NASC 2015: Geoffrey Newman [CSW-16]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoffrey Newman, 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 18.5-12.5, +1377, and is ranked #5 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): Geoffrey Surname(s): Newman Home: Brampton, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 701 Average for: 444 Average against: 399
Round 1		Newman played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 521 to 296 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +225. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Newman played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 553 to 323 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +455. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Newman played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 320 to 455 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +320.
Round 4		Newman played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 365 to 444 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, +241.
Round 5		Newman played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 389 to 392 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, +238. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Newman played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 382 to 346 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +274.
Round 7		Newman played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 473 to 359 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +388.
Round 8		Newman played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 455 to 498 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-4, +345. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Newman played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 452 to 395 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +402.
Round 10		Newman played #47 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 329 to 427 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +304.
Round 11		Newman played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 464 to 341 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +427.
Round 12		Newman played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 408 to 372 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +463. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Newman played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 446 to 305 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-5, +604.
Round 14		Newman played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 451 to 415 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +640.
Round 15		Newman played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 476 to 489 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +627. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Newman played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 435 to 425 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +637. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Newman played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 505 to 337 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +805. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Newman played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 472 to 457 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +820. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Newman played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 377 to 428 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +769. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Newman played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 465 to 472 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +762. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Newman played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and tied at 381. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +762. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Newman played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 560 to 439 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +883.
Round 23		Newman played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 502 to 411 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +974.
Round 24		Newman played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 356 to 443 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +887.
Round 25		Newman played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 401 to 418 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +870. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Newman played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 415 to 407 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +878.
Round 27		Newman played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) again and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +875.
Round 28		Newman played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and won 701 to 401 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +1175. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Newman played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 415 to 312 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +1278.
Round 30		Newman played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) for the third time and won 437 to 334 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +1381.
Round 31		Newman played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) again and lost 439 to 443 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +1377.

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