Don Austin [#004] at NSC 2002

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Don Austin [#004] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Don Surname(s): Austin Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: Scrabble, bicycling, computers, antiques/collectables Occupation: Retired

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 421 Average for: 354 Average against: 328
Round 1		Austin played #018 Sabrina Cassidy (San Diego, CA) and won 356 to 333 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +23.
Round 2		Austin played #071 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 328 to 339 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Austin played #006 Suzannah Badgett (Mesa, AZ) and won 406 to 297 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		Austin played #028 Jeanne Gannon (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) and won 408 to 353 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +176.
Round 5		Austin played #076 Muhit Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 338 to 357 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +157.
Round 6		Austin played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 377 to 230 (a spread of 147) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +304.
Round 7		Austin played #092 Gayle Weyers (Superior, WI) and lost 333 to 339 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +298.
Round 8		Austin played #067 Sandy Nang (Santa Monica, CA) and won 355 to 291 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +362.
Round 9		Austin played #019 Anna marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 364 to 303 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +423.
Round 10		Austin played #094 Claire Pleczynski (Berlin, NJ) and won 351 to 337 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +437.
Round 11		Austin played #024 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 356 to 270 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +523.
Round 12		Austin played #087 Edgar Thomas (Cambridge, MA) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +529. Austin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Austin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Austin played #048 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 321 to 372 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +478.
Round 14		Austin played #014 Jeanette Block (Culver City, CA) and won 421 to 242 (a spread of 179) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +657.
Round 15		Austin played #053 Vera Kuznecov (Vancouver BC) and won 366 to 288 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +735.
Round 16		Austin played #078 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 311 to 376 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +670.
Round 17		Austin played #072 Nora Poulos (Albuquerque, NM) and won 348 to 243 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +775.
Round 18		Austin played #095 Bill Kinsella (Sumas, WA) and won 379 to 373 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +781.
Round 19		Austin played #037 May Haney (Mesa, AZ) and lost 273 to 427 (a spread of -154) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +627.
Round 20		Austin played #087 Edgar Thomas (Cambridge, MA) and lost 332 to 343 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +616.
Round 21		Austin played #020 Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) and lost 342 to 377 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +581.
Round 22		Austin played #034 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +571.
Round 23		Austin played #037 May Haney (Mesa, AZ) and won 331 to 326 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +576.
Round 24		Austin played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 311 to 341 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +546.
Round 25		Austin played #017 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 342 to 311 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +577.
Round 26		Austin played #082 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 368 to 342 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +603.
Round 27		Austin played #007 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 368 to 310 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +661.
Round 28		Austin played #076 Muhit Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 324 to 266 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +719.
Round 29		Austin played #034 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 336 to 353 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +702.
Round 30		Austin played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 392 to 347 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +747.
Round 31		Austin played #040 Jan Hein (Boulder, CO) and won 382 to 324 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-11, +805.

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