NSC 2014: Becky Dyer [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Becky Dyer, 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, -105, and is ranked #27 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): Becky Surname(s): Dyer Home: Austin, TX, United States Occupation: Clinical Research Monitor

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 408 Average against: 413
Round 1		Dyer played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 431 to 311 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +120.
Round 2		Dyer played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 557 to 363 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +314.
Round 3		Dyer recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +364.
Round 4		Dyer played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 371 to 374 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +361.
Round 5		Dyer played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 409 to 442 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +328.
Round 6		Dyer played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 399 to 444 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, +283.
Round 7		Dyer played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 395 to 372 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +306.
Round 8		Dyer played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 514 to 235 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +585.
Round 9		Dyer played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 441 to 433 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +593.
Round 10		Dyer played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 420 to 417 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +596.
Round 11		Dyer played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 393 to 372 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +617.
Round 12		Dyer played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 470 to 409 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +678. Dyer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Dyer played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 342 to 558 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +462.
Round 14		Dyer played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 433 to 440 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +455. Dyer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Dyer played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 394 to 434 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +415.
Round 16		Dyer played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 446 to 357 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +504. Dyer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Dyer played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 373 to 415 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +462.
Round 18		Dyer played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 414 to 409 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +467.
Round 19		Dyer played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 429 to 388 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +508.
Round 20		Dyer played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 358 to 455 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +411.
Round 21		Dyer played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 392 to 466 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, +337. Dyer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Dyer played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +371.
Round 23		Dyer played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 356 to 401 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +326.
Round 24		Dyer played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 452 to 390 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +388.
Round 25		Dyer played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 394 to 338 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +444.
Round 26		Dyer played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 469 to 358 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +555.
Round 27		Dyer played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 393 to 396 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +552.
Round 28		Dyer played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 364 to 554 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +362.
Round 29		Dyer played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 421 to 385 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +398.
Round 30		Dyer played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 321 to 569 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +150.
Round 31		Dyer played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) again and lost 278 to 533 (a spread of -255). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-14, -105.

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