NASC 2015: Michael Gincel [CSW-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gincel, 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 3-28, -4610, and is ranked #48 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): Michael Surname(s): Gincel Home: Lakewood, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 322 Average against: 471
Round 1		Gincel played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 253 to 527 (a spread of -274). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -274.
Round 2		Gincel played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 329 to 571 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-2, -516. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gincel played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 356 to 410 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-3, -570.
Round 4		Gincel played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 343 to 415 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-4, -642. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gincel played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and lost 314 to 491 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-5, -819.
Round 6		Gincel played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 286 to 388 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-6, -921. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Gincel played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 327 to 420 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-7, -1014.
Round 8		Gincel played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 270 to 599 (a spread of -329). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-8, -1343. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Gincel played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 339 to 476 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-9, -1480.
Round 10		Gincel played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and lost 336 to 359 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-10, -1503. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Gincel played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 329 to 530 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-11, -1704. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Gincel played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and lost 251 to 480 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-12, -1933. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Gincel played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 338 to 486 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-13, -2081.
Round 14		Gincel played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 371 to 461 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-14, -2171. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gincel played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 303 to 455 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-15, -2323.
Round 16		Gincel played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 436 to 372 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-15, -2259. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Gincel played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and lost 352 to 371 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-16, -2278. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Gincel played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 347 to 474 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-17, -2405.
Round 19		Gincel played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 298 to 435 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-18, -2542.
Round 20		Gincel played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 389 to 442 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-19, -2595.
Round 21		Gincel played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 269 to 635 (a spread of -366). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-20, -2961. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Gincel played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 292 to 539 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-21, -3208.
Round 23		Gincel played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 436 to 394 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-21, -3166. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Gincel played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 282 to 460 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-22, -3344.
Round 25		Gincel played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 244 to 593 (a spread of -349). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-23, -3693.
Round 26		Gincel played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 269 to 458 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-24, -3882.
Round 27		Gincel played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 188 to 519 (a spread of -331). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-25, -4213.
Round 28		Gincel played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 275 to 625 (a spread of -350). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-26, -4563.
Round 29		Gincel played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and lost 384 to 438 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-27, -4617.
Round 30		Gincel played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 304 to 481 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-28, -4794.
Round 31		Gincel played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) again and won 470 to 286 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-28, -4610.

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