NASC 2015: Austin Shin [CSW-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Austin Shin, 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 15-6, +478, and is ranked #29 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): Austin Surname(s): Shin Home: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 441 Average against: 419
Round 1		Shin played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 431 to 392 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Shin played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +42.
Round 3		Shin played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and won 479 to 377 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +144. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Shin played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 448 to 536 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +56. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Shin played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 511 to 405 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +162. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Shin played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 408 to 468 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +102.
Round 7		Shin played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 390 to 339 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +153.
Round 8		Shin played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 520 to 336 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +337. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Shin played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 454 to 404 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +387. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Shin played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 458 to 443 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +402. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Shin played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +437. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Shin played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 561 to 429 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +569. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Shin played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 447 to 427 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-2, +589. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Shin played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 401 to 483 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +507. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Shin played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 446 to 435 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +518. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Shin played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 425 to 435 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +508. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Shin played #47 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 417 to 448 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +477. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Shin played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 384 to 529 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +332. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Shin played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) again and won 409 to 395 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +346. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Shin played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 443 to 383 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +406. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Shin played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and won 441 to 369 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +478.
Round 25		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-6, +478.
Round 29		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-6, +478.
Round 30		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Shin recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-6, +478. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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