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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

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

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

[photo of Judy Romann]

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

[photo of Liz Jackman]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

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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

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

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

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

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

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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

[photo of Stefan Rau]

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

[photo of Cecilia Le]

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

[photo of Joanne Craig]

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

[photo of Puneet Sharma]

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

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

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

[photo of Robert Linn]

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

[photo of Becky Dyer]

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Austin Shin]

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

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

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

[photo of Jean McArthur]

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

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

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

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Tony Leah]

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

[photo of Leslie Charles]

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

[photo of Nick Ball]

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

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

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

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

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

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

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

[photo of Nick Ball]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Stefan Rau]

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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