NSC 2014: Michael Bray [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bray, 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, +710, and is ranked #65 in Division 3.

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): Michael Surname(s): Bray Home: Regina, SK, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 379 Average against: 356
Round 1		Bray played #154 Mireille Huneault (Oshawa ON) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Bray played #90 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 518 to 206 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +326.
Round 3		Bray played #61 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and lost 321 to 397 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +250.
Round 4		Bray played #55 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 401 to 386 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +265.
Round 5		Bray played #58 Susan Herdic (Unknown city, NY) and won 465 to 223 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +507.
Round 6		Bray played #69 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 395 to 349 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +553.
Round 7		Bray played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 373 to 265 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +661.
Round 8		Bray played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and won 355 to 336 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +680.
Round 9		Bray played #46 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 389 to 415 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +654.
Round 10		Bray played #10 Aaron Finkel (Fairview, NC) and lost 331 to 387 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +598.
Round 11		Bray played #47 Sander Post (Ottawa ON) and won 369 to 360 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +607.
Round 12		Bray played #5 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 368 to 391 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +584.
Round 13		Bray played #124 Jillian Bathgate (Toronto ON) and won 343 to 308 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +619.
Round 14		Bray played #106 Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) and won 349 to 293 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +675.
Round 15		Bray played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 367 to 375 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +667.
Round 16		Bray played #27 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 377 to 391 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +653.
Round 17		Bray played #8 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 343 to 415 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +581.
Round 18		Bray played #93 Sheldon Gartner (Yorktown Heights, NY) and won 420 to 327 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-7, +674.
Round 19		Bray played #29 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and won 403 to 321 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +756.
Round 20		Bray played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 335 to 353 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +738.
Round 21		Bray played #40 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 361 to 376 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +723.
Round 22		Bray played #111 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 362 to 336 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-9, +749.
Round 23		Bray played #23 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 353 to 481 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +621.
Round 24		Bray played #17 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 400 to 328 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +693.
Round 25		Bray played #144 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 340 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-10, +724.
Round 26		Bray played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 378 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-11, +690.
Round 27		Bray played #100 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 467 to 355 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, +802.
Round 28		Bray played #72 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 371 to 394 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-12, +779.
Round 29		Bray played #102 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 371 to 398 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-13, +752.
Round 30		Bray played #52 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and lost 320 to 349 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 16-14, +723.
Round 31		Bray played #73 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Upper darby, PA) and lost 417 to 430 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 16-15, +710.

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