NASC 2018: James Curley [CSW-33]

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On this page, you will find information about James Curley, 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 16.5-14.5, +495, and is ranked #31 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): James Surname(s): Curley Home: New York, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 430 Average against: 414
Round 1		Curley played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 543 to 363 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +180. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Curley played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 406 to 336 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +250. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Curley played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 344 to 438 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +156. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Curley played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 542 to 336 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +362. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Curley played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 482 to 483 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +361. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Curley played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and lost 413 to 441 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +333. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Curley played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 506 to 364 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +475. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Curley played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 435 to 353 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +557. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Curley played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and lost 352 to 412 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +497. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Curley played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 381 to 421 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, +457. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Curley played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 395 to 442 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-6, +410.
Round 12		Curley played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 487 to 386 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-6, +511. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Curley played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 423 to 371 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +563. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Curley played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 436 to 340 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +659. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Curley played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 429 to 383 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-6, +705. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Curley played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and tied at 436. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +705. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Curley played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 471 to 359 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +817. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Curley played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 457 to 401 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +873. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Curley played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and won 485 to 397 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +961. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Curley played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 404 to 482 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +883. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Curley played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 407 to 528 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +762. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Curley played #1 Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) and lost 347 to 442 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +667. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Curley played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and lost 303 to 458 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +512.
Round 24		Curley played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and won 479 to 399 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +592. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Curley played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 348 to 530 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +410. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Curley played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 379 to 397 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +392.
Round 27		Curley played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +374.
Round 28		Curley played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 457 to 430 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +401.
Round 29		Curley played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 472 to 375 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +498. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Curley played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 500 to 471 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +527. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Curley played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) again and lost 400 to 432 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +495.

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