NSC 2014: Tom Bond [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Tom Bond, 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, +363, and is ranked #38 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): Tom Surname(s): Bond Home: Everett, WA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 396 Average against: 384
Round 1		Bond played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 489 to 321 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +168.
Round 2		Bond played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 401 to 427 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +142.
Round 3		Bond played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 339 to 469 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-2, +12. Bond is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Bond played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 348 to 437 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-3, -77.
Round 5		Bond played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 394 to 313 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +4.
Round 6		Bond played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 391 to 444 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -49.
Round 7		Bond played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 501 to 317 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, +135.
Round 8		Bond played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 357 to 475 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-5, +17.
Round 9		Bond played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 475 to 227 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, +265.
Round 10		Bond played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 283 to 447 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-6, +101.
Round 11		Bond played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 419 to 472 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-7, +48.
Round 12		Bond played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 412 to 439 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-8, +21.
Round 13		Bond played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 519 to 375 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-8, +165.
Round 14		Bond played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 358 to 389 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-9, +134.
Round 15		Bond played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 394 to 270 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-9, +258.
Round 16		Bond played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 506 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-10, +77.
Round 17		Bond played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 349 to 370 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-11, +56.
Round 18		Bond played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 360 to 329 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-11, +87.
Round 19		Bond played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 260 to 510 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-12, -163.
Round 20		Bond played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 446 to 465 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-13, -182.
Round 21		Bond played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 406 to 353 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-13, -129.
Round 22		Bond played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 365 to 339 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-13, -103.
Round 23		Bond played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 412 to 353 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -44.
Round 24		Bond played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-14, -50.
Round 25		Bond played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 412 to 313 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-14, +49.
Round 26		Bond played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 407 to 329 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-14, +127.
Round 27		Bond played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +145.
Round 28		Bond played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 404 to 361 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-14, +188.
Round 29		Bond played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 432 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, +126.
Round 30		Bond played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 431 to 394 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-15, +163.
Round 31		Bond played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 489 to 289 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-15, +363.

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