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NASC 2017: John Holgate [CSW1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about John Holgate, 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 17-14, -114, and is ranked #21 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 John Holgate]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Holgate
Home: Bradbury, NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia
Awards: 1981 1982 1986 1987 OSPD 1987 TCD 1992 1996 Masters 1998 Australian NSC
Round by Round

High score: 500
Average for: 419
Average against: 422

Round 1

[photo of Jason Broersma]

Holgate played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 462 to 366 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-0, +96.

Round 2

[photo of Melissa Routzahn]

Holgate played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 475 to 406 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +165.

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

Round 3

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Holgate played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 480 to 416 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +229.

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

Round 4

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Holgate played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 464 to 312 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 4-0, +381.

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

Round 5

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Holgate played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 458 to 409 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5-0, +430.

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

Round 6

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Holgate played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 379 to 453 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +356.

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

Round 7

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Holgate played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 434 to 399 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-1, +391.

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

Round 8

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Holgate played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 339 to 465 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-2, +265.

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

Round 9

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Holgate played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 500 to 344 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 7-2, +421.

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

Round 10

[photo of Tony Leah]

Holgate played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 389 to 530 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-3, +280.

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

Round 11

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Holgate played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 428 to 513 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-4, +195.

Round 12

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Holgate played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 338 to 576 (a spread of -238).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 7-5, -43.

Round 13

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Holgate played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and won 425 to 335 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-5, +47.

Round 14

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Holgate played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 390 to 391 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 8-6, +46.

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

Round 15

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Holgate played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 378 to 541 (a spread of -163).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 8-7, -117.

Round 16

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Holgate played #4 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 405 to 483 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 8-8, -195.

Round 17

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Holgate played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-9, -229.

Round 18

[photo of David Whitley]

Holgate played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 369 to 363 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-9, -223.

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

Round 19

[photo of Mina Le]

Holgate played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 411 to 521 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 9-10, -333.

Round 20

[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]

Holgate played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 406 to 389 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 10-10, -316.

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

Round 21

[photo of Samantha Southard]

Holgate played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and won 463 to 348 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 11-10, -201.

Round 22

[photo of Supriya Devnani]

Holgate played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 440 to 427 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 12-10, -188.

Round 23

[photo of John Barker]

Holgate played #37 John Barker (Australia) and won 446 to 362 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 13-10, -104.

Round 24

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Holgate played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 400 to 421 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-11, -125.

Round 25

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Holgate played #33 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 386 to 403 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 13-12, -142.

Round 26

[photo of Jennifer M Lee]

Holgate played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 414 to 378 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-12, -106.

Round 27

[photo of Karen Richards]

Holgate played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 495 to 512 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-13, -123.

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

Round 28

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Holgate played #23 Ryan Fischer (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 465 to 420 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 15-13, -78.

Round 29

[photo of Scott Garner]

Holgate played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 379 to 468 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 15-14, -167.

Round 30

[photo of Ezekiel Markwei]

Holgate played #19 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 455 to 404 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-14, -116.

Round 31

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Holgate played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) again and won 324 to 322 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 17-14, -114.


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