NSC 2010: Eric Tran [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Tran, who is competing at the 2010 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, +384, and is ranked #34 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): Eric Surname(s): Tran Home: Calgary, AB, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 415 Average against: 402
Round 1		Tran played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 423 to 321 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Tran played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 344 to 370 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +76.
Round 3		Tran played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 458 to 401 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +133.
Round 4		Tran played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 452 to 414 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +171.
Round 5		Tran played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 424 to 435 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +160.
Round 6		Tran played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 458 to 384 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +234.
Round 7		Tran played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 350 to 368 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +216.
Round 8		Tran played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 420 to 385 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +251. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Tran played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 398 to 445 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +204.
Round 10		Tran played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 401 to 341 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +264.
Round 11		Tran played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 436 to 335 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +365.
Round 12		Tran played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 345 to 447 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +263.
Round 13		Tran played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 383 to 427 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +219.
Round 14		Tran played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 456 to 300 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +375.
Round 15		Tran played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 426 to 443 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +358.
Round 16		Tran played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 395 to 427 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +326.
Round 17		Tran played #47 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and won 445 to 297 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +474.
Round 18		Tran played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +523.
Round 19		Tran played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and won 450 to 444 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +529.
Round 20		Tran played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 361 to 560 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +330.
Round 21		Tran played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 461 to 358 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +433.
Round 22		Tran played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 416 to 384 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +465.
Round 23		Tran played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and lost 394 to 529 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +330.
Round 24		Tran played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 371 to 512 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +189.
Round 25		Tran played #22 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 494 to 366 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +317.
Round 26		Tran played #18 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 412 to 434 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +295. Tran is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Tran played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 359 to 458 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, +196.
Round 28		Tran played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 414 to 535 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-14, +75.
Round 29		Tran played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 371 to 330 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-14, +116.
Round 30		Tran played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 447 to 304 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-14, +259.
Round 31		Tran played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) again and won 473 to 348 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-14, +384.

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