NSC 2008: Christiane Tran [#129]

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On this page, you will find information about Christiane Tran, 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 15-13, +898, and is ranked #40 in Division 2.

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): Christiane Surname(s): Tran Home: Santa Cruz, CA, United States Occupation: Metalsmith

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 402 Average against: 369
Round 1		Tran played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 361 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2		Tran played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 402 to 458 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -101. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Tran played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and lost 307 to 319 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-3, -113.
Round 4		Tran played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 340 to 524 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #131. Current record: 0-4, -297.
Round 5		Tran played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 445 to 357 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-4, -209.
Round 6		Tran played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 426 to 351 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-4, -134.
Round 7		Tran played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and lost 377 to 413 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-5, -170.
Round 8		Tran played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 286 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-5, -56.
Round 9		Tran played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 348 to 367 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-6, -75.
Round 10		Tran played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 394 to 416 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-7, -97.
Round 11		Tran played #78 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 339 to 368 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-8, -126.
Round 12		Tran played #92 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 412 to 350 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-8, -64.
Round 13		Tran played #71 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 340 to 401 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-9, -125.
Round 14		Tran played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 536 to 358 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-9, +53.
Round 15		Tran played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 385 to 391 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-10, +47.
Round 16		Tran played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 474 to 292 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, +229.
Round 17		Tran played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 459 to 396 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-10, +292.
Round 18		Tran played #58 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 452 to 302 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-10, +442.
Round 19		Tran played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 455 to 307 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, +590.
Round 20		Tran played #30 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 380 to 342 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, +628.
Round 21		Tran played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 366 to 369 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, +625.
Round 22		Tran played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 342 to 439 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-12, +528.
Round 23		Tran played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 362 to 447 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, +443.
Round 24		Tran played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 490 to 367 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-13, +566.
Round 25		Tran played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 424 to 355 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, +635.
Round 26		Tran played #64 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 422 to 297 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, +760.
Round 27		Tran played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 412 to 355 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, +817.
Round 28		Tran played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 438 to 357 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +898.

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