NSC 2014: Philip Nelkon [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Philip Nelkon, 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 17-14, +265, and is ranked #26 in Division 5.

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): Philip Surname(s): Nelkon Home: London, NONE, United Kingdom Awards: 1978 1981 1990 1992 UK NSC

Round by Round
High score: 607 Average for: 422 Average against: 414
Round 1		Nelkon played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 460 to 386 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +74.
Round 2		Nelkon played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 497 to 356 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +215.
Round 3		Nelkon played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 341 to 408 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +148.
Round 4		Nelkon played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 411 to 438 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, +121.
Round 5		Nelkon played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 473 to 392 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +202.
Round 6		Nelkon played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 445 to 382 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +265.
Round 7		Nelkon played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 412 to 402 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +275.
Round 8		Nelkon played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 414 to 383 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +306.
Round 9		Nelkon played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 414 to 380 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +340.
Round 10		Nelkon played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 409 to 435 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +314.
Round 11		Nelkon played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +304. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Nelkon played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 607 to 389 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +522. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Nelkon played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 410 to 381 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +551.
Round 14		Nelkon played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 484 to 355 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +680.
Round 15		Nelkon played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 426 to 531 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +575.
Round 16		Nelkon played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 442 to 446 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +571.
Round 17		Nelkon played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 342 to 445 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +468.
Round 18		Nelkon played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 458 to 480 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-8, +446.
Round 19		Nelkon played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +492.
Round 20		Nelkon played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 458 to 421 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +529.
Round 21		Nelkon played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 490 to 408 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +611.
Round 22		Nelkon played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +651.
Round 23		Nelkon played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 323 to 457 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +517.
Round 24		Nelkon played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and won 420 to 362 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +575.
Round 25		Nelkon played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 437 to 438 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +574.
Round 26		Nelkon played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 358 to 469 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +463.
Round 27		Nelkon played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 451 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +354.
Round 28		Nelkon played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 398 to 362 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +390.
Round 29		Nelkon played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 453 to 348 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +495.
Round 30		Nelkon played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 419 to 468 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, +446.
Round 31		Nelkon played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 356 to 537 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-14, +265.

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