NASC 2018: Michael Tang [CSW-69]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Tang, 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, +528, and is ranked #22 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): Michael Surname(s): Tang Home: Singapore Awards: 1998 Singapore Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Reading Autobiographies

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 421 Average against: 404
Round 1		Tang played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 373 to 484 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -111.
Round 2		Tang played #33 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 406 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -181.
Round 3		Tang played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 568 to 227 (a spread of 341). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, +160. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Tang played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 450 to 367 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +243. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Tang played #1 Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) and lost 351 to 468 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-3, +126.
Round 6		Tang played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 374 to 350 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +150. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Tang played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 507 to 368 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +289. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Tang played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and lost 364 to 510 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, +143.
Round 9		Tang played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 464 to 448 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +159. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Tang played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 365 to 315 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +209. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Tang played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 421 to 391 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +239. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Tang played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 384 to 561 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +62. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Tang played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 398 to 445 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +15. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Tang played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 468 to 346 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +137. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Tang played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 480 to 371 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +246. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Tang played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 339 to 408 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +177. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Tang played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 439 to 435 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +181. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Tang played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and won 483 to 372 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +292. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Tang played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 348 to 483 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +157. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Tang played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 438 to 380 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +215. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Tang played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 445 to 519 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +141. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Tang played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and lost 348 to 465 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +24.
Round 23		Tang played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 388 to 435 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, -23.
Round 24		Tang played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 397 to 429 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, -55.
Round 25		Tang played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 504 to 409 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, +40.
Round 26		Tang played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 334 to 372 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +2. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Tang played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 374 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, +33.
Round 28		Tang played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 455 to 313 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +175. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Tang played #23 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 510 to 331 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +354. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Tang played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 487 to 272 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +569. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Tang played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 423 to 464 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-14, +528. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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