NSC 2011: Suhas Rao [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Suhas Rao, who is competing at the 2011 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 26-5, +3424, and is ranked #1 in Division 3. [On 2012-09-13, the NASPA Advisory Board vacated all of Suhas Rao's wins at this event, and stripped him of his championship title.]

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): Suhas Surname(s): Rao Home: Apex, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 576 Average for: 474 Average against: 360
Round 1		Rao played #1 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 447 to 412 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Rao played #29 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and won 436 to 344 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +127.
Round 3		Rao played #40 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 493 to 345 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +275.
Round 4		Rao played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 461 to 376 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +360. Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5		Rao played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) and lost 386 to 403 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +343.
Round 6		Rao played #15 Mike Lean (Washington, DC) and lost 373 to 475 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +241.
Round 7		Rao played #11 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and lost 365 to 384 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +222.
Round 8		Rao played #58 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 448 to 402 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +268.
Round 9		Rao played #46 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and won 436 to 296 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +408.
Round 10		Rao played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) and lost 391 to 426 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +373.
Round 11		Rao played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 576 to 220 (a spread of 356). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +729.
Round 12		Rao played #28 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 445 to 387 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +787.
Round 13		Rao played #27 Susan Blanchard (Charlotte, NC) and won 440 to 316 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +911.
Round 14		Rao played #21 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and won 545 to 394 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +1062. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rao played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 502 to 372 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +1192.
Round 16		Rao played #33 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 550 to 302 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1440.
Round 17		Rao played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 520 to 341 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1619.
Round 18		Rao played #3 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and won 474 to 279 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +1814.
Round 19		Rao played #10 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 451 to 403 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1862. Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20		Rao played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) again and won 530 to 400 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1992. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21		Rao played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) again and won 538 to 328 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +2202. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Rao played #15 Mike Lean (Washington, DC) again and lost 403 to 465 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +2140.
Round 23		Rao played #24 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 551 to 308 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +2383. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24		Rao played #52 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 488 to 386 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +2485. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 25		Rao played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 490 to 351 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +2624. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Rao played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) again and won 526 to 326 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +2824. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Rao played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) again and won 533 to 259 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +3098. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rao played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) again and won 563 to 448 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-5, +3213. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Rao played #9 Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX) for the third time and won 390 to 279 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-5, +3324. Rao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Rao recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-5, +3374. Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 31		Rao recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 26-5, +3424.
After the Tournament		Rao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (24 hits).

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