NASC 2019: Sam Kantimathi [CSW-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, 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 16-15, -367, and is ranked #23 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): Sam Surname(s): Kantimathi Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Awards: 2012 US Nationals Champion -- Collins, 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 AllStars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC Hobbies:* safaris, hiking, photography, meditation

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 419 Average against: 435
Round 1		Kantimathi played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 444 to 354 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +90. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Kantimathi played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and lost 456 to 482 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +64. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Kantimathi played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 381 to 482 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-2, -37.
Round 4		Kantimathi played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 469 to 359 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, +73. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kantimathi played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 456 to 417 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +112. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kantimathi played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 432 to 428 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +116. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kantimathi played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 467 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, -36.
Round 8		Kantimathi played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and lost 366 to 424 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-4, -94. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Kantimathi played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and lost 447 to 508 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, -155. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Kantimathi played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 300 to 515 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-6, -370. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kantimathi played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 414 to 470 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-7, -426.
Round 12		Kantimathi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-7, -376.
Round 13		Kantimathi played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 336 to 474 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-8, -514.
Round 14		Kantimathi played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 398 to 388 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-8, -504.
Round 15		Kantimathi played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 493 to 319 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -330.
Round 16		Kantimathi played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 527 to 318 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, -121.
Round 17		Kantimathi played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 500 to 372 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +7.
Round 18		Kantimathi played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 399 to 438 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, -32.
Round 19		Kantimathi played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 407 to 343 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-9, +32.
Round 20		Kantimathi played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 424 to 465 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, -9.
Round 21		Kantimathi played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 409 to 349 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, +51.
Round 22		Kantimathi played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 428 to 380 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +99.
Round 23		Kantimathi played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and won 531 to 423 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +207. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Kantimathi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +257. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Kantimathi played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) again and won 484 to 480 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +261. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Kantimathi played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 427 to 434 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +254. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Kantimathi played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 395 to 483 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +166.
Round 28		Kantimathi played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 608 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, -113. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Kantimathi played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) again and won 429 to 355 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, -39.
Round 30		Kantimathi played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 366 to 540 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, -213.
Round 31		Kantimathi played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) again and lost 378 to 532 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-15, -367.

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