NASC 2017: Elspeth Abbate [2-71]

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On this page, you will find information about Elspeth Abbate, who is competing at the 2017 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 15-16, -136, and is ranked #51 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): Elspeth Surname(s): Abbate Home: Venice, FL, United States Hobbies: scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 395 Average against: 400
Round 1		Abbate played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and won 491 to 420 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +71. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Abbate played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 388 to 452 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Abbate played #50 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 318 to 445 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -120.
Round 4		Abbate played #58 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 405 to 473 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, -188.
Round 5		Abbate played #4 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 294 to 417 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-4, -311.
Round 6		Abbate played #47 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 371 to 352 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, -292.
Round 7		Abbate played #26 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 321 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, -180.
Round 8		Abbate played #21 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 324 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, -71.
Round 9		Abbate played #86 Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) and won 444 to 432 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, -59. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Abbate played #52 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 363 to 384 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, -80.
Round 11		Abbate played #76 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 524 to 300 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +144. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Abbate played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 392 to 318 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +218. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Abbate played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 318 to 375 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +161.
Round 14		Abbate played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 453 to 401 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +213.
Round 15		Abbate played #43 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 414 to 417 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +210.
Round 16		Abbate played #56 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 304 to 448 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +66.
Round 17		Abbate played #19 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 392 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +98.
Round 18		Abbate played #29 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 455 to 270 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +283. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Abbate played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 378 to 518 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +143.
Round 20		Abbate played #41 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 414 to 399 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +158. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Abbate played #9 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and lost 377 to 484 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +51.
Round 22		Abbate played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 348 to 366 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +33.
Round 23		Abbate played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 446 to 478 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-12, +1.
Round 24		Abbate played #38 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 429 to 486 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-13, -56.
Round 25		Abbate played #53 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 423 to 325 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-13, +42.
Round 26		Abbate played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 358 to 429 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-14, -29.
Round 27		Abbate played #73 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 460 to 406 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-14, +25.
Round 28		Abbate played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 398 to 348 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, +75.
Round 29		Abbate played #66 Steven DiNapoli (Bay St. Louis, MS) and lost 233 to 413 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, -105. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Abbate played #44 Carolyn Easter (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and won 420 to 363 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-15, -48.
Round 31		Abbate played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) again and lost 341 to 429 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, -136.

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