NASC 2016: Ed Saunders [2-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Ed Saunders, 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, -44, and is ranked #54 in Division 2.

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): Ed Surname(s): Saunders Home: Oro Valley, AZ, United States Hobbies: Music, Sports, Nature

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 391 Average against: 392
Round 1		Saunders played #71 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 433 to 406 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Saunders played #99 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 473 to 346 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +154.
Round 3		Saunders played #6 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +92.
Round 4		Saunders played #50 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 461 to 439 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +114.
Round 5		Saunders played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 411 to 441 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, +84. Saunders is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Saunders played #29 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 454 to 421 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +117.
Round 7		Saunders played #90 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 345 to 390 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +72.
Round 8		Saunders played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 368 to 341 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +99.
Round 9		Saunders played #24 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 376 to 365 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +110.
Round 10		Saunders played #54 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 365 to 346 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +129.
Round 11		Saunders played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-4, +101.
Round 12		Saunders played #106 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +102.
Round 13		Saunders played #11 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 378 to 413 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-5, +67.
Round 14		Saunders played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 364 to 414 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +17.
Round 15		Saunders played #12 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 371 to 395 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, -7.
Round 16		Saunders played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and lost 458 to 480 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -29.
Round 17		Saunders played #53 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 402 to 407 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, -34.
Round 18		Saunders played #62 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 371 to 394 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-10, -57.
Round 19		Saunders played #45 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 386 to 359 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-10, -30.
Round 20		Saunders played #114 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and lost 383 to 403 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, -50.
Round 21		Saunders played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 499 to 461 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -12.
Round 22		Saunders played #74 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 410 to 394 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, +4.
Round 23		Saunders played #64 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 400 to 305 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, +99.
Round 24		Saunders played #61 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and won 482 to 353 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +228.
Round 25		Saunders played #113 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 395 to 389 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +234.
Round 26		Saunders played #63 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 485 to 390 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +329.
Round 27		Saunders played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 313 to 404 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, +238.
Round 28		Saunders played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 252 to 364 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, +126.
Round 29		Saunders played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 252 to 401 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, -23.
Round 30		Saunders played #43 Jacquelyn Fyr (Granger, IN) and won 423 to 346 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-14, +54.
Round 31		Saunders played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 307 to 405 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-15, -44.

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