NASC 2015: Ruchi Gupta [2-19]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruchi Gupta, 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 16-15, +43, and is ranked #30 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): Ruchi Surname(s): Gupta Home: Knoxville, TN, United States Awards: Happy to be among the top 10 of the state Hobbies: Gardening, Knitting, Travelling Cooking

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 384 Average against: 382
Round 1		Gupta played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 484 to 325 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +159. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Gupta played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 358 to 374 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +143.
Round 3		Gupta played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 484 to 318 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +309.
Round 4		Gupta played #49 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 268 to 398 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, +179. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gupta played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 315 to 365 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, +129.
Round 6		Gupta played #80 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 399 to 394 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +134.
Round 7		Gupta played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 442 to 345 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +231.
Round 8		Gupta played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 354 to 375 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +210.
Round 9		Gupta played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 369 to 320 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, +259. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Gupta played #84 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 356 to 326 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +289. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Gupta played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 335 to 382 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +242.
Round 12		Gupta played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 524 to 338 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +428.
Round 13		Gupta played #27 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 481 to 399 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +510.
Round 14		Gupta played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and tied at 346. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +510.
Round 15		Gupta played #28 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 447 to 314 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +643.
Round 16		Gupta played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 373 to 404 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +612.
Round 17		Gupta played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and tied at 353. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +612.
Round 18		Gupta played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 281 to 471 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +422. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Gupta played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 360 to 447 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +335. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Gupta played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and lost 253 to 484 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, +104. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Gupta played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 480 to 340 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +244. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Gupta played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 460 to 395 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-10, +309.
Round 23		Gupta played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 335 to 393 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +251.
Round 24		Gupta played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 354 to 442 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-12, +163.
Round 25		Gupta played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 388 to 436 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, +115.
Round 26		Gupta played #22 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, +152.
Round 27		Gupta played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 382 to 380 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +154.
Round 28		Gupta played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 385 to 359 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +180.
Round 29		Gupta played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 296 to 430 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, +46.
Round 30		Gupta played #57 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 487 to 399 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +134.
Round 31		Gupta played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) again and lost 351 to 442 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-15, +43.

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