NSC 2012: Michael Early [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, -531, and is ranked #39 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
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 387 Average against: 405
Round 1		Early played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 349 to 391 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2		Early played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 366 to 500 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-2, -176. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Early played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 412 to 371 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -135.
Round 4		Early played #68 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 532 to 298 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +99.
Round 5		Early played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 451 to 415 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +135.
Round 6		Early played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 435 to 433 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +137.
Round 7		Early played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 492 to 338 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +291.
Round 8		Early played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 363 to 485 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +169. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Early played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 443 to 367 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +245.
Round 10		Early played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 355 to 549 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +51.
Round 11		Early played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 449 to 344 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +156.
Round 12		Early played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 407 to 396 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +167.
Round 13		Early played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 311 to 320 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +158.
Round 14		Early played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 388 to 353 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +193.
Round 15		Early played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 363 to 365 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +191. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Early played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 377 to 318 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +250.
Round 17		Early played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +293.
Round 18		Early played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 304 to 466 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +131.
Round 19		Early played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +162.
Round 20		Early played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 401 to 384 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +179.
Round 21		Early played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 316 to 403 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +92. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Early played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and lost 343 to 440 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, -5.
Round 23		Early played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 299 to 442 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, -148.
Round 24		Early played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 419 to 409 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, -138.
Round 25		Early played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 404 to 262 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +4.
Round 26		Early played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 364 to 412 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, -44.
Round 27		Early played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 275 to 432 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, -201.
Round 28		Early played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 456 to 451 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, -196.
Round 29		Early played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 368 to 384 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-13, -212.
Round 30		Early played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 454 to 457 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, -215.
Round 31		Early played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 313 to 629 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-15, -531.

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