Isaias Sarmiento [#90] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Isaias Sarmiento, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Sarmiento currently has a record of 10-18, -1432, and is ranked #103 in Division 2.

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): Isaias Surname(s): Sarmiento Home: Boston, MA, United States Age: 29 Awards: Summer Reno '04 Div 2: 1st; Montreal '04 Div 2: 2nd Hobbies: running, piano, languages, other GAYmes ;-) Occupation: Math Editor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	30-30 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	12-17 (0.414)	LLL W LLL WW L W L W LL W LL W LL WWW L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	14-5 (0.737)	WWW LL WWWW LL WWWWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	3-6 (0.333)	L W LLL W L W L
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 361 Average against: 412
Round 1		Sarmiento played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 350 to 512 (a spread of -162) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Sarmiento’s record vs. Liebfried in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -162.
Round 2		Sarmiento played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 245 to 498 (a spread of -253) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -415.
Round 3		Sarmiento played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 419 to 458 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-3, -454.
Round 4		Sarmiento played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 359 to 336 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Murray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-3, -431. Sarmiento is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sarmiento is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Sarmiento played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 465 to 322 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, -288.
Round 6		Sarmiento played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 362 to 483 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-4, -409.
Round 7		Sarmiento played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 304 to 500 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-5, -605.
Round 8		Sarmiento played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 301 to 477 (a spread of -176) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BAYSIDE, NY Sarmiento’s record vs. Sanfedele in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-6, -781.
Round 9		Sarmiento played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 360 to 393 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-7, -814.
Round 10		Sarmiento played #94 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 476 to 341 (a spread of 135) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Sarmiento’s record vs. Shambach in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -679.
Round 11		Sarmiento played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 356 to 417 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Dustin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-8, -740.
Round 12		Sarmiento played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 444 to 340 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Sarmiento’s record vs. Merrill in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -636.
Round 13		Sarmiento played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 329 to 335 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-9, -642.
Round 14		Sarmiento played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 255 to 464 (a spread of -209) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Sarmiento’s record vs. Pughsley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-10, -851.
Round 15		Sarmiento played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 398 to 386 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-10, -839.
Round 16		Sarmiento played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 422 to 382 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-10, -799.
Round 17		Sarmiento played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 357 to 327 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-10, -769.
Round 18		Sarmiento played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Sarmiento’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-10, -730.
Round 19		Sarmiento played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 342 to 398 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-11, -786.
Round 20		Sarmiento played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and lost 298 to 427 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Dady in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-12, -915.
Round 21		Sarmiento played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 417 to 342 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-12, -840.
Round 22		Sarmiento played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 314 to 462 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-13, -988.
Round 23		Sarmiento played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 345 to 426 (a spread of -81) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BAYSIDE, NY Sarmiento’s record vs. Sanfedele in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-14, -1069.
Round 24		Sarmiento played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 346 to 438 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-15, -1161.
Round 25		Sarmiento played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 461 to 371 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-15, -1071.
Round 26		Sarmiento played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 284 to 497 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Sarmiento had not played Dustin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-16, -1284.
Round 27		Sarmiento played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 385 to 442 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Sarmiento’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-17, -1341.
Round 28		Sarmiento played #94 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 341 to 432 (a spread of -91) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Sarmiento’s record vs. Shambach in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-18, -1432.

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