NASC 2017: Matthew O'Connor [CSW1-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew O'Connor, 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, +436, and is ranked #28 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
	Given name(s): Matthew Surname(s): O'Connor Home: DeWitt, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 690 Average for: 425 Average against: 411
Round 1		O'Connor played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 364 to 332 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2		O'Connor played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		O'Connor played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 416 to 480 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-2, -55.
Round 4		O'Connor played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 438 to 418 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, -35.
Round 5		O'Connor played #19 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 394 to 369 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, -10. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		O'Connor played #24 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 472 to 372 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +90.
Round 7		O'Connor played #12 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 360 to 526 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, -76.
Round 8		O'Connor played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and won 457 to 376 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +5.
Round 9		O'Connor played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 330 to 445 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, -110.
Round 10		O'Connor played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 357 to 442 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -195.
Round 11		O'Connor played #33 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 690 to 423 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +72. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		O'Connor played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 505 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, -57.
Round 13		O'Connor played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 483 to 401 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +25.
Round 14		O'Connor played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 406 to 413 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, +18.
Round 15		O'Connor played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 424 to 467 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, -25.
Round 16		O'Connor played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 352 to 478 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, -151.
Round 17		O'Connor played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 440 to 444 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-10, -155.
Round 18		O'Connor played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 343 to 423 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-11, -235.
Round 19		O'Connor played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 476 to 474 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-11, -233. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		O'Connor played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 443 to 451 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-12, -241.
Round 21		O'Connor played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 408 to 422 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-13, -255.
Round 22		O'Connor played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and won 444 to 325 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-13, -136.
Round 23		O'Connor played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 434 to 355 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-13, -57.
Round 24		O'Connor played #35 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 463 to 364 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-13, +42.
Round 25		O'Connor played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 394 to 451 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-14, -15.
Round 26		O'Connor played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 325 to 404 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-15, -94.
Round 27		O'Connor played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 422 to 444 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-16, -116.
Round 28		O'Connor played #39 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 422 to 366 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-16, -60.
Round 29		O'Connor played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 515 to 355 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-16, +100.
Round 30		O'Connor played #37 John Barker (Australia) and won 555 to 327 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-16, +328.
Round 31		O'Connor played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) again and won 405 to 297 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-16, +436.

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