NASC 2018: Michael Early [1-57]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2018 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, -731, and is ranked #43 in Division 1.

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): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 386 Average against: 409
Round 1		Early played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 297 to 425 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Early played #25 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 392 to 369 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -105.
Round 3		Early played #34 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 468 to 359 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +4. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Early played #40 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 402 to 428 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, -22. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Early played #55 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +7. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Early played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 298 to 487 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, -182.
Round 7		Early played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 333 to 417 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, -266.
Round 8		Early played #11 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 288 to 468 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-5, -446.
Round 9		Early played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 418 to 422 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, -450.
Round 10		Early played #66 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 508 to 415 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -357.
Round 11		Early played #54 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 370 to 336 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-6, -323.
Round 12		Early played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 442 to 429 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-6, -310. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Early played #8 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 375 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -302. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Early played #43 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 407 to 382 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, -277. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Early played #10 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 410 to 423 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, -290. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Early played #20 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 396 to 376 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, -270. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Early played #5 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 225 to 467 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, -512. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Early played #47 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 360 to 433 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, -585.
Round 19		Early played #48 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 427 to 399 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, -557. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Early played #49 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 303 to 440 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-10, -694. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Early played #35 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 427 to 349 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, -616. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Early played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 379 to 503 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-11, -740. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Early played #60 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 385 to 370 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, -725. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Early played #51 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 363 to 381 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, -743. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Early played #38 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 473 to 359 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, -629. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Early played #21 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 450 to 391 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, -570. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Early played #17 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 440 to 349 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-12, -479. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Early played #6 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 392 to 399 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, -486. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Early played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 412 to 430 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-14, -504. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Early played #1 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 348 to 474 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-15, -630. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Early played #49 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and lost 367 to 468 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-16, -731. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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