NSC 2014: Cesar Del Solar [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Cesar Del Solar, who is competing at the 2014 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 18-13, -254, and is ranked #23 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): Cesar Surname(s): Del Solar Home: Albany, CA, United States Awards: 1st place at the JFTSOI tournament Hobbies: Guitar, music, programming, making awkward conversation-stopping comments Occupation: electrical engineer

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 397 Average against: 405
Round 1		Del Solar played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 395 to 368 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Del Solar played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 519 to 357 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +189.
Round 3		Del Solar played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 351 to 453 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +87.
Round 4		Del Solar played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 403 to 351 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +139.
Round 5		Del Solar played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 349 to 509 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, -21.
Round 6		Del Solar played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 333 to 414 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -102.
Round 7		Del Solar played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 309 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +28.
Round 8		Del Solar played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 432 to 359 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +101.
Round 9		Del Solar played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 348 to 539 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, -90.
Round 10		Del Solar played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 437 to 439 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -92.
Round 11		Del Solar played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 296 to 451 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -247.
Round 12		Del Solar played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 421 to 402 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, -228.
Round 13		Del Solar played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 455 to 439 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, -212.
Round 14		Del Solar played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 358 to 337 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, -191.
Round 15		Del Solar played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 280 to 513 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, -424.
Round 16		Del Solar played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 500 to 341 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -265. Del Solar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Del Solar played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 455 to 358 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, -168.
Round 18		Del Solar played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 346 to 355 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, -177. Del Solar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Del Solar played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 305 to 458 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, -330.
Round 20		Del Solar played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 302 to 560 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, -588.
Round 21		Del Solar played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, -502.
Round 22		Del Solar played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, -492.
Round 23		Del Solar played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 494 to 321 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, -319.
Round 24		Del Solar played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 428 to 441 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, -332. Del Solar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Del Solar played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 450 to 387 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, -269.
Round 26		Del Solar played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 358 to 356 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, -267.
Round 27		Del Solar played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 362 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, -176.
Round 28		Del Solar played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 449 to 427 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, -154.
Round 29		Del Solar played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 369 to 319 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, -104.
Round 30		Del Solar played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 440 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, -207.
Round 31		Del Solar played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 399 to 446 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, -254.

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