NASC 2019: Priya Fernando [CSW-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Priya Fernando, 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 10.5-20.5, -1445, and is ranked #33 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): Priya Surname(s): Fernando Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Awards: 2005 Nationals 3rd Place in Division 5 Hobbies: Crossword Puzzles, Reading, Sports, Poker Occupation: Conference Liaison

Round by Round
High score: 555 Average for: 381 Average against: 431
Round 1		Fernando played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 412 to 409 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +3. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Fernando recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +53. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Fernando played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 305 to 499 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, -141. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Fernando played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 370 to 444 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -215. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fernando played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 273 to 487 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, -429. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fernando played #21 Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) and lost 358 to 432 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-4, -503.
Round 7		Fernando played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and lost 337 to 457 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-5, -623.
Round 8		Fernando played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 428 to 354 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, -549.
Round 9		Fernando played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 387 to 456 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-6, -618.
Round 10		Fernando played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 366 to 503 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-7, -755.
Round 11		Fernando played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 427 to 383 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-7, -711.
Round 12		Fernando played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 416 to 561 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-8, -856. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Fernando played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 387 to 302 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-8, -771. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Fernando played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 383 to 430 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-9, -818.
Round 15		Fernando played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and lost 381 to 551 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-10, -988. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Fernando played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 369 to 418 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-11, -1037.
Round 17		Fernando played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 389 to 378 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-11, -1026. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fernando played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 413 to 409 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-11, -1022.
Round 19		Fernando played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 343 to 407 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-12, -1086.
Round 20		Fernando played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 377 to 463 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-13, -1172.
Round 21		Fernando played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and tied at 412. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -1172.
Round 22		Fernando played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 393 to 399 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7.5-14.5, -1178.
Round 23		Fernando played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) again and lost 314 to 420 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7.5-15.5, -1284. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fernando played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and lost 411 to 492 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7.5-16.5, -1365.
Round 25		Fernando played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and won 555 to 375 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8.5-16.5, -1185. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Fernando played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 414 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8.5-17.5, -1239.
Round 27		Fernando played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) again and lost 392 to 434 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8.5-18.5, -1281.
Round 28		Fernando played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and won 375 to 338 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -1244. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Fernando played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 369 to 385 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-19.5, -1260.
Round 30		Fernando played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and lost 290 to 500 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-20.5, -1470. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Fernando played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) for the third time and won 430 to 405 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-20.5, -1445.

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