NSC 2014: Chris Lipe [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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, +1141, and is ranked #19 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): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, United States Hobbies: playing saxophone

Round by Round
High score: 667 Average for: 447 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Lipe played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 555 to 298 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +257.
Round 2		Lipe played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 667 to 301 (a spread of 366). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +623. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lipe played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 541 to 232 (a spread of 309). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +932.
Round 4		Lipe played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 438 to 437 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +933. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lipe played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 365 to 403 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +895. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lipe played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 340 to 460 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +775. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Lipe played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 510 to 294 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +991.
Round 8		Lipe played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 450 to 427 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +1014.
Round 9		Lipe played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 436 to 374 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +1076.
Round 10		Lipe played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 586 to 381 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +1281. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lipe played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 475 to 522 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +1234. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lipe played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 409 to 470 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +1173. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Lipe played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 475 to 406 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +1242.
Round 14		Lipe played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 402 to 422 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +1222.
Round 15		Lipe played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 531 to 426 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +1327.
Round 16		Lipe played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 443 to 438 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +1332.
Round 17		Lipe played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 311 to 447 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +1196.
Round 18		Lipe played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 392 to 459 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +1129. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Lipe played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 393 to 350 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +1172.
Round 20		Lipe played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 456 to 518 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-8, +1110.
Round 21		Lipe played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 322 to 425 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +1007.
Round 22		Lipe played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 360 to 435 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +932.
Round 23		Lipe played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 471 to 395 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +1008.
Round 24		Lipe played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 437 to 373 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +1072.
Round 25		Lipe played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 543 to 365 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +1250.
Round 26		Lipe played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 469 to 433 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +1286.
Round 27		Lipe played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and won 525 to 331 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +1480.
Round 28		Lipe played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 371 to 481 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +1370.
Round 29		Lipe played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) again and lost 431 to 487 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +1314. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Lipe played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 411 to 441 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +1284.
Round 31		Lipe played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) again and lost 353 to 496 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +1141.

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