NASC 2016: Matthew O'Connor [CSW-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew O'Connor, 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, +557, and is ranked #15 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.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Matthew Surname(s): O'Connor Home: DeWitt, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 423 Average against: 405
Round 1		O'Connor played #23 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 381 to 462 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		O'Connor played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 398 to 341 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3		O'Connor played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 465 to 312 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +129.
Round 4		O'Connor played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 469 to 367 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +231.
Round 5		O'Connor played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 415 to 362 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +284.
Round 6		O'Connor played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +267.
Round 7		O'Connor played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 494 to 414 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +347. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		O'Connor played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 409 to 515 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +241. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		O'Connor played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 384 to 397 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +228.
Round 10		O'Connor played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 296 to 399 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +125.
Round 11		O'Connor played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 474 to 403 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-5, +196.
Round 12		O'Connor played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 370 to 481 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +85.
Round 13		O'Connor played #32 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 484 to 385 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +184.
Round 14		O'Connor played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 393 to 454 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +123.
Round 15		O'Connor played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and won 438 to 354 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +207.
Round 16		O'Connor played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 388 to 419 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, +176.
Round 17		O'Connor played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 369 to 497 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-9, +48.
Round 18		O'Connor played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 462 to 372 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +138.
Round 19		O'Connor played #24 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 382 to 487 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-10, +33.
Round 20		O'Connor played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and won 483 to 389 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +127.
Round 21		O'Connor played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 391 to 261 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, +257.
Round 22		O'Connor played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 468 to 450 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +275.
Round 23		O'Connor played #30 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 483 to 290 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +468.
Round 24		O'Connor played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 477 to 461 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +484.
Round 25		O'Connor played #38 Brent Weil (Washington, DC) and won 472 to 318 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +638.
Round 26		O'Connor played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 367 to 436 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +569. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		O'Connor played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 333 to 558 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +344.
Round 28		O'Connor played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 426 to 477 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-13, +293.
Round 29		O'Connor played #41 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 561 to 266 (a spread of 295). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +588.
Round 30		O'Connor played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 382 to 420 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-14, +550.
Round 31		O'Connor played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 426 to 419 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-14, +557. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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