Manan Biyani [#17] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Manan Biyani, 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. Biyani currently has a record of 16-12, +570, and is ranked #24 in Division 6.

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): Manan Surname(s): Biyani Home: Ann Arbor, MI, United States Awards: Seattle Open Division 5 Winner Hobbies: Photography, Cooking Occupation: Graduate Student

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	0-1 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 480 Average for: 374 Average against: 354
Round 1		Biyani played #54 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 379 to 263 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Biyani had not played Howe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +116.
Round 2		Biyani played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 383 to 395 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Biyani had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +104.
Round 3		Biyani played #28 David Dahl (Peoria, IL) and won 410 to 360 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Biyani had not played Dahl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +154.
Round 4		Biyani played #77 Dan Mcgrath (Lubbock, TX) and won 359 to 306 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Biyani had not played Mcgrath in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +207.
Round 5		Biyani played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 288 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Biyani had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +309.
Round 6		Biyani played #66 Ben Lam (Markham ON) and lost 308 to 395 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Biyani had not played Lam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +222.
Round 7		Biyani played #59 Jeff Jacobs (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Biyani had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +171.
Round 8		Biyani played #117 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 404 to 361 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Biyani had not played Vantol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +214.
Round 9		Biyani played #43 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Biyani had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +198.
Round 10		Biyani played #100 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 417 to 306 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Biyani had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +309.
Round 11		Biyani played #107 Mary Snider (Austin, TX) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Biyani had not played Snider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +289.
Round 12		Biyani played #64 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 299 to 332 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Biyani had not played Kaye in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +256.
Round 13		Biyani played #103 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 415 to 363 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Biyani had not played Sears in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +308.
Round 14		Biyani played #106 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 439 to 280 (a spread of 159). Before this event, Biyani had not played Slater in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +467.
Round 15		Biyani played #102 Tammy Ross (Phoenix, AZ) and won 418 to 370 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Biyani had not played Ross in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +515.
Round 16		Biyani played #111 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 401 to 344 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Biyani had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +572.
Round 17		Biyani played #106 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) again and lost 346 to 440 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Biyani had not played Slater in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +478.
Round 18		Biyani played #60 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 283 to 471 (a spread of -188). Before this event, Biyani had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +290.
Round 19		Biyani played #32 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 389 to 357 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Biyani had not played De Jong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +322.
Round 20		Biyani played #70 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 384 to 388 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Biyani had not played Light in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, +318.
Round 21		Biyani played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 367 to 371 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Biyani had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, +314.
Round 22		Biyani played #74 Sedona Maniak (Portland, OR) and lost 365 to 410 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Biyani had not played Maniak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +269.
Round 23		Biyani played #76 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 480 to 288 (a spread of 192). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Biyani’s record vs. Matthews in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +461.
Round 24		Biyani played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 390 to 363 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Biyani had not played Nees in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +488.
Round 25		Biyani played #41 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 410 to 395 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Biyani had not played Eilertsen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +503.
Round 26		Biyani played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and won 360 to 286 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Biyani had not played Shaw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +577.
Round 27		Biyani played #52 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 335 to 299 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Biyani had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +613.
Round 28		Biyani played #60 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) again and lost 301 to 344 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Biyani had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +570.

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