NASC 2016: Matthew Tunnicliffe [1-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Tunnicliffe, who is competing at the 2016 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 20-11, +919, and is ranked #4 in Division 1.

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): Matthew Surname(s): Tunnicliffe Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Occupation: Technical Writer

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 426 Average against: 397
Round 1		Tunnicliffe played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 479 to 357 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +122.
Round 2		Tunnicliffe played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 458 to 476 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +104.
Round 3		Tunnicliffe played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 409 to 331 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +182. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Tunnicliffe played #65 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 463 to 288 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +357.
Round 5		Tunnicliffe played #43 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 455 to 527 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +285.
Round 6		Tunnicliffe played #39 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 433 to 559 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, +159. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Tunnicliffe played #11 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 419 to 276 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +302.
Round 8		Tunnicliffe played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 474 to 287 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +489. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Tunnicliffe played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 466 to 430 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +525. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Tunnicliffe played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 423 to 373 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +575. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Tunnicliffe played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 423 to 399 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +599.
Round 12		Tunnicliffe played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 400 to 370 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +629.
Round 13		Tunnicliffe played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 426 to 452 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +603.
Round 14		Tunnicliffe played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 458 to 401 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +660. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Tunnicliffe played #18 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 517 to 378 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +799. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Tunnicliffe played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 380 to 296 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +883.
Round 17		Tunnicliffe played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and won 468 to 345 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1006.
Round 18		Tunnicliffe played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 377 to 493 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +890. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Tunnicliffe played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 434 to 424 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +900. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Tunnicliffe played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 399 to 317 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +982. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Tunnicliffe played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 376 to 329 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +1029.
Round 22		Tunnicliffe played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 292 to 377 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +944. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Tunnicliffe played #5 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 424 to 449 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +919. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Tunnicliffe played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 326 to 429 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +816.
Round 25		Tunnicliffe played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 363 to 447 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +732. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Tunnicliffe played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) again and won 486 to 445 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +773.
Round 27		Tunnicliffe played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 424 to 470 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +727.
Round 28		Tunnicliffe played #18 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 440 to 467 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +700. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Tunnicliffe played #16 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 432 to 352 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +780.
Round 30		Tunnicliffe played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 464 to 396 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +848.
Round 31		Tunnicliffe played #5 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and won 431 to 360 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +919. Tunnicliffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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