NASC 2018: Martin DeMello [CSW-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Martin DeMello, who is competing at the 2018 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, +243, and is ranked #36 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: Mountain View, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 434 Average against: 426
Round 1		DeMello played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 419 to 431 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -12.
Round 2		DeMello played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 512 to 328 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +172. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		DeMello played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 472 to 511 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, +133. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		DeMello played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 348 to 577 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -96. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		DeMello played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 458 to 511 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-4, -149.
Round 6		DeMello played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 426 to 416 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-4, -139.
Round 7		DeMello played #56 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 455 to 494 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-5, -178.
Round 8		DeMello played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 441 to 357 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, -94.
Round 9		DeMello played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 407 to 327 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -14.
Round 10		DeMello played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 377 to 467 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -104.
Round 11		DeMello played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 469 to 351 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, +14.
Round 12		DeMello played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 486 to 514 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-7, -14. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		DeMello played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 457 to 377 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, +66.
Round 14		DeMello played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 417 to 423 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-8, +60.
Round 15		DeMello played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 453 to 362 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, +151.
Round 16		DeMello played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 464 to 352 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-8, +263.
Round 17		DeMello played #23 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 384 to 364 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +283.
Round 18		DeMello played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and won 431 to 346 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +368. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		DeMello played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 436 to 349 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +455. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		DeMello played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and won 478 to 425 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +508. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		DeMello played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 476 to 371 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +613. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		DeMello played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 529 to 364 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +778. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		DeMello played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 445 to 431 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +792. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		DeMello played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 303 to 619 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +476. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 25		DeMello played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 415 to 446 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +445. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		DeMello played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 434 to 461 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +418. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		DeMello played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 513 to 375 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +556. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		DeMello played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) again and lost 417 to 496 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +477. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		DeMello played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and lost 381 to 409 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +449. DeMello is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		DeMello played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and lost 292 to 446 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-14, +295.
Round 31		DeMello played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) again and lost 446 to 498 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-15, +243.

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