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NASC 2017: Chris Lipe [CSW1-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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 19-12, +665, and is ranked #7 in Division CSW1.

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 Chris Lipe]

Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Lipe
Home: Saint Louis, MO, United States
Awards: 2014 World Scrabble Championship runner-up
Hobbies: developing Scrabble word study tools
Occupation: IT Specialist
Round by Round

High score: 574
Average for: 437
Average against: 415

Round 1

[photo of Bob Jackman]

Lipe played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 484 to 300 (a spread of 184).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 1-0, +184.

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

Round 2

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Lipe played #23 Ryan Fischer (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 419 to 382 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 2-0, +221.

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

Round 3

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Lipe played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 418 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 3-0, +255.

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

Round 4

[photo of John Holgate]

Lipe played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 312 to 464 (a spread of -152).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-1, +103.

Round 5

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Lipe played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 436 to 399 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-1, +140.

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

Round 6

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Lipe played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 406 to 371 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +175.

Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Lipe played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 487 to 401 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 6-1, +261.

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

Round 8

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Lipe played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 388 to 547 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +102.

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

Round 9

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Lipe played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 376 to 405 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-3, +73.

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

Round 10

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Lipe played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 418 to 442 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-4, +49.

Round 11

[photo of Tony Leah]

Lipe played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 479 to 436 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-4, +92.

Round 12

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Lipe played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 464 to 373 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 8-4, +183.

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

Round 13

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Lipe played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 401 to 483 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-5, +101.

Round 14

[photo of Joanne Craig]

Lipe played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 492 to 399 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-5, +194.

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

Round 15

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Lipe played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and won 524 to 329 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-5, +389.

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

Round 16

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Lipe played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and won 472 to 422 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-5, +439.

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

Round 17

[photo of Austin Shin]

Lipe played #12 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 574 to 347 (a spread of 227).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-5, +666.

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

Round 18

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Lipe played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and lost 431 to 465 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-6, +632.

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

Round 19

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Lipe played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 450 to 455 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-7, +627.

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

Round 20

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Lipe played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) again and lost 403 to 430 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-8, +600.

Round 21

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Lipe played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and won 484 to 395 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-8, +689.

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

Round 22

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Lipe played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 287 to 584 (a spread of -297).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-9, +392.

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

Round 23

[photo of Austin Shin]

Lipe played #12 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-9, +502.

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

Round 24

[photo of Joanne Craig]

Lipe played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) again and won 405 to 400 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 15-9, +507.

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

Round 25

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Lipe played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 504 to 421 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-9, +590.

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

Round 26

[photo of David Whitley]

Lipe played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 470 to 457 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 17-9, +603.

Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Lipe played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) again and lost 397 to 404 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-10, +596.

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

Round 28

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Lipe played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 378 to 426 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 17-11, +548.

Round 29

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Lipe played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 17-12, +489.

Round 30

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Lipe played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 462 to 418 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-12, +533.

Round 31

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Lipe played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 477 to 345 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 19-12, +665.


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