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NASC 2016: Michael Gincel [CSW-41]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gincel, 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 2-29, -5201, and is ranked #44 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

[photo of Michael Gincel]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Gincel
Home: Lakewood, NJ, United States
Round by Round

High score: 393
Average for: 307
Average against: 475

Round 1

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Gincel played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 239 to 584 (a spread of -345).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-1, -345.

Round 2

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Gincel played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 183 to 590 (a spread of -407).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-2, -752.

Round 3

[photo of Ruth Hamilton]

Gincel played #32 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 259 to 481 (a spread of -222).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-3, -974.

Round 4

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Gincel played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 302 to 346 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-4, -1018.

Round 5

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Gincel played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 304 to 453 (a spread of -149).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-5, -1167.

Round 6

[photo of Rafique Khatri]

Gincel played #42 Rafique Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 334 to 386 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-6, -1219.

Round 7

[photo of Tony Leah]

Gincel played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 333 to 433 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-7, -1319.

Round 8

[photo of Scott Kitchen]

Gincel played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 287 to 386 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-8, -1418.

Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Brent Weil]

Gincel played #38 Brent Weil (Washington, DC) and lost 342 to 466 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-9, -1542.

Round 10

[photo of Tobey Roland]

Gincel played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 324 to 512 (a spread of -188).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-10, -1730.

Round 11

[photo of Shauna Petrie]

Gincel played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 333 to 498 (a spread of -165).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-11, -1895.

Round 12

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Gincel played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 291 to 492 (a spread of -201).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-12, -2096.

Round 13

[photo of Kevin Turner]

Gincel played #31 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 351 to 352 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-13, -2097.

Round 14

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Gincel played #30 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 254 to 500 (a spread of -246).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-14, -2343.

Round 15

[photo of Lisa Brown]

Gincel played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and lost 317 to 517 (a spread of -200).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-15, -2543.

Round 16

[photo of Robert Linn]

Gincel played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 241 to 651 (a spread of -410).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-16, -2953.

Round 17

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Gincel played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and lost 307 to 545 (a spread of -238).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-17, -3191.

Round 18

[photo of Fidelis Olotu]

Gincel played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 303 to 538 (a spread of -235).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-18, -3426.

Round 19

[photo of Jason Broersma]

Gincel played #20 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 313 to 484 (a spread of -171).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-19, -3597.

Round 20

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

Gincel played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 393 to 384 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-19, -3588.

Round 21

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

Gincel played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 304 to 468 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-20, -3752.

Round 22

[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]

Gincel played #24 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 315 to 569 (a spread of -254).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-21, -4006.

Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Puneet Sharma]

Gincel played #29 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 344 to 429 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-22, -4091.

Round 24

[photo of Ezekiel Markwei]

Gincel played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and lost 280 to 521 (a spread of -241).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-23, -4332.

Round 25

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Gincel played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 375 to 475 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-24, -4432.

Round 26

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Gincel played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 298 to 511 (a spread of -213).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-25, -4645.

Round 27

[photo of Kevin Bowerman]

Gincel played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-26, -4700.

Round 28

[photo of Leslie Charles]

Gincel played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 284 to 469 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-27, -4885.

Round 29

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Gincel played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 266 to 561 (a spread of -295).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-28, -5180.

Round 30

[photo of Rafique Khatri]

Gincel played #42 Rafique Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 330 to 388 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-29, -5238.

Round 31

[photo of Rafique Khatri]

Gincel played #42 Rafique Khatri (Pakistan) for the third time and won 381 to 344 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 2-29, -5201.


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