NSC 2008: Gaurav Bhargava [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Gaurav Bhargava, who is competing at the 2008 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 12-16, -150, and is ranked #73 in Division 5.

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): Gaurav Surname(s): Bhargava Home: Somerset, NJ, United States Occupation: Software Developer

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 354 Average against: 359
Round 1		Bhargava played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 331 to 438 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		Bhargava played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 292 to 312 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -127.
Round 3		Bhargava played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -83.
Round 4		Bhargava played #35 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and lost 267 to 393 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -209.
Round 5		Bhargava played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 316 to 335 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -228.
Round 6		Bhargava played #98 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 317 to 292 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -203.
Round 7		Bhargava played #62 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 400 to 379 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -182.
Round 8		Bhargava played #70 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 368 to 387 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -201.
Round 9		Bhargava played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and won 434 to 248 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, -15.
Round 10		Bhargava played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 308 to 329 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -36.
Round 11		Bhargava played #10 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 330 to 347 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -53.
Round 12		Bhargava played #80 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and won 405 to 306 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, +46.
Round 13		Bhargava played #28 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 335 to 432 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-8, -51.
Round 14		Bhargava played #44 Wanell Kelsey (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 329 to 350 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-9, -72.
Round 15		Bhargava played #79 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 288 to 315 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-10, -99.
Round 16		Bhargava played #29 Jane Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 388 to 268 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-10, +21.
Round 17		Bhargava played #92 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 409 to 266 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, +164.
Round 18		Bhargava played #74 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 276 to 464 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-11, -24.
Round 19		Bhargava played #76 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 435 to 420 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-11, -9.
Round 20		Bhargava played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 395 to 374 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-11, +12.
Round 21		Bhargava played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 477 to 375 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, +114.
Round 22		Bhargava played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 310 to 374 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-12, +50.
Round 23		Bhargava played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 427 to 297 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-12, +180.
Round 24		Bhargava played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 316 to 398 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-13, +98.
Round 25		Bhargava played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 417 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, +17.
Round 26		Bhargava played #46 Chris Knight (Gulfport, FL) and lost 309 to 500 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-15, -174.
Round 27		Bhargava played #91 Brenda Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 389 to 249 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-15, -34.
Round 28		Bhargava played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 308 to 424 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-16, -150.

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