On this page, you will find information about
Chris Lipe, who is competing
at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 16-8, +996, and is ranked
#7.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 599 Average for: 444 Average against: 402 |
Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Lipe played #60 Fred Magu (KEN) and won 422 to 413 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-0, +9. |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Lipe played #99 Mikolaj Szymanski (POL) and won 455 to 365 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-0, +99. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Lipe played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 447 to 495 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +51. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Alastair Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_alastair_4.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Lipe played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 329 to 491 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-2, -111. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Lipe played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 374 to 408 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -145. |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Lipe played #90 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 413 to 443 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -175. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Lipe played #24 Chris Cummins (Sco) and won 405 to 378 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -148. |
Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/idn.gif) Indonesia | Lipe played #41 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 599 to 200 (a spread of 399). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +251. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Tim Adamson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #2 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 439 to 397 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +293. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Scott Jackson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jackson_scott_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #45 Scott Jackson (USA) and won 398 to 369 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +322. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/are.gif) United Arab Emirates | Lipe played #98 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 478 to 321 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +479. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Ben Withers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withers_ben_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and won 525 to 425 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +579. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Lipe played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 481 to 317 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +743. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #21 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 481 to 392 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +832. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 389 to 499 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +722. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Waseem Khatri]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/khatri_waseem_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/pak.gif) Pakistan | Lipe played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 558 to 384 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +896. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Vannitha Balasingam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/balasingam_vannitha_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/mys.gif) Malaysia | Lipe played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 448 to 367 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +977. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Brett Smitheram]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smitheram_brett.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Lipe played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 473 to 404 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +1046. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Azu Ogbogu]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/ogbogu_azu.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Lipe played #33 Azu Ogbogu (NGA) and won 456 to 415 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +1087. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #52 David Koenig (USA) and won 456 to 341 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +1202. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Craig Beevers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/beevers_craig.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Lipe played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 443 to 456 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1189. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of David Eldar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eldar_david_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Lipe played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and won 460 to 451 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1198. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Lipe played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 337 to 474 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +1061. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Brett Smitheram]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smitheram_brett.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Lipe played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) again and lost 389 to 454 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +996. |
First Prize Ceremony | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Quarterfinal Round 1 | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Quarterfinal Round 3 | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Semifinal Round 1 | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Semifinal Round 2 | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Semifinal Round 5 | |   | Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |