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.
Round by Round |
High score: 470 Average for: 322 Average against: 471 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Leslie Charles]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/charles_leslie.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ben Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berger_ben.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcarthur_jean_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Judy Romann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/romann_judy.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Supriya Devnani]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/devnani_supriya.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matthew O'Connor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_connor_matthew_AA001924_1.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_paul.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Bob Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackman_bob_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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. |