SPC 2022: Siddharth Murali [1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Siddharth Murali, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players 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, +505, and is ranked #9 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: Warrenville, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 409 Average against: 392
Round 1		Murali played #27 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 325 to 446 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -121.
Round 2		Murali played #37 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 456 to 355 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Murali played #1 Will Anderson (Lititz, PA) and won 412 to 375 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +17.
Round 4		Murali played #2 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 335 to 471 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, -119.
Round 5		Murali played #4 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 405 to 529 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -243.
Round 6		Murali played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 343 to 498 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-4, -398. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Murali played #30 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 439 to 343 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-4, -302.
Round 8		Murali played #7 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 309 to 453 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -446. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Murali played #26 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 549 to 299 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-5, -196.
Round 10		Murali played #23 Barry Keith (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 417 to 452 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -231.
Round 11		Murali played #10 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 427 to 401 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -205.
Round 12		Murali played #33 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 340 to 461 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -326.
Round 13		Murali played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 430 to 369 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -265.
Round 14		Murali played #43 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 435 to 328 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, -158.
Round 15		Murali played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 360 to 390 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, -188.
Round 16		Murali played #39 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 475 to 310 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-8, -23.
Round 17		Murali played #36 Joey Payne (San Diego, CA) and won 430 to 383 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +24.
Round 18		Murali played #35 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 441 to 439 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +26.
Round 19		Murali played #25 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 329 to 357 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, -2.
Round 20		Murali played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 493 to 403 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +88.
Round 21		Murali played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 323 to 401 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +10.
Round 22		Murali played #42 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 366 to 341 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +35.
Round 23		Murali played #20 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 492 to 269 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +258.
Round 24		Murali played #21 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 461 to 490 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-11, +229.
Round 25		Murali played #21 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) again and lost 303 to 429 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-12, +103.
Round 26		Murali played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 547 to 316 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-12, +334.
Round 27		Murali played #17 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 360 to 346 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +348.
Round 28		Murali played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 479 to 309 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-12, +518.
Round 29		Murali played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-12, +545.
Round 30		Murali played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 385 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-13, +500.
Round 31		Murali played #7 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and won 407 to 402 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-13, +505.

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