NASC 2016: Michael Bray [3-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bray, 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 17-14, +77, and is ranked #31 in Division 3.

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): Bray Home: Regina, SK, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 478 Average for: 380 Average against: 377
Round 1		Bray played #84 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Bray played #70 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 315 to 385 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -94.
Round 3		Bray played #46 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 417 to 380 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -57.
Round 4		Bray played #8 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and lost 327 to 427 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -157.
Round 5		Bray played #38 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 395 to 321 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -83.
Round 6		Bray played #57 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 393 to 453 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-4, -143.
Round 7		Bray played #39 Elizabeth Berman (Chicago, IL) and lost 283 to 419 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -279.
Round 8		Bray played #75 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 368 to 432 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-6, -343.
Round 9		Bray played #98 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 387 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -355.
Round 10		Bray played #50 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 416 to 340 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-7, -279.
Round 11		Bray played #88 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 363 to 336 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -252.
Round 12		Bray played #41 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 412 to 405 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-7, -245.
Round 13		Bray played #35 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -299.
Round 14		Bray played #93 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and won 394 to 330 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -235.
Round 15		Bray played #53 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 336 to 481 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -380.
Round 16		Bray played #11 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 443 to 325 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -262.
Round 17		Bray played #12 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 403 to 366 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, -225.
Round 18		Bray played #16 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 332 to 321 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -214.
Round 19		Bray played #29 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 376 to 305 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, -143.
Round 20		Bray played #48 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and won 464 to 248 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +73.
Round 21		Bray played #31 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and won 404 to 356 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +121.
Round 22		Bray played #69 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 351 to 386 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-10, +86.
Round 23		Bray played #30 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 323 to 481 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -72.
Round 24		Bray played #65 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and won 389 to 356 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, -39.
Round 25		Bray played #71 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 328 to 443 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -154.
Round 26		Bray played #61 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 349 to 401 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-13, -206. Bray is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Bray played #14 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 408 to 391 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-13, -189.
Round 28		Bray played #34 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 335 to 415 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-14, -269.
Round 29		Bray played #87 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and won 478 to 311 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, -102.
Round 30		Bray played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 455 to 278 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, +75.
Round 31		Bray played #2 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +77.

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