Andrew Golding [#52] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Golding, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Golding currently has a record of 13-17, -255, and is ranked #127 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): Andrew Surname(s): Golding Home: Verdun, QC, Canada Age: 38 Hobbies: Music Occupation: Programmer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25.5-39.5 (0.392)
Past 1-12 months	5.5-10.5 (0.344)	W L WW LLL W LLLLLL WT
Past 13-24 months	10-8 (0.556)	LLLL W L WWWWWW L WW L W L
Past 25-36 months	2-9 (0.182)	LLL W LL W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	7-6 (0.538)	LL W LLL WW L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLLL W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 383 Average against: 392
Before the Tournament		Golding is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Golding is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Golding played #176 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 459 to 344 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Golding had not played Withers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Golding played #108 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Golding had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, +111.
Round 3		Golding played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Golding had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, +139. Golding is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Golding is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4	Larger photo available	Golding played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 447 to 346 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Golding's record vs. Graham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +240.
Round 5		Golding played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and won 387 to 313 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Golding's record vs. Overton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +314.
Round 6		Golding played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 446 to 274 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Golding had not played Kreiswirth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +486.
Round 7		Golding played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 365 to 424 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Golding had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +427.
Round 8		Golding played #147 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 386 to 408 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Golding's record vs. Sherman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +405.
Round 9		Golding played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 284 to 412 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Golding had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, +277.
Round 10		Golding played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 416 to 427 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2000-07 at: ALBANY, NY Golding's record vs. Goldman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, +266.
Round 11		Golding played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 269 to 468 (a spread of -199) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Golding's record vs. Logan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-6, +67.
Round 12		Golding played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 341 to 369 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Golding had not played Oliger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-7, +39.
Round 13		Golding played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 337 to 491 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Golding had not played Chakrabarti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 5-8, -115.
Round 14		Golding played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 373 to 302 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Golding had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-8, -44.
Round 15		Golding played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 431 to 447 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Golding had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-9, -60. Golding is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Golding played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 396 to 394 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Golding had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-9, -58.
Round 17		Golding played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and lost 387 to 427 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Golding had not played Neff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 7-10, -98.
Round 18		Golding played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Golding had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-10, -95.
Round 19	Larger photo available	Golding played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 360 to 425 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Golding's record vs. Graham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 8-11, -160.
Round 20		Golding played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 292 to 432 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Golding had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 8-12, -300.
Round 21		Golding played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 429 to 444 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Golding had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 8-13, -315.
Round 22		Golding played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 527 to 321 (a spread of 206) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT, CAN Golding's record vs. Vijayakumar in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9-13, -109.
Round 23		Golding played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and lost 260 to 386 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Golding had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 9-14, -235. Golding is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Golding is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Golding played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 385 to 301 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Golding had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 10-14, -151.
Round 25		Golding played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and won 442 to 354 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Golding had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 11-14, -63.
Round 26		Golding played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 429 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Golding had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 11-15, -136.
Round 27		Golding played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 392 to 355 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Golding had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-15, -99. Golding is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Golding played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 413 to 369 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Golding had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 13-15, -55.
Round 29		Golding played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 387 to 445 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Golding had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 13-16, -113.
Round 30		Golding played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 366 to 508 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Golding had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 13-17, -255.

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