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NASC 2018: Michael Gincel [CSW-64]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gincel, 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 4-27, -3913, and is ranked #71 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

[photo of Michael Gincel]

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

High score: 466
Average for: 325
Average against: 452

Round 1

[photo of Evan Berofsky]

Gincel played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 350 to 580 (a spread of -230).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 0-1, -230.

Round 2

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Gincel played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 336 to 364 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 0-2, -258.

Round 3

[photo of Daniel Blake]

Gincel played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and lost 299 to 515 (a spread of -216).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 0-3, -474.

Round 4

[photo of Jennifer M Lee]

Gincel played #49 Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) and lost 254 to 490 (a spread of -236).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 0-4, -710.

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

Round 5

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Gincel played #61 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 337 to 418 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 0-5, -791.

Round 6

[photo of Betty Cornelison]

Gincel played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 262 to 414 (a spread of -152).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 0-6, -943.

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

Round 7

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Gincel played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 401 to 362 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 1-6, -904.

Round 8

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Gincel played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 305 to 377 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 1-7, -976.

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

Round 9

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Gincel played #70 Gboye Balogun (United Kingdom) and lost 360 to 475 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 1-8, -1091.

Round 10

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Gincel played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 298 to 484 (a spread of -186).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 1-9, -1277.

Round 11

[photo of Jeannie J Wilson]

Gincel played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 274 to 505 (a spread of -231).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 1-10, -1508.

Round 12

[photo of Bharath Balakrishnan]

Gincel played #52 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 373 to 362 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-10, -1497.

Round 13

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Gincel played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and won 419 to 361 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-10, -1439.

Round 14

[photo of Fidelis Olotu]

Gincel played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 291 to 476 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-11, -1624.

Round 15

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Gincel played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 353 to 424 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-12, -1695.

Round 16

[photo of Maureen Morris]

Gincel played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 321 to 409 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-13, -1783.

Round 17

[photo of Ruth MacInerney]

Gincel played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 466 to 427 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-13, -1744.

Round 18

[photo of Noel Livermore]

Gincel played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 337 to 493 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-14, -1900.

Round 19

[photo of Shauna Petrie]

Gincel played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 406 to 455 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-15, -1949.

Round 20

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Gincel played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 220 to 574 (a spread of -354).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-16, -2303.

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

Round 21

[photo of Judy Romann]

Gincel played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 308 to 431 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-17, -2426.

Round 22

[photo of Priya Fernando]

Gincel played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 313 to 460 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-18, -2573.

Round 23

[photo of Daniel Milton]

Gincel played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 318 to 425 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-19, -2680.

Round 24

[photo of Kevin Turner]

Gincel played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 393 to 432 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-20, -2719.

Round 25

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Gincel played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 312 to 497 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-21, -2904.

Round 26

[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]

Gincel played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 309 to 493 (a spread of -184).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-22, -3088.

Round 27

[photo of Nuala O'Rourke]

Gincel played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 264 to 465 (a spread of -201).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-23, -3289.

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

Round 28

[photo of Albert Hahn]

Gincel played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 341 to 519 (a spread of -178).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-24, -3467.

Round 29

[photo of David Whitley]

Gincel played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 338 to 448 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-25, -3577.

Round 30

[photo of Jin Chor Tan]

Gincel played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and lost 264 to 438 (a spread of -174).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-26, -3751.

Round 31

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Gincel played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 262 to 424 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-27, -3913.

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


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