NSC 2013: Puneet Sharma [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Puneet Sharma, 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 14-17, -83, and is ranked #28 in Division 5.

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): Puneet Surname(s): Sharma Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Hobbies: Reading, Poker

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 423 Average against: 426
Round 1		Sharma played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 408 to 391 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Sharma played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 434 to 479 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, -28. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sharma played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 449 to 354 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +67.
Round 4		Sharma played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 486 to 435 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +118.
Round 5		Sharma played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 414 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +54.
Round 6		Sharma played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 512 to 498 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +68.
Round 7		Sharma played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 377 to 415 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +30.
Round 8		Sharma played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 325 to 545 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, -190.
Round 9		Sharma played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 351 to 587 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-5, -426.
Round 10		Sharma played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 522 to 389 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -293.
Round 11		Sharma played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 466 to 476 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -303.
Round 12		Sharma played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 318 to 445 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-7, -430.
Round 13		Sharma played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -405.
Round 14		Sharma played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 541 to 309 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, -173.
Round 15		Sharma played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 499 to 427 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, -101.
Round 16		Sharma played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 350 to 449 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, -200.
Round 17		Sharma played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 387 to 518 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-9, -331.
Round 18		Sharma played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 564 to 300 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-9, -67.
Round 19		Sharma played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 353 to 377 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-10, -91.
Round 20		Sharma played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 434 to 460 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-11, -117.
Round 21		Sharma played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 569 to 339 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-11, +113.
Round 22		Sharma played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 363 to 426 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-12, +50.
Round 23		Sharma played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 367 to 497 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-13, -80.
Round 24		Sharma played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 455 to 315 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-13, +60.
Round 25		Sharma played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 453 to 468 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-14, +45.
Round 26		Sharma played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 514 to 396 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-14, +163.
Round 27		Sharma played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 366 to 420 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-15, +109. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28		Sharma played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 432 to 387 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-15, +154.
Round 29		Sharma played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 344 to 470 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-16, +28.
Round 30		Sharma played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) again and lost 336 to 465 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-17, -101.
Round 31		Sharma played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) again and won 409 to 391 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-17, -83.

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