NSC 2013: Siddharth Murali [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Siddharth Murali, who is competing at the 2013 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 21-10, +424, and is ranked #3 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): Siddharth Surname(s): Murali Home: Collierville, TN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 397 Average against: 383
Round 1		Murali played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and won 488 to 409 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Murali played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 417 to 249 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +247.
Round 3		Murali played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 425 to 396 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +276.
Round 4		Murali played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 451 to 278 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +449.
Round 5		Murali played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 433 to 403 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +479.
Round 6		Murali played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and won 394 to 390 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +483.
Round 7		Murali played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 461 to 375 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-0, +569. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Murali played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 376 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +536. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Murali played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 361 to 391 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +506. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Murali played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 338 to 388 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +456.
Round 11		Murali played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 427 to 346 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +537.
Round 12		Murali played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 457 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +433.
Round 13		Murali played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 470 to 461 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +442.
Round 14		Murali played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 368 to 482 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +328.
Round 15		Murali played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 325 to 481 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +172. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Murali played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-6, +185.
Round 17		Murali played #42 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 399 to 344 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +240.
Round 18		Murali played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 324 to 340 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-7, +224.
Round 19		Murali played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 402 to 382 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +244.
Round 20		Murali played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 385 to 347 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +282.
Round 21		Murali played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 427 to 311 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-7, +398.
Round 22		Murali played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 334 to 384 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +348.
Round 23		Murali played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 382 to 337 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +393.
Round 24		Murali played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 397 to 331 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +459.
Round 25		Murali played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 417 to 407 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +469.
Round 26		Murali played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 418 to 326 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +561. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Murali played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 419 to 367 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +613.
Round 28		Murali played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and won 418 to 402 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-8, +629. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Murali played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) again and won 419 to 391 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-8, +657. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Murali played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and lost 365 to 451 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +571. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Murali played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) for the third time and lost 346 to 493 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +424. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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