NSC 2008: Maliha Mahmood [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Maliha Mahmood, 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, -641, and is ranked #79 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

[photo of Maliha Mahmood]

Given name(s): Maliha
Surname(s): Mahmood
Home: Tustin, CA, United States
Awards: First Place, poetry contest while at the University of the East
Hobbies: Crafts and oil painting; horticulture/gardening
Occupation: Office Manager
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 74/88, 12-19 -161
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 24/131, 17-11 +161
USSO 2006 Division: 6
USSO 2006 Rank: 14/114, 18-10 +375

Round by Round
High score: 469 Average for: 337 Average against: 359
Round 1		Mahmood played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 304 to 369 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Mahmood played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and lost 289 to 486 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -262.
Round 3		Mahmood played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and won 320 to 227 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -169.
Round 4		Mahmood played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 271 to 349 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -247.
Round 5		Mahmood played #35 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and lost 326 to 425 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-4, -346.
Round 6		Mahmood played #29 Jane Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 378 to 339 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-4, -307.
Round 7		Mahmood played #52 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 296 to 361 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -372.
Round 8		Mahmood played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 249 to 398 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-6, -521.
Round 9		Mahmood played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 370 to 324 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-6, -475.
Round 10		Mahmood played #98 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 343 to 352 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-7, -484.
Round 11		Mahmood played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and won 318 to 301 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-7, -467.
Round 12		Mahmood played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and lost 316 to 327 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-8, -478.
Round 13		Mahmood played #74 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 403 to 336 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -411.
Round 14		Mahmood played #67 Brian Ruddeforth (Wimauma, FL) and won 373 to 339 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, -377.
Round 15		Mahmood played #62 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 417 to 379 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, -339.
Round 16		Mahmood played #26 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 341 to 361 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-9, -359.
Round 17		Mahmood played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 308 to 390 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-10, -441.
Round 18		Mahmood played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 231 to 404 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-11, -614.
Round 19		Mahmood played #10 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 296 to 335 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-12, -653.
Round 20		Mahmood played #78 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 454 to 272 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-12, -471.
Round 21		Mahmood played #99 Steve Wolf (Plantation, FL) and won 318 to 316 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-12, -469.
Round 22		Mahmood played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 353 to 465 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, -581.
Round 23		Mahmood played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 469 to 352 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, -464.
Round 24		Mahmood played #91 Brenda Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 320 to 349 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-14, -493.
Round 25		Mahmood played #24 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 303 to 398 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-15, -588.
Round 26		Mahmood played #31 Dan Goldberg (Hicksville, NY) and won 362 to 313 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-15, -539.
Round 27		Mahmood played #11 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 354 to 463 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-16, -648.
Round 28		Mahmood played #79 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 340 to 333 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-16, -641.

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