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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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