NSC 2014: Shan Abbasi [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Shan Abbasi, 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 16-15, +167, and is ranked #35 in Division 5.

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): Shan Surname(s): Abbasi Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Hockey, Scrabble Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 422 Average against: 418
Round 1		Abbasi played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 370 to 394 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Abbasi played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 301 to 667 (a spread of -366). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-2, -390. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Abbasi played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 575 to 330 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -145. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Abbasi played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 411 to 449 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, -183.
Round 5		Abbasi played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 509 to 407 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, -81.
Round 6		Abbasi played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 428 to 426 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, -79. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Abbasi played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 549 to 309 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +161. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Abbasi played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 235 to 514 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, -118.
Round 9		Abbasi played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 438 to 475 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, -155.
Round 10		Abbasi played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 390 to 541 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-6, -306.
Round 11		Abbasi played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 488 to 510 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-7, -328.
Round 12		Abbasi played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 349 to 407 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-8, -386.
Round 13		Abbasi played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 508 to 281 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-8, -159.
Round 14		Abbasi played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 517 to 350 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-8, +8. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Abbasi played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 447 to 289 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-8, +166.
Round 16		Abbasi played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 366 to 468 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-9, +64.
Round 17		Abbasi played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 407 to 478 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-10, -7.
Round 18		Abbasi played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-11, -37.
Round 19		Abbasi played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 437 to 384 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-11, +16.
Round 20		Abbasi played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 476 to 290 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-11, +202.
Round 21		Abbasi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-11, +252.
Round 22		Abbasi played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 456 to 326 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +382.
Round 23		Abbasi played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 320 to 411 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-12, +291.
Round 24		Abbasi played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 413 to 368 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, +336.
Round 25		Abbasi played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 432 to 386 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +382.
Round 26		Abbasi played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 443 to 277 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +548.
Round 27		Abbasi played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 297 to 554 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, +291.
Round 28		Abbasi played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 430 to 460 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, +261. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Abbasi played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 402 to 382 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +281.
Round 30		Abbasi played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 482 to 424 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, +339.
Round 31		Abbasi played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) again and lost 391 to 563 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-15, +167.

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