Shah Ali [#1] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Shah N. Ali, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Ali currently has a record of 14-14, +359, and is ranked #59 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): Shah N. Surname(s): Ali Home: Herndon, VA, United States Age: 57 Hobbies: various word games Occupation: Electrical Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	18.5-19.5 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	7-5 (0.583)	LL WWW L W L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	10.5-6.5 (0.618)	W LTWWW L WW LL WWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 586 Average for: 389 Average against: 376
Round 1		Ali played #50 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Ali had not played Gott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Ali played #127 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 378 to 405 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ali’s record vs. Wayne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #77. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3		Ali played #62 Jessie Jones (Yuma, AZ) and lost 336 to 447 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Ali had not played Jones in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-2, -121.
Round 4		Ali played #16 Vince Castellano (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 298 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Ali had not played Castellano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -29.
Round 5		Ali played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 376 to 392 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Ali had not played Rowland in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -45.
Round 6		Ali played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 367 to 343 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Ali’s record vs. Glowniak 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: #70. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7		Ali played #5 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 482 to 291 (a spread of 191) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ali’s record vs. Atwood in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +170.
Round 8		Ali played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 387 to 420 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Ali had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +137.
Round 9		Ali played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 360 to 439 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Ali had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, +58.
Round 10		Ali played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 398 to 464 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Ali had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, -8.
Round 11		Ali played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 280 to 332 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Ali had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-7, -60.
Round 12		Ali played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 421 to 327 (a spread of 94) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ali’s record vs. Camper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #86. Current record: 5-7, +34.
Round 13		Ali played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and won 430 to 372 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Ali had not played Sugano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-7, +92.
Round 14		Ali played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 586 to 367 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Ali had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, +311. Ali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ali is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Ali played #124 Keith Valentine (Everett, WA) and won 401 to 334 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Ali had not played Valentine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +378.
Round 16		Ali played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 388 to 376 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Ali had not played Yarnell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +390.
Round 17		Ali played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 350 to 336 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Ali had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +404.
Round 18		Ali played #134 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 390 to 422 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Ali had not played Wyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +372.
Round 19		Ali played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 371 to 373 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ali’s record vs. Miranda in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #45. Current record: 10-9, +370.
Round 20		Ali played #85 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and lost 317 to 421 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Ali had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, +266.
Round 21		Ali played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 348 to 319 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Ali had not played Finkle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, +295.
Round 22		Ali played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 330 to 496 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Ali had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-11, +129.
Round 23		Ali played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 441 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Ali had not played Ubeika in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-12, +22.
Round 24		Ali played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 443 to 354 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Ali had not played Michaels in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, +111.
Round 25		Ali played #77 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 366 to 459 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ali’s record vs. Manzolillo 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: #69. Current record: 12-13, +18.
Round 26		Ali played #77 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 530 to 252 (a spread of 278) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Ali’s record vs. Manzolillo 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: #58. Current record: 13-13, +296. Ali is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Ali played #75 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 379 to 275 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Ali had not played Loritz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, +400.
Round 28		Ali played #124 Keith Valentine (Everett, WA) and lost 377 to 418 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Ali had not played Valentine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-14, +359.

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