NASC 2016: Clay Daniel [1-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Clay Daniel, 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 16-15, +465, and is ranked #29 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): Clay Surname(s): Daniel Home: Charlottesville, VA, United States Hobbies: all kinds of games, sports, reading, hanging out with family & friends

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 413 Average against: 398
Round 1		Daniel played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 450 to 350 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +100.
Round 2		Daniel played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +52.
Round 3		Daniel played #61 Chani Katz (Israel) and won 459 to 353 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +158.
Round 4		Daniel played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 345 to 391 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +112.
Round 5		Daniel played #60 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 473 to 268 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +317.
Round 6		Daniel played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 326 to 410 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, +233.
Round 7		Daniel played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and won 471 to 436 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +268.
Round 8		Daniel played #43 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 449 to 399 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +318. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Daniel played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 423 to 353 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +388.
Round 10		Daniel played #5 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 622 (a spread of -293). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +95.
Round 11		Daniel played #18 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 423 to 434 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +84.
Round 12		Daniel played #62 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 456 to 316 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +224.
Round 13		Daniel played #59 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 370 to 351 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +243.
Round 14		Daniel played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 400 to 474 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +169.
Round 15		Daniel played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +179. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Daniel played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 419 to 461 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +137. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Daniel played #31 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 421 to 320 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +238.
Round 18		Daniel played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 361 to 390 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +209. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Daniel played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 426 to 436 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +199. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Daniel played #13 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 381 to 404 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, +176. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Daniel played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 357 to 323 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-10, +210.
Round 22		Daniel played #15 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 504 to 330 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-10, +384.
Round 23		Daniel played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +368.
Round 24		Daniel played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 328 to 468 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, +228.
Round 25		Daniel played #11 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 504 to 373 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +359.
Round 26		Daniel played #49 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 453 to 377 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +435.
Round 27		Daniel played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 448 to 384 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +499.
Round 28		Daniel played #29 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 534 to 346 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +687. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Daniel played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 316 to 498 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +505.
Round 30		Daniel played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 424 to 456 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, +473.
Round 31		Daniel played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) again and lost 414 to 422 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-15, +465.

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