NSC 2010: George Asaka [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about George Asaka, who is competing at the 2010 National 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 20-11, +1208, and is ranked #5 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): George Surname(s): Asaka Home: Omaha, NE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 420 Average against: 381
Round 1		Asaka played #93 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 438 to 444 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -6.
Round 2		Asaka played #50 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 360 to 435 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-2, -81.
Round 3		Asaka played #44 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and lost 396 to 402 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-3, -87.
Round 4		Asaka played #78 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 455 to 301 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-3, +67.
Round 5		Asaka played #47 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 408 to 451 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-4, +24.
Round 6		Asaka played #54 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 327 to 423 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-5, -72.
Round 7		Asaka played #83 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 422 to 379 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-5, -29.
Round 8		Asaka played #30 Robb Griffith (Marshall Islands) and won 437 to 369 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-5, +39.
Round 9		Asaka played #66 Craig Sjostrom (Arlington, TX) and won 429 to 302 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +166.
Round 10		Asaka played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 410 to 273 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +303.
Round 11		Asaka played #53 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 417 to 395 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +325.
Round 12		Asaka played #60 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 421 to 314 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +432.
Round 13		Asaka played #58 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 514 to 397 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +549.
Round 14		Asaka played #20 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 349 to 423 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +475.
Round 15		Asaka played #2 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 442 to 320 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +597.
Round 16		Asaka played #95 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 525 to 272 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +850.
Round 17		Asaka played #13 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and won 458 to 303 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +1005.
Round 18		Asaka played #15 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 475 to 389 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +1091.
Round 19		Asaka played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 449 to 363 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +1177.
Round 20		Asaka played #21 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 435 to 351 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1261.
Round 21		Asaka played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 365 to 446 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +1180.
Round 22		Asaka played #33 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 347 to 447 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +1080.
Round 23		Asaka played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 311 to 390 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +1001.
Round 24		Asaka played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 496 to 498 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +999. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Asaka played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 512 to 416 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +1095. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Asaka played #19 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 397 to 386 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +1106.
Round 27		Asaka played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 365 to 340 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +1131.
Round 28		Asaka played #46 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 446 to 431 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +1146.
Round 29		Asaka played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) again and won 456 to 375 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +1227.
Round 30		Asaka played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 386 to 417 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +1196.
Round 31		Asaka played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) again and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1208.

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