NSC 2014: Sal Piro [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Sal Piro, 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 14-17, +36, and is ranked #65 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): Sal Surname(s): Piro Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2002-03 Shelton, CT; 2004-03 Bayside, NY Hobbies: Rocky Horror Picture Show

Round by Round
High score: 503 Average for: 388 Average against: 387
Round 1		Piro played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 336 to 474 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2		Piro played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 347 to 505 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-2, -296.
Round 3		Piro played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 294 to 491 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-3, -493.
Round 4		Piro played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 414 to 341 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -420.
Round 5		Piro played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 486 to 301 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -235.
Round 6		Piro played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 458 to 275 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -52.
Round 7		Piro played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 406 to 358 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, -4.
Round 8		Piro played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 416 to 345 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +67.
Round 9		Piro played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 413 to 390 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +90. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Piro played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +0.
Round 11		Piro played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 390 to 407 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, -17.
Round 12		Piro played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 410 to 375 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +18.
Round 13		Piro played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 397 to 289 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +126.
Round 14		Piro played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 298 to 472 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -48.
Round 15		Piro played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 324 to 424 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, -148.
Round 16		Piro played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 361 to 455 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, -242.
Round 17		Piro played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 370 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, -289.
Round 18		Piro played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 419 to 472 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-10, -342.
Round 19		Piro played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -363.
Round 20		Piro played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 391 to 453 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-12, -425.
Round 21		Piro played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 444 to 409 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-12, -390.
Round 22		Piro played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 300 to 317 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-13, -407.
Round 23		Piro played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 463 to 364 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-13, -308.
Round 24		Piro played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 392 to 440 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-14, -356.
Round 25		Piro played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 453 to 275 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, -178.
Round 26		Piro played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and lost 382 to 401 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-15, -197.
Round 27		Piro played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 377 to 395 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-16, -215.
Round 28		Piro played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 409 to 300 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-16, -106.
Round 29		Piro played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 361 to 329 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-16, -74.
Round 30		Piro played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 503 to 372 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-16, +57.
Round 31		Piro played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) again and lost 389 to 410 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-17, +36.

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