NASC 2015: Ben Berger [CSW-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Berger, 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 8-23, -2399, and is ranked #44 in Division CSW.

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): Ben Surname(s): Berger Home: Heidelberg, Germany, Federal Republic of

Round by Round
High score: 491 Average for: 364 Average against: 441
Round 1		Berger played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 255 to 581 (a spread of -326). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -326. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Berger played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 320 to 513 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-2, -519.
Round 3		Berger played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 303 to 458 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-3, -674.
Round 4		Berger played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 354 to 453 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-4, -773.
Round 5		Berger played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 491 to 314 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-4, -596.
Round 6		Berger played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 355 to 438 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-5, -679.
Round 7		Berger played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 305 to 446 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-6, -820.
Round 8		Berger played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 337 to 439 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-7, -922.
Round 9		Berger played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 389 to 345 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-7, -878. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Berger played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 333 to 385 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-8, -930.
Round 11		Berger played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and lost 301 to 401 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-9, -1030.
Round 12		Berger played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 362 to 505 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-10, -1173.
Round 13		Berger played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 467 to 440 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-10, -1146.
Round 14		Berger played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 399 to 428 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-11, -1175. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Berger played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and lost 271 to 383 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-12, -1287. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Berger played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 378 to 450 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-13, -1359.
Round 17		Berger played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and lost 361 to 420 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-14, -1418.
Round 18		Berger played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 385 to 371 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-14, -1404.
Round 19		Berger played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 408 to 443 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-15, -1439.
Round 20		Berger played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 365 to 485 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-16, -1559.
Round 21		Berger played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 382 to 529 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-17, -1706.
Round 22		Berger played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and lost 337 to 479 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-18, -1848.
Round 23		Berger played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 302 to 527 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-19, -2073.
Round 24		Berger played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 552 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-20, -2264.
Round 25		Berger played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 430 to 378 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-20, -2212.
Round 26		Berger played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 399 to 386 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-20, -2199. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Berger played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 466 to 388 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-20, -2121.
Round 28		Berger played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 341 to 472 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-21, -2252.
Round 29		Berger played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-22, -2339.
Round 30		Berger played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 420 to 401 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-22, -2320.
Round 31		Berger played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-23, -2399.

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