NASC 2019: Siddharth Murali [1-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Siddharth Murali, who is competing at the 2019 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 17-14, +258, and is ranked #14 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): Siddharth Surname(s): Murali Home: Frisco, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 409 Average against: 401
Round 1		Murali played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 477 to 349 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +128. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Murali played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 456 to 416 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +168. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Murali played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 488 to 304 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +352. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 4		Murali played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 426 to 455 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +323. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Murali played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 459 to 367 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +415. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Murali played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 429 to 461 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +383. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Murali played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and won 446 to 332 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +497. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Murali played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 457 to 407 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +547. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Murali played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 435 to 446 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +536. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Murali played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 451 to 362 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +625. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Murali played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 448 to 403 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +670. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Murali played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 310 to 442 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +538. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Murali played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-5, +471. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Murali played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 382 to 442 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +411. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Murali played #13 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +434. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Murali played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 334 to 517 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +251. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Murali played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 469 to 439 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +281. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Murali played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 430 to 372 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +339. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Murali played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 385 to 461 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +263. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Murali played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 376 to 430 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +209. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Murali played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 396 to 419 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +186.
Round 22		Murali played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 376 to 321 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +241.
Round 23		Murali played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 419 to 418 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +242.
Round 24		Murali played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 320 to 346 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-11, +216. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Murali played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 465 to 416 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +265. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Murali played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 405 to 339 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +331. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Murali played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 326 to 395 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +262.
Round 28		Murali played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and lost 440 to 484 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-13, +218.
Round 29		Murali played #34 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 409 to 378 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-13, +249.
Round 30		Murali played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 474 to 355 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +368. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Murali played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) again and lost 332 to 442 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-14, +258.

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