NSC 2010: Nathan James [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Nathan James, 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, +1437, and is ranked #15 in Division 2.

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): Nathan Surname(s): James Home: Mount Pleasant, SC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 417 Average against: 370
Round 1		James played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 400 to 347 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		James played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 381 to 398 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +36.
Round 3		James played #27 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +54.
Round 4		James played #5 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 479 to 368 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +165.
Round 5		James played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 408 to 383 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +190.
Round 6		James played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 418 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +146.
Round 7		James played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 388 to 394 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +140.
Round 8		James played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 369 to 418 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, +91.
Round 9		James played #17 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 444 to 290 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +245.
Round 10		James played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 496 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +69.
Round 11		James played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 491 to 265 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-5, +295.
Round 12		James played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 444 to 378 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +361.
Round 13		James played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 363 to 399 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +325.
Round 14		James played #60 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 355 to 449 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-7, +231.
Round 15		James played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 375 to 408 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-8, +198.
Round 16		James played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 359 to 376 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-9, +181.
Round 17		James played #32 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 486 to 253 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-9, +414.
Round 18		James played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 409 to 319 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, +504.
Round 19		James played #4 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 486 to 334 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +656.
Round 20		James played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 395 to 493 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, +558.
Round 21		James played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 496 to 304 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +750.
Round 22		James played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +789.
Round 23		James played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 530 to 427 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +892. James is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		James played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 384 to 445 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +831.
Round 25		James played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and lost 414 to 429 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-12, +816.
Round 26		James played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 431 to 368 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +879.
Round 27		James played #22 David Bibb (Del City, OK) and won 435 to 367 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +947.
Round 28		James played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 508 to 285 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +1170.
Round 29		James played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 362 to 370 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +1162.
Round 30		James played #55 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 382 to 292 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +1252.
Round 31		James played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and won 453 to 268 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +1437.

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