NSC 2013: Ruchi Gupta [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruchi Gupta, 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 17-14, +470, and is ranked #38 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): Ruchi Surname(s): Gupta Home: Knoxville, TN, United States Awards: Happy to be among the top 10 of the state Hobbies: Gardening, Knitting, Travelling Cooking

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 386 Average against: 371
Round 1		Gupta played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 364 to 450 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -86.
Round 2		Gupta played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 369 to 381 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-2, -98.
Round 3		Gupta played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 369 to 394 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-3, -123.
Round 4		Gupta played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -93.
Round 5		Gupta played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 472 to 374 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, +5.
Round 6		Gupta played #104 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and won 325 to 319 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +11.
Round 7		Gupta played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 382 to 397 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -4.
Round 8		Gupta played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 375 to 369 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, +2.
Round 9		Gupta played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 277 to 451 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, -172.
Round 10		Gupta played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 349 to 279 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -102.
Round 11		Gupta played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 331 to 391 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-6, -162.
Round 12		Gupta played #86 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 348 to 314 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, -128.
Round 13		Gupta played #88 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and won 447 to 287 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +32.
Round 14		Gupta played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +108.
Round 15		Gupta played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 411 to 363 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +156.
Round 16		Gupta played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 359 to 407 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, +108.
Round 17		Gupta played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 358 to 374 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +92.
Round 18		Gupta played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 339 to 463 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-9, -32.
Round 19		Gupta played #15 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 367 to 382 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -47.
Round 20		Gupta played #73 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 500 to 397 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +56.
Round 21		Gupta played #63 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 497 to 284 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +269.
Round 22		Gupta played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 481 to 326 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +424.
Round 23		Gupta played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 330 to 361 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +393.
Round 24		Gupta played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 347 to 315 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +425.
Round 25		Gupta played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 483 to 438 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +470.
Round 26		Gupta played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 356 to 387 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, +439.
Round 27		Gupta played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 408 to 402 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +445.
Round 28		Gupta played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-13, +426.
Round 29		Gupta played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 366 to 322 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, +470.
Round 30		Gupta played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 371 to 416 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-14, +425.
Round 31		Gupta played #31 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 401 to 356 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 17-14, +470.

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