The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Austin Shin [#90]

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On this page, you will find information about Austin Shin, 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 14-10, +910, and is ranked #22.

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): Austin Surname(s): Shin Home: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom SCT 2014 Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 578 Average for: 436 Average against: 398
Round 1	Slovakia	Shin played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 578 to 297 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +281. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Trinidad and Tobago	Shin played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 379 to 425 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +235.
Round 3	Thailand	Shin played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 366 to 487 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +114.
Round 4	England	Shin played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 452 to 413 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +153.
Round 5	Australia	Shin played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and won 476 to 281 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +348. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Shin played #55 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 443 to 413 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +378.
Round 7	United Arab Emirates	Shin played #98 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 455 to 390 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +443.
Round 8	Wales	Shin played #29 Penny Downer (Wal) and won 478 to 368 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +553.
Round 9	England	Shin played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 449 to 463 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +539. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Pakistan	Shin played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 433 to 440 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +532. Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	United States	Shin played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and won 430 to 374 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +588.
Round 12	Nigeria	Shin played #3 Toke Aka (NGA) and won 547 to 272 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +863.
Round 13	New Zealand	Shin played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 448 to 417 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +894. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Canada	Shin played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 450 to 486 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +858. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Philippines	Shin played #81 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 461 to 350 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +969.
Round 16	Malaysia	Shin played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 341 to 362 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +948. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Northern Ireland	Shin played #49 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 423 to 358 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +1013. Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	United States	Shin played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +968.
Round 19	England	Shin played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 413 to 380 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +1001. Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 20	Poland	Shin played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and won 431 to 316 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +1116. Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Shin played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 445 to 424 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +1137. Shin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Australia	Shin played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 432 to 441 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +1128.
Round 23	Australia	Shin played #62 Chris May (AUS) and lost 410 to 442 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +1096.
Round 24	United States	Shin played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 341 to 527 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +910.

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