NASC 2015: Mohammad Sulaiman [CSW-25]

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On this page, you will find information about Mohammad Sulaiman, 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, +489, and is ranked #24 in Division CSW.

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): Mohammad Surname(s): Sulaiman Home: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Awards: 1993 All-Island Championship, Sri Lanka Hobbies: Reading, travel, music

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 427 Average against: 412
Round 1		Sulaiman played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 387 to 432 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -45. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sulaiman played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 504 to 363 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +96.
Round 3		Sulaiman played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 581 to 224 (a spread of 357). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +453. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 4		Sulaiman played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 346 to 587 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +212.
Round 5		Sulaiman played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 501 to 382 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +331. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Sulaiman played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 423 to 385 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +369. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sulaiman played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 375 to 433 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +311.
Round 8		Sulaiman played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 464 to 442 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +333.
Round 9		Sulaiman played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 291 to 450 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +174.
Round 10		Sulaiman played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 341 to 496 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, +19. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sulaiman played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 437 to 315 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-5, +141.
Round 12		Sulaiman played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 356 to 501 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, -4.
Round 13		Sulaiman played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 456 to 465 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -13. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sulaiman played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 504 to 477 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, +14. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Sulaiman played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 387 to 408 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, -7.
Round 16		Sulaiman played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 486 to 412 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-8, +67.
Round 17		Sulaiman played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 430 to 352 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +145.
Round 18		Sulaiman played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 405 to 410 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +140. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Sulaiman played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 342 to 459 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-10, +23.
Round 20		Sulaiman played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 411 to 390 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-10, +44. Sulaiman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sulaiman played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 403 to 434 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-11, +13.
Round 22		Sulaiman played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 539 to 292 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-11, +260.
Round 23		Sulaiman played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 527 to 302 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, +485.
Round 24		Sulaiman played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 426 to 316 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-11, +595.
Round 25		Sulaiman played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 473 to 326 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-11, +742.
Round 26		Sulaiman played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 407 to 415 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-12, +734.
Round 27		Sulaiman played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) again and won 414 to 411 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +737.
Round 28		Sulaiman played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) again and lost 360 to 582 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +515.
Round 29		Sulaiman played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 500 to 364 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +651.
Round 30		Sulaiman played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 393 to 395 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-14, +649.
Round 31		Sulaiman played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 381 to 541 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-15, +489.

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