NSC 2009: Jon Shreve [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Jon Shreve, who is competing at the 2009 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 17-14, +831, and is ranked #31 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): Jon Surname(s): Shreve Home: Denver, CO, USA Hobbies: travel Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 615 Average for: 409 Average against: 382
Round 1		Shreve played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 489 to 389 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +100.
Round 2		Shreve played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 564 to 351 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +313.
Round 3		Shreve played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +317.
Round 4		Shreve played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 345 to 436 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +226. Shreve is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Shreve played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 412 to 436 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +202.
Round 6		Shreve played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 238 to 393 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +47.
Round 7		Shreve played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 482 to 364 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +165.
Round 8		Shreve played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 403 to 359 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +209.
Round 9		Shreve played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 338 to 376 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +171.
Round 10		Shreve played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 477 to 341 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +307.
Round 11		Shreve played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 492 to 349 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +450.
Round 12		Shreve played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 415 to 366 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +499.
Round 13		Shreve played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 417 to 439 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +477.
Round 14		Shreve played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 498 to 264 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +711.
Round 15		Shreve played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 615 to 315 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +1011. Shreve is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Shreve played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 331 to 359 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +983.
Round 17		Shreve played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 361 to 456 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +888. Shreve is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Shreve played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 330 to 318 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +900.
Round 19		Shreve played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 360 to 325 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +935.
Round 20		Shreve played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 394 to 410 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +919.
Round 21		Shreve played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 353 to 480 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +792.
Round 22		Shreve played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and won 416 to 391 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +817.
Round 23		Shreve played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 373 to 403 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +787.
Round 24		Shreve played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 396 to 408 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +775.
Round 25		Shreve played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 457 to 426 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +806.
Round 26		Shreve played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 432 to 319 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +919.
Round 27		Shreve played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 368 to 348 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +939.
Round 28		Shreve played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 375 to 380 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +934.
Round 29		Shreve played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 405 to 388 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +951.
Round 30		Shreve played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 332 to 446 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-13, +837.
Round 31		Shreve played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 416 to 422 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +831.

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