NASC 2019: Nick Ball [CSW-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Ball, 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, +617, and is ranked #8 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): Nick Surname(s): Ball Home: San Bruno, CA, United States Awards: National UK Schools Scrabble Championship winning team of two, 1994. Various UK and US tournament wins Hobbies: Reading, coffee shops, motorsport, road trips, hiking, museums, astronomy Occupation: Data Scientist

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 434 Average against: 415
Round 1		Ball played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 414 to 393 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Ball played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 497 to 402 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +116.
Round 3		Ball played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 474 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +30.
Round 4		Ball played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 444 to 370 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +104. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Ball played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 370 to 399 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +75.
Round 6		Ball played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and lost 320 to 477 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, -82.
Round 7		Ball played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 444 to 487 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-4, -125. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Ball played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 373 to 485 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-5, -237.
Round 9		Ball played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 506 to 451 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-5, -182. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Ball played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 511 to 367 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, -38.
Round 11		Ball played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 470 to 414 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +18.
Round 12		Ball played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 451 to 383 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +86.
Round 13		Ball played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 498 to 331 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +253.
Round 14		Ball played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 494 to 459 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +288. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Ball played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 452 to 451 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +289. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Ball played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 416 to 369 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +336. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Ball played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 431 to 442 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +325. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Ball played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 506 to 494 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +337. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Ball played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 474 to 437 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +374. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Ball played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 428 to 331 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +471. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Ball played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 390 to 410 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +451. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Ball played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 348 to 460 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +339. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Ball played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 383 to 457 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +265.
Round 24		Ball played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) again and lost 315 to 490 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +90. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Ball played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) again and won 439 to 316 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +213.
Round 26		Ball played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 458 to 357 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +314. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Ball recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +364. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Ball played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 389 to 455 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +298.
Round 29		Ball played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and lost 368 to 437 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +229.
Round 30		Ball played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and won 475 to 364 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +340.
Round 31		Ball played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 556 to 279 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +617.

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