NSC 2012: Chris Lipe [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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 17-14, +461, and is ranked #20 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): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, United States Hobbies: playing saxophone

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 429 Average against: 415
Round 1		Lipe played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 506 to 311 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +195.
Round 2		Lipe played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and lost 366 to 438 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +123.
Round 3		Lipe played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 485 to 346 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +262.
Round 4		Lipe played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 407 to 414 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-2, +255. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lipe played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 447 to 352 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +350. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lipe played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 415 to 380 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +385. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Lipe played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 551 to 321 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-2, +615.
Round 8		Lipe played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 400 to 451 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-3, +564. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lipe played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 325 to 429 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-4, +460.
Round 10		Lipe played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 437 to 484 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-5, +413. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lipe played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 423 to 375 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-5, +461. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Lipe played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 459 to 496 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-6, +424. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lipe played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 366 to 549 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-7, +241. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Lipe played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 534 to 386 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, +389.
Round 15		Lipe played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 488 to 419 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-7, +458.
Round 16		Lipe played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 367 to 383 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-8, +442.
Round 17		Lipe played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 405 to 505 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, +342.
Round 18		Lipe played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 413 to 394 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, +361.
Round 19		Lipe played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 562 to 367 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-9, +556.
Round 20		Lipe played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 375 to 339 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-9, +592.
Round 21		Lipe played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 456 to 391 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +657.
Round 22		Lipe played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) again and lost 289 to 477 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +469.
Round 23		Lipe played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) again and won 499 to 326 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-10, +642.
Round 24		Lipe played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 270 to 562 (a spread of -292). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +350. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lipe played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 347 to 529 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-12, +168.
Round 26		Lipe played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 566 to 345 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +389. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Lipe recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +439.
Round 28		Lipe played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +484.
Round 29		Lipe played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 401 to 471 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +414.
Round 30		Lipe played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 463 to 365 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +512.
Round 31		Lipe played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and lost 453 to 504 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +461. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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