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NASC 2015: Cynthia Seales [2-50]

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On this page, you will find information about Cynthia Seales, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, +56, and is ranked #21 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Given name(s): Cynthia
Surname(s): Seales
Home: Stone Mountain, GA, United States
Awards: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003
Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING
Round by Round

High score: 517
Average for: 400
Average against: 399

Round 1

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

Seales played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 346 to 408 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 0-1, -62.

Round 2

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Seales played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 279 to 415 (a spread of -136).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 0-2, -198.

Round 3

[photo of Martin Gold]

Seales played #83 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 441 to 443 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 0-3, -200.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Stephanie Sugano]

Seales played #48 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 364 to 429 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 0-4, -265.

Round 5

[photo of Glenda Short]

Seales played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 481 to 312 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 1-4, -96.

Round 6  

Seales recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 2-4, -46.

Round 7

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

Seales played #47 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 393 to 449 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-5, -102.

Round 8

[photo of Nancy Bowen]

Seales played #85 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 430 to 364 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-5, -36.

Round 9

[photo of Arthur Finkle]

Seales played #74 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 275 to 481 (a spread of -206).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 3-6, -242.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

[photo of Brian Nelson]

Seales played #68 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-6, -208.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Seales played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 402 to 332 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 5-6, -138.

Round 12

[photo of Michael Baker]

Seales played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 355 to 360 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 5-7, -143.

Round 13

[photo of John Dalton]

Seales played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 465 to 336 (a spread of 129).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 6-7, -14.

Round 14

[photo of Paul Izikoff]

Seales played #22 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 401 to 391 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 7-7, -4.

Round 15

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Seales played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 337 to 374 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 7-8, -41.

Round 16

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Seales played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 296 to 458 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-9, -203.

Round 17

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Seales played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 368 to 444 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-10, -279.

Round 18

[photo of Lilla Sinanan]

Seales played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 474 to 396 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 8-10, -201.

Round 19

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Seales played #52 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 463 to 388 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 9-10, -126.

Round 20

[photo of Mark Garrod]

Seales played #27 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 517 to 318 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-10, +73.

Round 21

[photo of Kay Patterson]

Seales played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 396 to 385 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-10, +84.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Seales played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 374 to 453 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 11-11, +5.

Round 23

[photo of Geoff Tongue]

Seales played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 445 to 434 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 12-11, +16.

Round 24

[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]

Seales played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 399 to 443 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 12-12, -28.

Round 25

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Seales played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 436 to 388 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 13-12, +20.

Round 26

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

Seales played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 446 to 381 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 14-12, +85.

Round 27

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Seales played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 15-12, +97.

Round 28

[photo of Sam Masling]

Seales played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 374 to 405 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 15-13, +66.

Round 29

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Seales played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 405 to 511 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 15-14, -40.

Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Ken Smith]

Seales played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and won 405 to 389 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-14, -24.

Round 31

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

Seales played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) again and won 424 to 344 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 17-14, +56.


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