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NASC 2017: Michael Gincel [CSW2-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gincel, 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 5.5-25.5, -2750, and is ranked #22 in Division CSW2.

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 Michael Gincel]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Gincel
Home: Winter Garden, FL, United States
Round by Round

High score: 436
Average for: 330
Average against: 419

Round 1

[photo of Shauna Petrie]

Gincel played #1 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 277 to 506 (a spread of -229).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 0-1, -229.

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

Round 2

[photo of Cecilia Huber]

Gincel played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 361 to 344 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 1-1, -212.

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

Round 3

[photo of Liz Jackman]

Gincel played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 297 to 377 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-2, -292.

Round 4

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Gincel played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 361 to 373 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-3, -304.

Round 5

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Gincel played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 380 to 445 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-4, -369.

Round 6

[photo of Kaveri Raviraj]

Gincel played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 312 to 426 (a spread of -114).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-5, -483.

Round 7

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Gincel played #11 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 348 to 449 (a spread of -101).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-6, -584.

Round 8

[photo of Joe Roberdeau]

Gincel played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 262 to 517 (a spread of -255).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-7, -839.

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

Round 9

[photo of Greg Feldkamp]

Gincel played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 186 to 590 (a spread of -404).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-8, -1243.

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

Round 10

[photo of Tobey Roland]

Gincel played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 417 to 426 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-9, -1252.

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

Round 11

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Gincel played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 305 to 563 (a spread of -258).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-10, -1510.

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

Round 12

[photo of William Giblin]

Gincel played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and lost 333 to 334 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-11, -1511.

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

Round 13

[photo of Randi Goldberg]

Gincel played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 336 to 478 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-12, -1653.

Round 14

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Gincel played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 436 to 270 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-12, -1487.

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

Round 15

[photo of Heidi Robertson]

Gincel played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and lost 284 to 487 (a spread of -203).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-13, -1690.

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

Round 16

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Gincel played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 276 to 476 (a spread of -200).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-14, -1890.

Round 17

[photo of Keith Nishimi]

Gincel played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 282 to 420 (a spread of -138).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-15, -2028.

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

Round 18

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Gincel played #17 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 336 to 389 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-16, -2081.

Round 19

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Gincel played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 310 to 501 (a spread of -191).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-17, -2272.

Round 20

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Gincel played #21 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 308 to 406 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-18, -2370.

Round 21

[photo of Norman Wei]

Gincel played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and lost 307 to 434 (a spread of -127).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-19, -2497.

Round 22

[photo of Norman Wei]

Gincel played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) again and lost 246 to 341 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-20, -2592.

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

Round 23

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Gincel played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 314 to 383 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-21, -2661.

Round 24

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Gincel played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) again and won 417 to 316 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 3-21, -2560.

Round 25

[photo of Liz Jackman]

Gincel played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) again and won 431 to 361 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-21, -2490.

Round 26

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Gincel played #21 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) again and tied at 353.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4.5-21.5, -2490.

Round 27

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Gincel played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and lost 339 to 498 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4.5-22.5, -2649.

Round 28

[photo of Norman Wei]

Gincel played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) for the third time and lost 336 to 409 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4.5-23.5, -2722.

Round 29

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Gincel played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) for the third time and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4.5-24.5, -2750.

Round 30

[photo of Liz Jackman]

Gincel played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) for the third time and won 392 to 351 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 5.5-24.5, -2709.

Round 31

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Gincel played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) for the fourth time and lost 313 to 354 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 5.5-25.5, -2750.


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