Mark Nyman [#110] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Nyman, 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. Nyman currently has a record of 16-14, +685, and is ranked #57 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): Mark Surname(s): Nyman Home: Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom Age: 40 Awards: 1993 WSC, 1993 Exeter, 1992 1996 BMSC, 1995 Thailand Open, five-time U.K. Masters Champion, 1995 1998 UK NSC Hobbies: Occupation: Former television producer WSC 1991 Rank: 22 WSC 1993 Rank: 1 WSC 1995 Rank: 17 WSC 1997 Rank: 5 WSC 1999 Rank: 2

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 567 Average for: 420 Average against: 397
Before the Tournament		Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Nyman played #42 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and won 456 to 387 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Ferguson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +69.
Round 2		Nyman played #121 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 489 to 373 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Parsons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +185.
Round 3		Nyman played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 383 to 425 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +143.
Round 4		Nyman played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 432 to 492 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, +83.
Round 5		Nyman played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 395 to 277 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +201.
Round 6		Nyman played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 367 to 424 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, +144.
Round 7		Nyman played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 265 to 390 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Kantimathi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-4, +19.
Round 8		Nyman played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 330 to 458 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-5, -109.
Round 9		Nyman played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 503 to 317 (a spread of 186) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-5, +77.
Round 10		Nyman played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 524 to 329 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, +272.
Round 11		Nyman played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 396 to 392 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, +276.
Round 12		Nyman played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 343 to 525 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-6, +94. Nyman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Nyman played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 330 to 415 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-7, +9. Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Nyman played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 460 to 550 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-8, -81. Nyman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Nyman played #157 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 364 to 370 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Tangredi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-9, -87. Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Nyman played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 529 to 270 (a spread of 259) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-9, +172.
Round 17		Nyman played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 343 to 340 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Avrin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-9, +175.
Round 18		Nyman played #153 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Stocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-10, +160.
Round 19		Nyman played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 566 to 347 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-10, +379.
Round 20		Nyman played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 567 to 367 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, +579.
Round 21		Nyman played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 391 to 399 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-11, +571.
Round 22		Nyman played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 350 to 500 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-12, +421.
Round 23		Nyman played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 301 to 418 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-13, +304.
Round 24		Nyman played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 447 to 354 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-13, +397.
Round 25		Nyman played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 432 to 299 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-13, +530. Nyman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Nyman played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and won 435 to 404 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Howard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-13, +561.
Round 27		Nyman played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 440 to 414 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-13, +587.
Round 28		Nyman played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 414 to 410 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-13, +591.
Round 29		Nyman played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 440 to 448 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 15-14, +583. Nyman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Nyman played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 501 to 399 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Nyman had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 16-14, +685. Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Nyman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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