NSC 2014: Derven Francis [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Derven Francis, 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, +336, and is ranked #107 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): Derven Surname(s): Francis Home: Bridgewater, NJ, United States Hobbies: Dominoes, poker, Sports Fanatic

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 380 Average against: 369
Round 1		Francis played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and lost 307 to 472 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #161. Current record: 0-1, -165.
Round 2		Francis played #160 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 529 to 238 (a spread of 291). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +126.
Round 3		Francis played #39 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 382 to 399 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, +109.
Round 4		Francis played #87 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 352 to 442 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-3, +19.
Round 5		Francis played #80 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and won 543 to 237 (a spread of 306). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, +325.
Round 6		Francis played #167 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 428 to 408 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +345.
Round 7		Francis played #103 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 404 to 375 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +374.
Round 8		Francis played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 274 to 386 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, +262.
Round 9		Francis played #140 C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH) and won 377 to 369 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +270.
Round 10		Francis played #67 Sean Baizana (Ottawa ON) and lost 352 to 367 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, +255.
Round 11		Francis played #2 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 415 to 335 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +335.
Round 12		Francis played #69 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 465 to 250 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, +550.
Round 13		Francis played #22 Jonathan Kent (Unknown city, NY) and lost 338 to 419 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +469.
Round 14		Francis played #34 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and lost 398 to 402 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-7, +465.
Round 15		Francis played #61 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 534 to 293 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +706.
Round 16		Francis played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +632.
Round 17		Francis played #35 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 311 to 509 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-9, +434.
Round 18		Francis played #52 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and lost 328 to 382 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-10, +380.
Round 19		Francis played #28 Joan Tondra (Unknown city, NY) and won 390 to 341 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-10, +429.
Round 20		Francis played #108 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 411 to 399 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-10, +441.
Round 21		Francis played #170 Merble Reagon (New York, NY) and won 413 to 262 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-10, +592.
Round 22		Francis played #82 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 470 to 303 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, +759.
Round 23		Francis played #29 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-10, +807.
Round 24		Francis played #100 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 313 to 416 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, +704.
Round 25		Francis played #23 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 333 to 374 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-12, +663.
Round 26		Francis played #92 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 300 to 468 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-13, +495.
Round 27		Francis played #9 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and lost 270 to 367 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-14, +398.
Round 28		Francis played #147 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 328 to 378 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-15, +348.
Round 29		Francis played #162 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 377 to 297 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-15, +428.
Round 30		Francis played #45 Russell McKinstry (Cape Cod, MA) and lost 299 to 353 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-16, +374.
Round 31		Francis played #87 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) again and lost 348 to 386 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 14-17, +336.

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