On this page, you will find information about
Matthew O'Connor, who is competing
at the 2019 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, +325, and is ranked
#10 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 539 Average for: 439 Average against: 429 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| O'Connor played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 432 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +38. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| O'Connor played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 440 to 436 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +42. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| O'Connor played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 435 to 395 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +82. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| O'Connor played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 386 to 551 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, -83. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of James Curley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/curley_james_2.jpg)
| O'Connor played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 592 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -321. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| O'Connor played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 428 to 432 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -325. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Randi Goldberg]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/goldberg_randi_AA004450_1.jpg)
| O'Connor played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 482 to 314 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, -157. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| O'Connor played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 414 to 597 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, -340. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
| O'Connor played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 473 to 421 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, -288. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
| O'Connor played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 430 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -363. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| O'Connor played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 474 to 305 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, -194. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| O'Connor played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 432 to 340 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, -102. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_3.jpg)
| O'Connor played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 539 to 369 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +68. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| O'Connor played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 448 to 394 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +122. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Joshua Castellano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/castellano_joshua_AA003397.jpg)
| O'Connor played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 509 to 421 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +210. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/keller_jason_AA000419.jpg)
| O'Connor played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 363 to 511 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +62. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| O'Connor played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 442 to 431 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +73. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| O'Connor played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +11. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| O'Connor played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) again and lost 429 to 506 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, -66. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| O'Connor played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and won 458 to 442 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, -50. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Bharath Balakrishnan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balakrishnan_bharath_AA007133.jpg)
| O'Connor played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 433 to 372 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +11. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
| O'Connor played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 476 to 405 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +82. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
| O'Connor played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) again and lost 437 to 456 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +63. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| O'Connor played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and won 490 to 315 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +238. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Mina Del Solar]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| O'Connor played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and won 477 to 439 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +276. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Becky Dyer]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dyer_becky_AA000024_3.jpg)
| O'Connor played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 449 to 345 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +380. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| O'Connor played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) again and won 475 to 297 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +558. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/keller_jason_AA000419.jpg)
| O'Connor played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 496 to 461 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +593. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
| O'Connor played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 351 to 545 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +399. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| O'Connor played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 393 to 460 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +332. O'Connor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Mina Del Solar]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| O'Connor played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) again and lost 437 to 444 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +325. |