NASC 2018: Chris Lipe [CSW-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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 19-12, +694, and is ranked #8 in Division CSW.

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): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Saint Louis, MO, United States Awards: 2014 World Scrabble Championship runner-up Hobbies: developing Scrabble word study tools Occupation: IT Specialist

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 445 Average against: 423
Round 1		Lipe played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and won 467 to 416 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2		Lipe played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 494 to 363 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +182.
Round 3		Lipe played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 386 to 429 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +139.
Round 4		Lipe played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 452 to 399 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +192.
Round 5		Lipe played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 478 to 377 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +293.
Round 6		Lipe played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and won 462 to 313 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +442. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Lipe played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and won 509 to 378 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +573. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Lipe played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 439 to 435 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +577. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lipe played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 376 to 492 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +461. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Lipe played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 559 to 430 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +590. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lipe played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 324 to 484 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +430. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lipe played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 508 to 387 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +551. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lipe played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 463 to 491 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +523. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Lipe played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 304 to 381 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +446. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lipe played #1 Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) and lost 407 to 418 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +435.
Round 16		Lipe played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and won 433 to 427 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +441.
Round 17		Lipe played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 507 to 407 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +541. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lipe played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 275 to 484 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +332. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Lipe played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 483 to 348 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +467.
Round 20		Lipe played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 421 to 583 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +305.
Round 21		Lipe played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and lost 371 to 476 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, +200.
Round 22		Lipe played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and won 479 to 446 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +233.
Round 23		Lipe played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 569 to 389 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +413. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Lipe played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and lost 385 to 440 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +358.
Round 25		Lipe played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 528 to 418 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +468.
Round 26		Lipe played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +413.
Round 27		Lipe played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 509 to 435 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +487.
Round 28		Lipe played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) again and won 496 to 417 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +566.
Round 29		Lipe played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 365 to 465 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +466.
Round 30		Lipe played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and won 516 to 411 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +571.
Round 31		Lipe played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) again and won 482 to 359 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +694.

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