NASC 2017: John Barker [CSW1-37]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 8-23, -1931, and is ranked #40 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): Barker Home: Artarmon, NSW, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 391 Average against: 453
Round 1		Barker played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 289 to 508 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-1, -219.
Round 2		Barker played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 342 to 479 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -356.
Round 3		Barker played #33 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 434 to 443 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-3, -365.
Round 4		Barker played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 466 to 399 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-3, -298.
Round 5		Barker played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 255 to 528 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-4, -571. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Barker played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 496 to 390 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-4, -465.
Round 7		Barker played #39 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 402 to 414 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-5, -477.
Round 8		Barker played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 372 to 511 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-6, -616.
Round 9		Barker played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 384 to 379 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-6, -611. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Barker played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 357 to 414 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-7, -668. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Barker played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and lost 334 to 562 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-8, -896.
Round 12		Barker played #35 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 425 to 426 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-9, -897.
Round 13		Barker played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and lost 360 to 514 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-10, -1051.
Round 14		Barker played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 532 to 343 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-10, -862.
Round 15		Barker played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 418 to 383 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-10, -827.
Round 16		Barker played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 406 to 483 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-11, -904.
Round 17		Barker played #24 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 419 to 494 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-12, -979.
Round 18		Barker played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 378 to 404 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-13, -1005.
Round 19		Barker played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 331 to 443 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-14, -1117.
Round 20		Barker played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 375 to 504 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-15, -1246.
Round 21		Barker played #23 Ryan Fischer (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 416 to 467 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-16, -1297.
Round 22		Barker played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 343 to 454 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-17, -1408.
Round 23		Barker played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 362 to 446 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-18, -1492.
Round 24		Barker played #19 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 477 to 442 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-18, -1457.
Round 25		Barker played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 447 to 432 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-18, -1442. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Barker played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 328 to 477 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-19, -1591.
Round 27		Barker played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 451 to 461 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-20, -1601.
Round 28		Barker played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) again and lost 396 to 415 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-21, -1620.
Round 29		Barker played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) again and lost 357 to 464 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-22, -1727.
Round 30		Barker played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 327 to 555 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-23, -1955.
Round 31		Barker played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) again and won 433 to 409 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-23, -1931.

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