NSC 2013: George Asaka [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about George Asaka, 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 19.5-11.5, +121, and is ranked #10 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): George Surname(s): Asaka Home: Omaha, NE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 399 Average against: 395
Round 1		Asaka played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 462 to 401 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Asaka played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 397 to 441 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +17.
Round 3		Asaka played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 438 to 294 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4		Asaka played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 339 to 517 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, -17.
Round 5		Asaka played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 415 to 401 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, -3.
Round 6		Asaka played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 356 to 311 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-2, +42.
Round 7		Asaka played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 491 to 313 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +220.
Round 8		Asaka played #42 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 374 to 344 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +250.
Round 9		Asaka played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 409 to 376 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +283.
Round 10		Asaka played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 430 to 435 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +278.
Round 11		Asaka played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 385 to 312 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +351.
Round 12		Asaka played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 424 to 344 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +431.
Round 13		Asaka played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +453.
Round 14		Asaka played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 377 to 456 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +374.
Round 15		Asaka played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 402 to 415 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +361. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Asaka played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and won 406 to 364 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +403.
Round 17		Asaka played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 413 to 407 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +409.
Round 18		Asaka played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 457 to 372 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +494.
Round 19		Asaka played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 307 to 442 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +359.
Round 20		Asaka played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and tied at 394. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +359.
Round 21		Asaka played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and won 371 to 344 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +386.
Round 22		Asaka played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +462.
Round 23		Asaka played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and lost 373 to 482 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +353.
Round 24		Asaka played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 401 to 312 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +442.
Round 25		Asaka played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +470.
Round 26		Asaka played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 326 to 418 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +378. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Asaka played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) again and lost 329 to 433 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +274.
Round 28		Asaka played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and lost 371 to 571 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +74.
Round 29		Asaka played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 402 to 365 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +111.
Round 30		Asaka played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 562 to 383 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +290.
Round 31		Asaka played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) for the third time and lost 362 to 531 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +121.
After the Tournament		Asaka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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