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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

[photo of Austin Shin]

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

[photo of Karen Richards]

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

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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

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

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

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

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

[photo of Puneet Sharma]

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

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Becky Dyer]

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

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Nick Ball]

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

[photo of Tony Leah]

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

[photo of Stefan Rau]

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

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

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

[photo of Joanne Craig]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

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

[photo of Leslie Charles]

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

[photo of Becky Dyer]

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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