NSC 2014: Marty Gabriel [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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 18.5-12.5, +892, and is ranked #9 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): Marty Surname(s): Gabriel Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times) ; National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times) Hobbies: golf, tennis, softball, basketball, pool, ping pong, birds

Round by Round
High score: 590 Average for: 455 Average against: 426
Round 1		Gabriel played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 326 to 480 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -154.
Round 2		Gabriel played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 439 to 463 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-2, -178.
Round 3		Gabriel played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 436 to 400 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, -142.
Round 4		Gabriel played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 483 to 391 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, -50.
Round 5		Gabriel played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and tied at 414. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -50.
Round 6		Gabriel played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 428 to 326 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +52.
Round 7		Gabriel played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 419 to 510 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -39.
Round 8		Gabriel played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 500 to 425 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +36.
Round 9		Gabriel played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 466 to 340 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +162.
Round 10		Gabriel played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 495 to 365 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +292.
Round 11		Gabriel played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 516 to 461 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +347.
Round 12		Gabriel played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 458 to 503 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +302.
Round 13		Gabriel played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +288.
Round 14		Gabriel played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 522 to 409 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +401.
Round 15		Gabriel played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 492 to 459 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +434.
Round 16		Gabriel played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 497 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +278.
Round 17		Gabriel played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 487 to 501 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +264. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Gabriel played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 410 to 511 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +163. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Gabriel played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 511 to 409 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +265.
Round 20		Gabriel played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 468 to 364 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +369.
Round 21		Gabriel played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 590 to 282 (a spread of 308). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +677.
Round 22		Gabriel played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 396 to 547 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +526. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Gabriel played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 496 to 360 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +662.
Round 24		Gabriel played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 473 to 398 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +737.
Round 25		Gabriel played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 438 to 437 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +738.
Round 26		Gabriel played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 472 to 511 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +699.
Round 27		Gabriel played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) again and won 456 to 387 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +768.
Round 28		Gabriel played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 459 to 396 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +831.
Round 29		Gabriel played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 319 to 458 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +692.
Round 30		Gabriel played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 569 to 321 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +940.
Round 31		Gabriel played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 437 to 485 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +892.

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