NSC 2014: Siddharth Murali [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Siddharth Murali, 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 21-10, +369, and is ranked #5 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): Siddharth Surname(s): Murali Home: Collierville, TN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 404 Average against: 392
Round 1		Murali played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 435 to 471 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Murali played #98 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 381 to 355 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3		Murali played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 321 to 419 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-2, -108.
Round 4		Murali played #57 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 409 to 343 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -42.
Round 5		Murali played #70 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 515 to 333 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +140.
Round 6		Murali played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 460 to 319 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +281.
Round 7		Murali played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 330 to 444 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, +167.
Round 8		Murali played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 327 to 423 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, +71.
Round 9		Murali played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 471 to 413 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +129.
Round 10		Murali played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 416 to 330 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +215.
Round 11		Murali played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 378 to 435 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +158.
Round 12		Murali played #125 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and won 406 to 381 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +183.
Round 13		Murali played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 426 to 343 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +266.
Round 14		Murali played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 410 to 387 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-5, +289.
Round 15		Murali played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 352 to 313 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-5, +328.
Round 16		Murali played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 473 to 347 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-5, +454.
Round 17		Murali played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 449 to 288 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +615.
Round 18		Murali played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 375 to 456 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +534.
Round 19		Murali played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +594.
Round 20		Murali played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 320 to 472 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +442. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Murali played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 339 to 525 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +256.
Round 22		Murali played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 382 to 350 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +288.
Round 23		Murali played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 393 to 353 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +328.
Round 24		Murali played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 401 to 354 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +375.
Round 25		Murali played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 374 to 473 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +276.
Round 26		Murali played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 339 to 558 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +57.
Round 27		Murali played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 376 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +151.
Round 28		Murali played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 384 to 383 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-10, +152.
Round 29		Murali played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and won 495 to 411 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +236.
Round 30		Murali played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 469 to 394 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-10, +311.
Round 31		Murali played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and won 396 to 338 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-10, +369.

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