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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Ruchi Gupta [#31] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about
Ruchi Gupta, who is a contestant in
Division 5 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.
Gupta currently has a record of 18-12, +801, and is ranked
#12 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): Ruchi Surname(s): Gupta Home: Knoxville, TN, United States Age: 39 Awards: Division 4 winner of Atlanta Fall 2003 and Atlanta spring 2004 tournament Hobbies: scrabble, reading, gardening Occupation: Physician |
Career History | 5-year record against other players at this event | 13-6 (0.684) | |
Past 1-12 months | 7-4 (0.636) | LL WWWWW LL WW |
Past 13-24 months | 4-1 (0.800) | W L WWW |
Past 25-36 months | 2-1 (0.667) | W L W |
Past 37-48 months | no games |
Past 49-60 months | no games |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 453 Average for: 366 Average against: 339 | Before the Tournament | | Gupta is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit). | Round 1 | | Gupta played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -55. | Round 2 | | Gupta played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 376 to 280 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +41. | Round 3 | | Gupta played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 397 to 274 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +164. | Round 4 | | Gupta played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 419 to 254 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +329. | Round 5 | | Gupta played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 348 to 388 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +289. | Round 6 | | Gupta played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 404 to 318 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +375. | Round 7 | | Gupta played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 348 to 335 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +388. | Round 8 | | Gupta played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 380 to 243 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +525. | Round 9 | | Gupta played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 286 to 346 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gupta's record vs. Cann in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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.Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +465. | Round 10 | | Gupta played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 438 to 258 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +645. | Round 11 | | Gupta played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 360 to 342 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +663. | Round 12 | | Gupta played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and won 436 to 400 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +699. | Round 13 | | Gupta played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 425 to 343 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gupta's record vs. Snoddy in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #4. Current record: 10-3, +781. | Round 14 | | Gupta played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 309 to 284 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +806. | Round 15 | | Gupta played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and won 435 to 253 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +988. Gupta is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gupta is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit). | Round 16 | | Gupta played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 436 to 310 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1114. | Round 17 | | Gupta played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 313 to 381 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1046. | Round 18 | | Gupta played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 322 to 420 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +948. | Round 19 | | Gupta played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 399 to 423 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +924. | Round 20 | | Gupta played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 368 to 343 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gupta's record vs. Snoddy in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #4. Current record: 14-6, +949. | Round 21 | | Gupta played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 299 to 423 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +825. | Round 22 | | Gupta played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 315 to 416 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +724. | Round 23 | | Gupta played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 307 to 493 (a spread of -186) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +538. | Round 24 | | Gupta played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 335 to 341 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +532. Gupta is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | | Gupta played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 319 to 390 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +461. | Round 26 | | Gupta played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 435 to 221 (a spread of 214) . Before this event, Gupta had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +675. | Round 27 | | Gupta played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 269 to 411 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-12, +533. | Round 28 | | Gupta played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 371 to 319 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +585. | Round 29 | | Gupta played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 335 to 315 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +605. | Round 30 | | Gupta played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 453 to 257 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Gupta had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +801. |
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