NSC 2014: Jesse Matthews [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, 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 18-13, +1038, and is ranked #11 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): Jesse Surname(s): Matthews Home: Kelowna, BC, Canada Awards: UBCO Dean's List ('09, '10 & '11) Hobbies: Volleyball, Working Out Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 438 Average against: 405
Before the Tournament		Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Matthews played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 421 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Matthews played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 563 to 311 (a spread of 252). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +285. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Matthews played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 445 to 456 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +274.
Round 4		Matthews played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 458 to 357 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +375.
Round 5		Matthews played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 476 to 490 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +361. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Matthews played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 444 to 399 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +406.
Round 7		Matthews played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 424 to 274 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +556.
Round 8		Matthews played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 450 to 479 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +527.
Round 9		Matthews played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 454 to 491 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +490.
Round 10		Matthews played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 511 to 350 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +651. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Matthews played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 461 to 516 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +596. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Matthews played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 377 to 417 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, +556.
Round 13		Matthews played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 381 to 410 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +527.
Round 14		Matthews played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 442 to 431 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, +538.
Round 15		Matthews played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 474 to 310 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +702. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Matthews played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 371 to 408 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, +665.
Round 17		Matthews played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 305 to 462 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-9, +508.
Round 18		Matthews played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 468 to 470 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-10, +506.
Round 19		Matthews played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 489 to 384 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, +611.
Round 20		Matthews played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 468 to 456 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, +623.
Round 21		Matthews played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 528 to 376 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, +775.
Round 22		Matthews played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 504 to 432 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +847. Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Matthews played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 384 to 395 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +836.
Round 24		Matthews played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-11, +893.
Round 25		Matthews played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 419 to 347 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +965.
Round 26		Matthews played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 308 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +1089.
Round 27		Matthews played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +981.
Round 28		Matthews played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 318 to 472 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +827.
Round 29		Matthews played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 396 to 358 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +865.
Round 30		Matthews played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 441 to 411 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +895.
Round 31		Matthews played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and won 496 to 353 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +1038.
After the Tournament		Matthews is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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