NSC 2008: Michael Early [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 13-15, -525, and is ranked #73 in Division 1.

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 Michael Early]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Early
Home: Forth Worth, TX, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: songwriting, composing, philosphy, games
Occupation: Musician
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 6/139, 18-9 +951
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 107/132, 13-18 -231
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 14/172, 19-11 +559
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 1/108, 22-6 +1328
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 67/76, 11-17 -466

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 397 Average against: 415
Round 1		Early played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 313 to 506 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -193.
Round 2		Early played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 359 to 443 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -277. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Early played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 402 to 389 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -264.
Round 4		Early played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -296.
Round 5		Early played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 419 to 442 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-4, -319.
Round 6		Early played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 438 to 393 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -274.
Round 7		Early played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 356 to 351 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-4, -269.
Round 8		Early played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 326 to 442 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -385.
Round 9		Early played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 317 to 447 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-6, -515.
Round 10		Early played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 406 to 402 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, -511.
Round 11		Early played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 412 to 350 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -449.
Round 12		Early played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 426 to 490 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-7, -513.
Round 13		Early played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 417 to 328 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -424.
Round 14		Early played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 399 to 477 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -502.
Round 15		Early played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and won 414 to 360 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, -448.
Round 16		Early played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 473 to 358 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -333.
Round 17		Early played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 387 to 396 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, -342.
Round 18		Early played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 347 to 392 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-10, -387.
Round 19		Early played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 457 to 406 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -336.
Round 20		Early played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 420 to 510 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-11, -426.
Round 21		Early played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 365 to 387 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -448.
Round 22		Early played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 364 to 465 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-13, -549.
Round 23		Early played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 489 to 315 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-13, -375.
Round 24		Early played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 363 to 444 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -456.
Round 25		Early played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 439 to 429 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, -446.
Round 26		Early played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 538 to 303 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-14, -211.
Round 27		Early played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 282 to 612 (a spread of -330). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-15, -541. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Early played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) again and won 397 to 381 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, -525.

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