NASC 2019: James Curley [CSW-16]

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On this page, you will find information about James Curley, 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 18-13, +55, and is ranked #16 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: 592 Average for: 427 Average against: 427
Round 1		Curley played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 492 to 420 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +72. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Curley played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and won 459 to 342 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +189. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Curley played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 403 to 437 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +155. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Curley played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and lost 439 to 502 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +92. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Curley played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 592 to 354 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +330. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 6		Curley played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 423 to 390 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +363. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Curley played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 467 to 315 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +515. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Curley played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 439 to 420 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +534. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Curley played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 423 to 454 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +503. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Curley played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 359 to 677 (a spread of -318). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +185. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Curley played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 472 to 370 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-4, +287. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Curley played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 369 to 487 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-5, +169. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Curley played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 382 to 436 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +115.
Round 14		Curley played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 374 to 479 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-7, +10.
Round 15		Curley played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 415 to 384 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-7, +41.
Round 16		Curley played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 426 to 392 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +75. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Curley played #21 Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) and won 458 to 454 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +79. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Curley played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 467 to 393 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +153. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Curley played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 396 to 427 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +122. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Curley played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) again and lost 424 to 458 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +88.
Round 21		Curley played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 418 to 403 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +103.
Round 22		Curley played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 399 to 393 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +109. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Curley recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +159. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Curley played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 436 to 318 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +277. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Curley played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 538 to 418 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +397. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Curley played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and won 402 to 395 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +404. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Curley played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 398 to 423 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +379. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Curley played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 408 to 447 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +340. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Curley played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and lost 383 to 439 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +284. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Curley played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) again and won 461 to 413 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +332. Curley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Curley played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 279 to 556 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, +55.

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