NASC 2019: Puneet Sharma [CSW-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Puneet Sharma, 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 18-13, +228, and is ranked #14 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): Puneet Surname(s): Sharma Home: Redwood City, CA, United States Hobbies: Reading, Poker

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 426 Average against: 420
Round 1		Sharma played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 433 to 355 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +78. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sharma played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 524 to 330 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +272. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sharma played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 558 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +82. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Sharma played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 451 to 510 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +23.
Round 5		Sharma played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 487 to 273 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, +237. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Sharma played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 429 to 442 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +224.
Round 7		Sharma played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 499 to 337 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-3, +386.
Round 8		Sharma played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-4, +325.
Round 9		Sharma played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 404 to 484 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-5, +245.
Round 10		Sharma played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 515 to 300 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-5, +460. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sharma played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 305 to 474 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-6, +291. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sharma played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 383 to 451 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-7, +223.
Round 13		Sharma played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 501 to 415 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-7, +309.
Round 14		Sharma played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 481 to 397 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-7, +393.
Round 15		Sharma played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 453 to 411 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-7, +435.
Round 16		Sharma played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 447 to 413 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-7, +469.
Round 17		Sharma played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 425 to 335 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +559.
Round 18		Sharma played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 460 to 439 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +580. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Sharma played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and won 438 to 402 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +616. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Sharma played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 380 to 579 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +417. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Sharma played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 347 to 512 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +252.
Round 22		Sharma played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 390 to 334 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +308.
Round 23		Sharma played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 470 to 349 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +429. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Sharma played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 455 to 337 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +547. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Sharma played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 418 to 538 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +427.
Round 26		Sharma played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 403 to 367 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +463. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Sharma played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) again and lost 297 to 475 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +285. Sharma is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Sharma played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 374 to 470 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +189.
Round 29		Sharma recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +239.
Round 30		Sharma played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) again and lost 413 to 461 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +191.
Round 31		Sharma played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) for the third time and won 440 to 403 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +228.

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