SPC 2022: Rishabh Murali [3-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Rishabh 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 18.5-12.5, +640, and is ranked #10 in Division 3.

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): Rishabh Surname(s): Murali Home: Frisco, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 405 Average against: 384
Round 1		Murali played #31 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 442 to 481 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -39. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Murali played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 309 to 354 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -84.
Round 3		Murali played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 394 to 363 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -53.
Round 4		Murali played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 517 to 275 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +189. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Murali played #55 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and lost 378 to 395 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +172.
Round 6		Murali played #14 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 353 to 330 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, +195.
Round 7		Murali played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 428 to 334 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +289.
Round 8		Murali played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 382 to 420 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +251.
Round 9		Murali played #32 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +266.
Round 10		Murali played #7 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 399 to 377 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +288.
Round 11		Murali played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 470 to 283 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +475.
Round 12		Murali played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and tied at 382. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +475.
Round 13		Murali played #50 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 427 to 309 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +593.
Round 14		Murali played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 336 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +681.
Round 15		Murali played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) and lost 351 to 464 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +568.
Round 16		Murali played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 421 to 373 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +616.
Round 17		Murali played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) again and lost 319 to 423 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +512.
Round 18		Murali played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 442 to 368 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +586.
Round 19		Murali played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 394 to 482 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +498.
Round 20		Murali played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 361 to 381 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +478.
Round 21		Murali played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 437 to 429 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +486.
Round 22		Murali played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 387 to 385 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +488. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Murali played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 338 to 444 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +382. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Murali played #28 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 439 to 343 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +478. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Murali played #19 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 475 to 425 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +528. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Murali played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) again and won 405 to 368 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +565. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Murali played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and lost 332 to 428 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +469. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Murali played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and won 453 to 403 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +519. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Murali played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 436 to 437 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +518. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Murali played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 456 to 331 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +643. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Murali played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) for the third time and lost 371 to 374 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +640. Murali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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