NASC 2018: John Holgate [CSW-18]

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On this page, you will find information about John Holgate, 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 17-14, +292, and is ranked #26 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): 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: 533 Average for: 422 Average against: 413
Round 1		Holgate played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and lost 394 to 454 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Holgate played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 346 to 341 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, -55. Holgate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Holgate played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 394 to 359 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, -20.
Round 4		Holgate played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 489 to 386 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +83.
Round 5		Holgate played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 359 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +176.
Round 6		Holgate played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 389 to 407 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +158.
Round 7		Holgate played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 443 to 446 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +155.
Round 8		Holgate played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 369 to 318 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +206.
Round 9		Holgate played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 424 to 345 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +285.
Round 10		Holgate played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 396 to 467 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +214.
Round 11		Holgate played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 374 to 459 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +129.
Round 12		Holgate played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 427 to 482 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, +74.
Round 13		Holgate played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and won 504 to 406 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +172.
Round 14		Holgate played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 419 to 377 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +214.
Round 15		Holgate played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 453 to 458 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +209.
Round 16		Holgate played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 408 to 558 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +59.
Round 17		Holgate played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 471 to 388 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, +142.
Round 18		Holgate played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and lost 346 to 431 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-9, +57.
Round 19		Holgate played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 527 to 344 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +240.
Round 20		Holgate played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 533 to 387 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +386.
Round 21		Holgate played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 422 to 446 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +362.
Round 22		Holgate played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 406 to 523 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-11, +245.
Round 23		Holgate played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and won 440 to 383 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, +302.
Round 24		Holgate played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 473 to 369 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +406.
Round 25		Holgate played #23 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 338 to 439 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +305.
Round 26		Holgate played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 372 to 334 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +343. Holgate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Holgate played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 407 to 388 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +362.
Round 28		Holgate played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 471 to 403 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +430.
Round 29		Holgate played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 412 to 404 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +438.
Round 30		Holgate played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 411 to 516 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +333.
Round 31		Holgate played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) again and lost 377 to 418 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-14, +292.

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