played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 313 to 506 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -480.
Round 26		O'Connor played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 324 to 335 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-14, -491.
Round 27		O'Connor played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 367 to 312 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-14, -436. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		O'Connor played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 409 to 428 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-15, -455.
Round 29		O'Connor played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 317 to 425 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-16, -563.
Round 30		O'Connor played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 372 to 391 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-17, -582.
Round 31		O'Connor played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and won 413 to 291 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-17, -460.

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