NSC 2012: Matthew Bernardina [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Bernardina, 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 18-13, +781, and is ranked #13 in Division CSW.

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): Matthew Surname(s): Bernardina Home: Durham, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 591 Average for: 435 Average against: 411
Round 1		Bernardina played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and won 457 to 405 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Bernardina played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 398 to 318 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +132. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Bernardina played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 528 to 338 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +322.
Round 4		Bernardina played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 548 to 351 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +519.
Round 5		Bernardina played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 364 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +575. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Bernardina played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 343 to 486 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +432.
Round 7		Bernardina played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 563 to 400 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +595.
Round 8		Bernardina played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 506 to 363 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +738. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bernardina played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 591 to 442 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +887. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Bernardina played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 377 to 397 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +867. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Bernardina played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 385 to 467 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +785.
Round 12		Bernardina played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 467 to 403 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +849.
Round 13		Bernardina played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 549 to 366 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1032. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Bernardina played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 385 to 440 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +977.
Round 15		Bernardina played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 385 to 424 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +938.
Round 16		Bernardina played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 437 to 423 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-5, +952.
Round 17		Bernardina played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 317 to 519 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +750. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Bernardina played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and won 471 to 462 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +759. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Bernardina played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 472 to 436 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +795. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Bernardina played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 373 to 389 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-7, +779.
Round 21		Bernardina played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and lost 400 to 484 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-8, +695.
Round 22		Bernardina played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 534 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +491. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Bernardina played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 346 to 496 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +341.
Round 24		Bernardina played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 385 to 497 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +229.
Round 25		Bernardina played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 368 to 448 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +149.
Round 26		Bernardina recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +199.
Round 27		Bernardina played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 434 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +122.
Round 28		Bernardina played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 508 to 233 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +397. Bernardina is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Bernardina played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) again and won 544 to 319 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +622.
Round 30		Bernardina played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 429 to 309 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +742.
Round 31		Bernardina played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) again and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +781.

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