NASC 2015: Sal Piro [1-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Sal Piro, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 16.5-14.5, +11, and is ranked #20 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: 549 Average for: 424 Average against: 423
Round 1		Piro played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +35. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Piro played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 549 to 463 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +121. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Piro played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 401 to 398 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +124. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Piro played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 435 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +159. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Piro played #7 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 360 to 397 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +122. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Piro played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 369 to 347 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +144. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Piro played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 417 to 423 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +138. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Piro played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 402 to 433 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +107. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Piro played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and won 419 to 337 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +189. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Piro played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +160. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Piro played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 527 to 445 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +242. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Piro played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 497 to 495 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +244. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Piro played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 379 to 554 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +69. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Piro played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 439 to 386 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +122. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Piro played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 472 to 490 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +104. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Piro played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 335 to 385 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +54.
Round 17		Piro played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 276 to 533 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, -203. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Piro played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 548 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-9, -383.
Round 19		Piro played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 445 to 516 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -454.
Round 20		Piro played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 459 to 348 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-10, -343.
Round 21		Piro played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 454 to 450 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, -339.
Round 22		Piro played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and tied at 413. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11.5-10.5, -339.
Round 23		Piro played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 386 to 322 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -275.
Round 24		Piro played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 402 to 493 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -366.
Round 25		Piro played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 369 to 498 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -495.
Round 26		Piro played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 480 to 366 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -381.
Round 27		Piro played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 512 to 295 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -164.
Round 28		Piro played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 499 to 372 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -37.
Round 29		Piro played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 412 to 419 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-13.5, -44.
Round 30		Piro played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 483 to 300 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +139.
Round 31		Piro played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 349 to 477 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +11.

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