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SPC 2024: Matthew Tunnicliffe [CSW1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Tunnicliffe, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +958, and is ranked #5 in Division CSW1.

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 Matthew Tunnicliffe]

Given name(s): Matthew
Surname(s): Tunnicliffe
Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Occupation: Technical Writer
Round by Round

High score: 596
Average for: 446
Average against: 416

Round 1

[photo of Joe Roberdeau]

Tunnicliffe played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 423 to 370 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +53.

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

Round 2

[photo of Tony Leah]

Tunnicliffe played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 502 to 511 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 1-1, +44.

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

Round 3

[photo of Robert Linn]

Tunnicliffe played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 400 to 449 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-2, -5.

Round 4

[photo of Josh Sokol]

Tunnicliffe played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 532 to 417 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-2, +110.

Round 5

[photo of Wenwa Akinyi]

Tunnicliffe played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and won 569 to 381 (a spread of 188).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-2, +298.

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

Round 6

[photo of Joshua Castellano]

Tunnicliffe played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 471 to 516 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-3, +253.

Round 7

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Tunnicliffe played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 358 to 429 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-4, +182.

Round 8

[photo of Jacob Bergmann]

Tunnicliffe played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 397 to 363 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-4, +216.

Round 9

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

Tunnicliffe played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 441 to 415 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-4, +242.

Round 10

[photo of Paula Catanese]

Tunnicliffe played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 452 to 390 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-4, +304.

Round 11

[photo of Jason Keller]

Tunnicliffe played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 303 to 450 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 6-5, +157.

Round 12

[photo of Austin Shin]

Tunnicliffe played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 395 to 415 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-6, +137.

Round 13

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Tunnicliffe played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 435 to 416 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-6, +156.

Round 14

[photo of Emily Brodeur]

Tunnicliffe played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 528 to 321 (a spread of 207).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-6, +363.

Round 15

[photo of Waseem Khatri]

Tunnicliffe played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 505 to 342 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-6, +526.

Round 16

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Tunnicliffe played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 416 to 531 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-7, +411.

Round 17

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Tunnicliffe played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and lost 310 to 541 (a spread of -231).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-8, +180.

Round 18

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Tunnicliffe played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 420 to 444 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-9, +156.

Round 19  

Tunnicliffe recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-9, +206.

Round 20

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Tunnicliffe played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 368 to 414 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 10-10, +160.

Round 21

[photo of Caroline Polak Scowcroft]

Tunnicliffe played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 430 to 389 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 11-10, +201.

Round 22

[photo of  Kaia]

Tunnicliffe played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 450 to 324 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 12-10, +327.

Round 23

[photo of Kaveri Warriar]

Tunnicliffe played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 431 to 323 (a spread of 108).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-10, +435.

Round 24

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Tunnicliffe played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 596 to 414 (a spread of 182).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 14-10, +617.

Round 25

[photo of Robert Linn]

Tunnicliffe played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 455 to 424 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-10, +648.

Round 26

[photo of  Winter]

Tunnicliffe played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 477 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-11, +567.

Round 27

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Tunnicliffe played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 433 to 423 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-11, +577.

Round 28

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Tunnicliffe played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 539 to 368 (a spread of 171).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-11, +748.

Round 29

[photo of Will Anderson]

Tunnicliffe played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 444 to 391 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 18-11, +801.

Round 30

[photo of Alec Sjoholm]

Tunnicliffe played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 516 to 469 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 19-11, +848.

Round 31

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Tunnicliffe played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and won 475 to 365 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 20-11, +958.

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


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