NASC 2015: Martin DeMello [CSW-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Martin DeMello, 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, +767, and is ranked #22 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): Martin Surname(s): DeMello Home: San Francisco, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 607 Average for: 429 Average against: 405
Round 1		DeMello played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 460 to 313 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +147.
Round 2		DeMello played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 555 to 309 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +393. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		DeMello played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 402 to 471 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +324. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		DeMello played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 444 to 365 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +403. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		DeMello played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 443 to 444 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +402.
Round 6		DeMello played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 389 to 440 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-3, +351.
Round 7		DeMello played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 382 to 396 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, +337.
Round 8		DeMello played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 365 to 354 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-4, +348. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		DeMello played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 463 to 368 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +443.
Round 10		DeMello played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 471 to 405 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +509.
Round 11		DeMello played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 427 to 394 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +542.
Round 12		DeMello played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 353 to 415 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +480. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		DeMello played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 428 to 437 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +471.
Round 14		DeMello played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 341 to 488 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-7, +324. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		DeMello played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 401 to 404 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +321.
Round 16		DeMello played #47 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 397 to 533 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-9, +185.
Round 17		DeMello played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 385 to 368 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, +202.
Round 18		DeMello played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 435 to 385 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-9, +252.
Round 19		DeMello played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 461 to 443 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +270.
Round 20		DeMello played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 455 to 417 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +308.
Round 21		DeMello played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 339 to 363 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +284. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		DeMello played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 471 to 350 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +405.
Round 23		DeMello played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 398 to 493 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +310.
Round 24		DeMello played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 458 to 478 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-12, +290.
Round 25		DeMello played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 480 to 400 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +370.
Round 26		DeMello played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and lost 386 to 399 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-13, +357.
Round 27		DeMello played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 401 to 392 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +366.
Round 28		DeMello played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 501 to 294 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-13, +573.
Round 29		DeMello played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 607 to 308 (a spread of 299). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-13, +872.
Round 30		DeMello played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 395 to 414 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-14, +853.
Round 31		DeMello played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and lost 417 to 503 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-15, +767.

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