NSC 2014: Sandy Nang [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Sandy Nang, 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 16-15, -39, and is ranked #39 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): Sandy Surname(s): Nang Home: Malibu, CA, United States Hobbies: Crosswords, Culinary Mysteries Occupation: Senior Project Manager

Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 407 Average against: 408
Round 1		Nang played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 222 to 575 (a spread of -353). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -353.
Round 2		Nang played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 398 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -339.
Round 3		Nang played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 427 to 431 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-2, -343.
Round 4		Nang played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 403 to 490 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-3, -430.
Round 5		Nang played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 508 to 342 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, -264.
Round 6		Nang played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 577 to 232 (a spread of 345). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +81.
Round 7		Nang played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 431 to 399 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +113.
Round 8		Nang played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 423 to 389 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +147.
Round 9		Nang played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 408 to 414 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +141.
Round 10		Nang played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 405 to 390 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +156.
Round 11		Nang played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 433 to 340 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +249. Nang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Nang played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 385 to 484 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +150.
Round 13		Nang played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 420 to 460 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +110.
Round 14		Nang played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 368 to 475 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, +3.
Round 15		Nang played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 442 to 378 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, +67.
Round 16		Nang played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 411 to 307 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +171.
Round 17		Nang played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 367 to 509 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, +29.
Round 18		Nang played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 271 to 521 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-9, -221.
Round 19		Nang played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 494 to 284 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, -11.
Round 20		Nang played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 446 to 313 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +122.
Round 21		Nang played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 273 to 431 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, -36.
Round 22		Nang played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 414 to 367 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +11. Nang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Nang played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 330 to 454 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, -113.
Round 24		Nang played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 454 to 515 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-12, -174. Nang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Nang played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 462 to 357 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, -69.
Round 26		Nang played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and lost 277 to 443 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, -235.
Round 27		Nang played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 425 to 306 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, -116.
Round 28		Nang played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 499 to 445 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, -62. Nang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Nang played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 365 to 423 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-14, -120.
Round 30		Nang played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 381 to 444 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-15, -183.
Round 31		Nang played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) again and won 476 to 332 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-15, -39. Nang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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