NSC 2011: Bruce Shuman [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2011 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 15-16, -199, and is ranked #52 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): Bruce Surname(s): Shuman Home: Wilmington, NC, United States Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless

Round by Round
High score: 452 Average for: 369 Average against: 376
Round 1		Shuman played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 331 to 347 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Shuman played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 364 to 428 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-2, -80.
Round 3		Shuman played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 386 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-3, -133.
Round 4		Shuman played #20 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and lost 345 to 470 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-4, -258.
Round 5		Shuman played #72 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-4, -200.
Round 6		Shuman played #86 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and won 446 to 293 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -47.
Round 7		Shuman played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 322 to 351 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-5, -76.
Round 8		Shuman played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 392 to 322 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-5, -6.
Round 9		Shuman played #78 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 338 to 320 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, +12.
Round 10		Shuman played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 296 to 415 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-6, -107.
Round 11		Shuman played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 299 to 340 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -148.
Round 12		Shuman played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 399 to 485 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-8, -234.
Round 13		Shuman played #46 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 442 to 317 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-8, -109.
Round 14		Shuman played #79 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 393 to 320 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -36.
Round 15		Shuman played #75 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 381 to 347 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, -2.
Round 16		Shuman played #61 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 405 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-9, -48.
Round 17		Shuman played #2 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 387 to 350 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -11.
Round 18		Shuman played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 362 to 325 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +26. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Shuman played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 376 to 393 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-10, +9.
Round 20		Shuman played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 285 to 429 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-11, -135.
Round 21		Shuman played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 368 to 310 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-11, -77.
Round 22		Shuman played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, -53.
Round 23		Shuman played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 409 to 310 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, +46.
Round 24		Shuman played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 357 to 416 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, -13.
Round 25		Shuman played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 390 to 510 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, -133.
Round 26		Shuman played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 452 to 387 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -68.
Round 27		Shuman played #84 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 366 to 347 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -49.
Round 28		Shuman played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 385 to 374 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, -38.
Round 29		Shuman played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 326 to 399 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-14, -111.
Round 30		Shuman played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 401 to 462 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-15, -172.
Round 31		Shuman played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) again and lost 363 to 390 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-16, -199.

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