The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Open 1)

December 4–6, 2013

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SCTI 2013 Open 1: Jesse Matthews [#35]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Matthews, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Open 1. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-4, +525, and is ranked #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): Jesse Surname(s): Matthews Home: Kelowna, BC, Canada Awards: UBCO Dean's List ('09, '10 & '11) Hobbies: Volleyball, Working Out Occupation: Student SCTI 2013 Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 428 Average against: 399
Round 1	United States	Matthews played #18 Jean McArthur (USA) and lost 326 to 529 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -203.
Round 2	England	Matthews played #8 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and won 534 to 420 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -89.
Round 3	United States	Matthews played #37 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 430 to 460 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -119.
Round 4	India	Matthews played #29 Prithwiraj Mukherjee (IND) and won 435 to 355 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -39.
Round 5	Australia	Matthews played #33 Sharon Sorensen (AUS) and won 441 to 360 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +42.
Round 6	Australia	Matthews played #27 John Barker (AUS) and won 460 to 436 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +66.
Round 7	Australia	Matthews played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 445 to 437 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +74.
Round 8	Ireland	Matthews played #13 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and won 422 to 379 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +117.
Round 9	Pakistan	Matthews played #22 Tariq Pervez (PAK) and lost 395 to 437 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +75.
Round 10	England	Matthews played #3 Evan Simpson (Eng) and won 400 to 365 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +110.
Round 11	England	Matthews played #23 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 495 to 405 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +200.
Round 12	Singapore	Matthews played #45 Ying Ming Poh (SGP) and won 453 to 314 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +339.
Round 13	England	Matthews played #7 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 438 to 422 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +355.
Round 14	England	Matthews played #5 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and won 435 to 379 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +411.
Round 15	Singapore	Matthews played #2 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 407 to 359 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +459.
Round 16	England	Matthews played #1 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 440 to 375 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +524.
Round 17	England	Matthews played #3 Evan Simpson (Eng) again and lost 361 to 379 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +506.
Round 18	England	Matthews played #5 Philip Nelkon (Eng) again and won 392 to 373 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +525.

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