NSC 2014: Shah Ali [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Shah Ali, 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 8-23, -1931, and is ranked #89 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): Shah Surname(s): Ali Home: Leesburg, VA, United States Hobbies: various word games Occupation: Power System Engr

Round by Round
High score: 444 Average for: 344 Average against: 406
Round 1		Ali played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 328 to 486 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -158. Ali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Ali played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 214 to 530 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -474.
Round 3		Ali played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 353 to 495 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-3, -616.
Round 4		Ali played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 265 to 436 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-4, -787.
Round 5		Ali played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 425 to 387 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -749.
Round 6		Ali played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 270 to 408 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-5, -887.
Round 7		Ali played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 371 to 369 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -885.
Round 8		Ali played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 307 to 368 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-6, -946.
Round 9		Ali played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 336 to 342 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-7, -952.
Round 10		Ali played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 304 to 417 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-8, -1065.
Round 11		Ali played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 436 to 374 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-8, -1003.
Round 12		Ali played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 444 to 354 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-8, -913.
Round 13		Ali played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 425 to 366 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -854.
Round 14		Ali played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 393 to 425 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-9, -886.
Round 15		Ali played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 286 to 351 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-10, -951.
Round 16		Ali played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 390 to 405 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-11, -966.
Round 17		Ali played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 324 to 352 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-12, -994.
Round 18		Ali played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 271 to 468 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-13, -1191.
Round 19		Ali played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and lost 307 to 404 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-14, -1288.
Round 20		Ali played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 341 to 460 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-15, -1407.
Round 21		Ali played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 353 to 406 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-16, -1460.
Round 22		Ali played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 438 to 265 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-16, -1287.
Round 23		Ali played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 365 to 330 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-16, -1252.
Round 24		Ali played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 337 to 434 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-17, -1349.
Round 25		Ali played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 365 to 495 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-18, -1479.
Round 26		Ali played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 373 to 412 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-19, -1518.
Round 27		Ali played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 294 to 448 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-20, -1672.
Round 28		Ali played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 361 to 468 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-21, -1779.
Round 29		Ali played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 361 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-22, -1811.
Round 30		Ali played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 285 to 528 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-23, -2054.
Round 31		Ali played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) again and won 372 to 249 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-23, -1931.

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