NSC 2010: Israr Ahmad [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Israr Ahmad, who is competing at the 2010 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 20-11, +197, and is ranked #3 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): Israr Surname(s): Ahmad Home: Ajax, ON, Canada Hobbies: Cricket, Scrabble Occupation: Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 441 Average for: 351 Average against: 345
Round 1		Ahmad played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 335 to 397 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -62.
Round 2		Ahmad played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 343 to 329 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, -48.
Round 3		Ahmad played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and won 441 to 275 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +118.
Round 4		Ahmad played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 372 to 451 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, +39. Ahmad is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Ahmad played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 313 to 360 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, -8.
Round 6		Ahmad played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 142 to 373 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -239.
Round 7		Ahmad played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 345 to 378 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-5, -272.
Round 8		Ahmad played #34 Hanna Raskin (Dallas, TX) and won 345 to 275 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-5, -202.
Round 9		Ahmad played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 334 to 312 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, -180.
Round 10		Ahmad played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 336 to 342 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, -186.
Round 11		Ahmad played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 342 to 339 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, -183.
Round 12		Ahmad played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 387 to 365 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, -161.
Round 13		Ahmad played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 374 to 283 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, -70.
Round 14		Ahmad played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 422 to 317 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +35.
Round 15		Ahmad played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 333 to 307 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +61.
Round 16		Ahmad played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 320 to 365 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-7, +16.
Round 17		Ahmad played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 340 to 334 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +22.
Round 18		Ahmad played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +48.
Round 19		Ahmad played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) again and lost 345 to 401 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, -8.
Round 20		Ahmad played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 386 to 329 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +49.
Round 21		Ahmad played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 361 to 340 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +70.
Round 22		Ahmad played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 324 to 362 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +32.
Round 23		Ahmad played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 324 to 338 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +18.
Round 24		Ahmad played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and won 303 to 301 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +20.
Round 25		Ahmad played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 390 to 334 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +76.
Round 26		Ahmad played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) again and won 343 to 286 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +133.
Round 27		Ahmad played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 431 to 371 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +193.
Round 28		Ahmad played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 289 to 385 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +97.
Round 29		Ahmad played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and won 421 to 381 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +137.
Round 30		Ahmad played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and won 405 to 374 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +168.
Round 31		Ahmad played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) for the third time and won 347 to 318 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +197.

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