NSC 2012: Andrew Golding [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Golding, 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 19-12, +395, and is ranked #8 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): Andrew Surname(s): Golding Home: Verdun, QC, Canada Awards: Played in World Championship 2003, 2009 Hobbies: SCUBA diving, Choral Singing, Pinball Occupation: IT Professional

Round by Round
High score: 565 Average for: 413 Average against: 402
Round 1		Golding recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Golding played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 322 to 405 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -33.
Round 3		Golding played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 462 to 318 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +111.
Round 4		Golding played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 346 to 432 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, +25.
Round 5		Golding played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 352 to 447 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -70.
Round 6		Golding played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and won 409 to 355 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-3, -16.
Round 7		Golding played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 565 to 378 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +171. Golding is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Golding played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 546 to 265 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +452.
Round 9		Golding played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 380 to 473 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +359.
Round 10		Golding played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 397 to 377 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-4, +379. Golding is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Golding played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 349 to 497 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-5, +231.
Round 12		Golding played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 448 to 440 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +239.
Round 13		Golding played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 484 to 253 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-5, +470.
Round 14		Golding played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 414 to 472 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +412.
Round 15		Golding played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 393 to 507 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-7, +298.
Round 16		Golding played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 319 to 468 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, +149.
Round 17		Golding played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 322 to 449 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +22.
Round 18		Golding played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 422 to 387 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, +57.
Round 19		Golding played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and lost 388 to 455 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-10, -10.
Round 20		Golding played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 549 to 294 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-10, +245.
Round 21		Golding played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 392 to 352 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +285.
Round 22		Golding played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and won 423 to 418 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +290.
Round 23		Golding played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 341 to 601 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +30. Golding is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Golding played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 516 to 345 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +201.
Round 25		Golding played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +263.
Round 26		Golding played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 457 to 313 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +407.
Round 27		Golding played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) again and lost 245 to 529 (a spread of -284). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +123.
Round 28		Golding played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 406 to 375 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +154.
Round 29		Golding played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 444 to 395 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +203.
Round 30		Golding played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 490 to 390 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +303.
Round 31		Golding played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 434 to 342 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +395.

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