NSC 2014: Bruce Baginski [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Baginski, 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 7-24, -2167, and is ranked #92 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): Bruce Surname(s): Baginski Home: Concord, CA, United States Awards: spelling bee Hobbies: computer games

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 353 Average against: 427
Round 1		Baginski played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 359 to 472 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -113.
Round 2		Baginski played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 402 to 518 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -229.
Round 3		Baginski played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 435 to 417 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -211.
Round 4		Baginski played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 352 to 511 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -370.
Round 5		Baginski played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 294 to 402 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-4, -478.
Round 6		Baginski played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 275 to 458 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-5, -661.
Round 7		Baginski played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 328 to 448 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-6, -781.
Round 8		Baginski played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 259 to 433 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-7, -955.
Round 9		Baginski played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 492 to 311 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-7, -774.
Round 10		Baginski played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 295 to 454 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-8, -933.
Round 11		Baginski played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 512 to 328 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-8, -749.
Round 12		Baginski played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 296 to 356 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-9, -809.
Round 13		Baginski played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and lost 366 to 425 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-10, -868.
Round 14		Baginski played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 432 to 408 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-10, -844.
Round 15		Baginski played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 338 to 432 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-11, -938.
Round 16		Baginski played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 302 to 460 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-12, -1096.
Round 17		Baginski played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 395 to 316 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-12, -1017.
Round 18		Baginski played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 401 to 466 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-13, -1082.
Round 19		Baginski played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 359 to 424 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-14, -1147.
Round 20		Baginski played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 243 to 500 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-15, -1404.
Round 21		Baginski played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 283 to 442 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-16, -1563.
Round 22		Baginski played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 393 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-17, -1604.
Round 23		Baginski played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 334 to 444 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-18, -1714.
Round 24		Baginski played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-19, -1721.
Round 25		Baginski played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 434 to 435 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-20, -1722.
Round 26		Baginski played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 293 to 406 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-21, -1835.
Round 27		Baginski played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 338 to 390 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-22, -1887.
Round 28		Baginski played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 264 to 425 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-23, -2048.
Round 29		Baginski played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 381 to 564 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-24, -2231.
Round 30		Baginski played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 382 to 368 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-24, -2217.
Round 31		Baginski recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-24, -2167.

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