NSC 2010: Chris Williams [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Williams, 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 18-13, +432, and is ranked #24 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): Chris Surname(s): Williams Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Hobbies: Mathematics, reading, computer games, vegetating

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 406 Average against: 392
Round 1		Williams played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 424 to 461 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -37.
Round 2		Williams played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 370 to 501 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -168.
Round 3		Williams played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -120.
Round 4		Williams played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 395 to 324 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -49.
Round 5		Williams played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 460 to 372 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +39.
Round 6		Williams played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 442 to 303 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +178.
Round 7		Williams played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 373 to 399 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +152.
Round 8		Williams played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 453 to 357 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +248.
Round 9		Williams played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +261.
Round 10		Williams played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 294 to 372 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +183. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Williams played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 419 to 426 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +176.
Round 12		Williams played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 451 to 334 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +293.
Round 13		Williams played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 424 to 294 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +423.
Round 14		Williams played #30 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 478 to 349 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +552.
Round 15		Williams played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 463 to 328 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +687.
Round 16		Williams played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 395 to 438 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +644.
Round 17		Williams played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 426 to 412 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +658. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Williams played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 414 to 398 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +674.
Round 19		Williams played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 446 to 442 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +678.
Round 20		Williams played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 464 to 429 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +713.
Round 21		Williams played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 353 to 502 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +564.
Round 22		Williams played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 399 to 452 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +511. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Williams played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 317 to 403 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +425.
Round 24		Williams played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 493 to 375 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +543.
Round 25		Williams played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 336 to 395 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-10, +484.
Round 26		Williams played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 366 to 478 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, +372.
Round 27		Williams played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 369 to 352 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +389.
Round 28		Williams played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 300 to 465 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, +224.
Round 29		Williams played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 430 to 336 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, +318.
Round 30		Williams played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 362 to 484 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, +196.
Round 31		Williams played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 474 to 238 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +432.

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