George Asaka [#3] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about George Asaka, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Asaka currently has a record of 18-10, +515, and is ranked #11 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 Awards: 2-time Sioux falls event winner (Scrabble), indoor soccer champ Hobbies: soccer, table tennis, reading, basketball Occupation: Accounting/Administration

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 399 Average against: 380
Round 1		Asaka played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 415 to 411 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Asaka had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Asaka played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 363 to 410 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Asaka had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Asaka played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 493 to 457 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Asaka had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, -7.
Round 4		Asaka played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 430 to 328 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Asaka had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +95.
Round 5		Asaka played #12 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Asaka had not played Bogle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +79.
Round 6		Asaka played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 450 to 464 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Asaka had not played Davies in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, +65.
Round 7		Asaka played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 359 to 347 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Asaka had not played Anstandig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +77.
Round 8		Asaka played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 453 to 429 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Asaka had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, +101.
Round 9		Asaka played #64 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 406 to 360 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Asaka had not played Lane in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +147.
Round 10		Asaka played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 349 to 364 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Asaka had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +132.
Round 11		Asaka played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 402 to 405 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Asaka had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +129.
Round 12		Asaka played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 478 to 443 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Asaka had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, +164.
Round 13		Asaka played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 363 to 465 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Asaka had not played Miranda in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +62.
Round 14		Asaka played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 385 to 319 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Asaka had not played Mayer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +128.
Round 15		Asaka played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 364 to 299 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Asaka had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +193.
Round 16		Asaka played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 389 to 350 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Asaka had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-6, +232.
Round 17		Asaka played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 348 to 393 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Asaka had not played Denton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +187.
Round 18		Asaka played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Asaka had not played Steele in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-7, +200.
Round 19		Asaka played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) again and won 417 to 340 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Asaka had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +277.
Round 20		Asaka played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 423 to 357 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Asaka had not played Dweck in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +343.
Round 21		Asaka played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 421 to 338 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Asaka had not played Ganguet in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +426.
Round 22		Asaka played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 447 to 359 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Asaka had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +514.
Round 23		Asaka played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 379 to 404 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Asaka had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +489.
Round 24		Asaka played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 384 to 365 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Asaka had not played Miranda in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-8, +508.
Round 25		Asaka played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 455 to 350 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Asaka had not played Morehead in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +613.
Round 26		Asaka played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 318 to 431 (a spread of -113). Before this event, Asaka had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-9, +500.
Round 27		Asaka played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) for the third time and won 410 to 383 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Asaka had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +527.
Round 28		Asaka played #113 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 310 to 322 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Asaka had not played Thelen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +515.

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