NSC 2014: George Asaka [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about George Asaka, 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, +662, and is ranked #21 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): George Surname(s): Asaka Home: Omaha, NE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 419 Average against: 398
Round 1		Asaka played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 457 to 418 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Asaka played #94 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 568 to 305 (a spread of 263). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +302.
Round 3		Asaka played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and won 416 to 401 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +317.
Round 4		Asaka played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 384 to 475 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +226.
Round 5		Asaka played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 459 to 310 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +375.
Round 6		Asaka played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 481 to 454 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +402.
Round 7		Asaka played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 354 to 360 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +396.
Round 8		Asaka played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and won 484 to 477 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +403.
Round 9		Asaka played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 400 to 375 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +428.
Round 10		Asaka played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +488.
Round 11		Asaka played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 383 to 368 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +503.
Round 12		Asaka played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 401 to 456 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +448. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Asaka played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 357 to 331 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +474.
Round 14		Asaka played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 423 to 391 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +506.
Round 15		Asaka played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 364 to 422 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +448.
Round 16		Asaka played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 467 to 362 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +553.
Round 17		Asaka played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 367 to 453 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +467.
Round 18		Asaka played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 522 to 401 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +588.
Round 19		Asaka played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 506 to 297 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +797.
Round 20		Asaka played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 344 to 369 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +772.
Round 21		Asaka played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 525 to 339 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +958.
Round 22		Asaka played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 408 to 416 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +950.
Round 23		Asaka played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) again and lost 420 to 428 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +942.
Round 24		Asaka played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 511 to 368 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +1085. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Asaka played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) again and lost 290 to 455 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +920.
Round 26		Asaka played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 417 to 437 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +900.
Round 27		Asaka played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 398 to 414 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +884.
Round 28		Asaka played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 354 to 353 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +885.
Round 29		Asaka played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and lost 362 to 508 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-12, +739.
Round 30		Asaka played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 431 to 404 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +766.
Round 31		Asaka played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) again and lost 311 to 415 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-13, +662.

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