NSC 2014: Andy Saunders [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Andy Saunders, 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 14-17, -585, and is ranked #52 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): Andy Surname(s): Saunders Home: Guelph, ON, Canada Awards: 1st - Buffalo 10/2007, 1st - Guelph 11/2008, 1st - Guelph 10/2013 Hobbies: Baseball, trivia, karaoke Occupation: Writer, Editor, Trivia Host

Round by Round
High score: 526 Average for: 392 Average against: 413
Before the Tournament		Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Saunders played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 439 to 431 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Saunders played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 361 to 383 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Saunders played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 407 to 361 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +32.
Round 4		Saunders played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 299 to 642 (a spread of -343). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, -311. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Saunders played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 337 to 467 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, -441.
Round 6		Saunders played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 382 to 445 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -504.
Round 7		Saunders played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and lost 365 to 424 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-5, -563. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Saunders played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 400 to 430 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-6, -593. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Saunders played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 490 to 376 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-6, -479.
Round 10		Saunders recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-6, -429. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Saunders played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 423 to 462 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, -468.
Round 12		Saunders played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 407 to 349 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -410.
Round 13		Saunders played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 506 to 407 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, -311.
Round 14		Saunders played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 450 to 350 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-7, -211. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Saunders played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 310 to 474 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, -375.
Round 16		Saunders played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 307 to 411 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-9, -479.
Round 17		Saunders played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 364 to 418 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-10, -533.
Round 18		Saunders played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 526 to 386 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -393.
Round 19		Saunders played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 341 to 425 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-11, -477.
Round 20		Saunders played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 265 to 434 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-12, -646.
Round 21		Saunders played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 410 to 293 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-12, -529.
Round 22		Saunders played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 446 to 368 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, -451.
Round 23		Saunders played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and lost 354 to 462 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-13, -559.
Round 24		Saunders played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 471 to 304 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-13, -392.
Round 25		Saunders played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 371 to 369 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, -390.
Round 26		Saunders played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 444 to 408 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, -354.
Round 27		Saunders played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 366 to 419 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-14, -407.
Round 28		Saunders played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 382 to 440 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-15, -465.
Round 29		Saunders played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 412 to 388 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, -441.
Round 30		Saunders played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 385 to 429 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, -485.
Round 31		Saunders played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and lost 344 to 444 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-17, -585.

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