Shahid Malik [#92] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Shahid Malik, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Malik currently has a record of 13-17, +358, and is ranked #104 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): Shahid Surname(s): Malik Home: Burlington, NJ, United States Age: 43 Awards: Won Four SCRABBLE Tournaments Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Chess, Reading Occupation: Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	43-47 (0.478)
Past 1-12 months	20-21 (0.488)	L W LLLL W LLL WW L WWW L W LLLL WW LL W L W LLL WWWWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	19-20 (0.487)	LLL W LLL W L W LLL WW L W L WW LL W LL WWW L WW L WWW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	4-6 (0.400)	W L W L W L W LLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 555 Average for: 376 Average against: 364
Round 1		Malik played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 318 to 390 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Malik had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-1, -72.
Round 2		Malik played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Malik had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, -55.
Round 3		Malik played #90 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 296 to 355 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Malik had not played Lundegaard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-2, -114.
Round 4		Malik played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 310 to 436 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Malik had not played Pearl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-3, -240.
Round 5		Malik played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 478 to 240 (a spread of 238) . Before this event, Malik had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -2.
Round 6		Malik played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 314 to 340 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Malik had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-4, -28.
Round 7		Malik played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and won 555 to 228 (a spread of 327) . Before this event, Malik had not played Bloom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, +299.
Round 8		Malik played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 432 to 311 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Malik had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +420.
Round 9		Malik played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 417 to 410 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Malik had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +427.
Round 10		Malik played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 290 to 460 (a spread of -170) . Before this event, Malik had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, +257.
Round 11		Malik played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 381 to 483 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Malik had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, +155.
Round 12		Malik played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 374 to 390 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Malik had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-7, +139.
Round 13		Malik played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 445 to 333 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Malik had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, +251.
Round 14		Malik played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 374 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Malik's record vs. Ricketts in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, +232.
Round 15		Malik played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 401 to 342 (a spread of 59) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Malik's record vs. Hermanson in the 5 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, +291.
Round 16		Malik played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 335 to 385 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Malik had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-9, +241.
Round 17		Malik played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 317 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Malik had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-9, +322.
Round 18		Malik played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 302 to 311 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Malik had not played Glowniak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-10, +313.
Round 19		Malik played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 407 to 432 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Malik's record vs. Rosenblum in the 5 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. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-11, +288.
Round 20		Malik played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 430 to 224 (a spread of 206) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Malik's record vs. Ali in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, +494.
Round 21		Malik played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 339 to 428 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Malik had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-12, +405.
Round 22		Malik played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 417 to 268 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Malik had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-12, +554.
Round 23		Malik played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 298 to 400 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Malik had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-13, +452.
Round 24		Malik played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 432 to 368 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Malik had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-13, +516.
Round 25		Malik played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 401 to 358 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Malik had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, +559.
Round 26		Malik played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 474 to 333 (a spread of 141) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: YORK, PA Malik's record vs. Hall in the 5 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. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, +700.
Round 27		Malik played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 349 to 466 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Malik had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-14, +583.
Round 28		Malik played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 343 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Malik had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-15, +566.
Round 29		Malik played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 325 to 406 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Malik had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 13-16, +485.
Round 30		Malik played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and lost 281 to 408 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Malik had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-17, +358.

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