NSC 2014: Matthew Bernardina [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Bernardina, 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 19-12, +1295, and is ranked #6 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): Matthew Surname(s): Bernardina Home: Durham, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 642 Average for: 448 Average against: 406
Round 1		Bernardina played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 450 to 470 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Bernardina played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 572 to 306 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +246.
Round 3		Bernardina played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 447 to 484 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-2, +209.
Round 4		Bernardina played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 642 to 299 (a spread of 343). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +552. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Bernardina played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 475 to 353 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +674.
Round 6		Bernardina played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 321 to 477 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, +518.
Round 7		Bernardina played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 459 to 395 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +582.
Round 8		Bernardina played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 425 to 392 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +615.
Round 9		Bernardina played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 433 to 441 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +607.
Round 10		Bernardina played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 435 to 409 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +633.
Round 11		Bernardina played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 604 to 298 (a spread of 306). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +939.
Round 12		Bernardina played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 443 to 462 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +920.
Round 13		Bernardina played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 406 to 392 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +934.
Round 14		Bernardina played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 475 to 368 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +1041.
Round 15		Bernardina played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 435 to 417 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +1059. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bernardina played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 438 to 443 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +1054.
Round 17		Bernardina played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 526 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +938.
Round 18		Bernardina played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 408 to 488 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +858. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Bernardina played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 389 to 426 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-9, +821.
Round 20		Bernardina played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 445 to 518 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-10, +748.
Round 21		Bernardina played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 450 to 348 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-10, +850.
Round 22		Bernardina played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 464 to 336 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +978.
Round 23		Bernardina played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 380 to 454 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +904.
Round 24		Bernardina played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, +847.
Round 25		Bernardina played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 459 to 330 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-12, +976.
Round 26		Bernardina played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 405 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +977.
Round 27		Bernardina played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +1024.
Round 28		Bernardina played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 457 to 392 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +1089.
Round 29		Bernardina played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 522 to 456 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +1155.
Round 30		Bernardina played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 362 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +1205. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Bernardina played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 462 to 372 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +1295.

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