NSC 2011: Roland Filio [#100]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Roland Filio, who is competing at the 2011 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 14-17, -401, and is ranked #80 in Division 1.

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): Roland Surname(s): Filio Home: Thousand Oaks, CA, United States Awards: 1991 1999 Bahrain Champion, 1993 1999/2000? Gulf Champion Hobbies: Reading

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 403 Average against: 416
Round 1		Filio played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 377 to 385 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -8. Filio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Filio is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Filio played #45 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 348 to 347 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -7. Filio is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Filio played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 409 to 337 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +65.
Round 4		Filio played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 499 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -115.
Round 5		Filio played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 417 to 454 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -152.
Round 6		Filio played #48 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 369 to 492 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -275. Filio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Filio played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 428 to 414 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -261.
Round 8		Filio played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 410 to 386 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, -237.
Round 9		Filio played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, -226.
Round 10		Filio played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, -300.
Round 11		Filio played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 288 to 604 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -616.
Round 12		Filio played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 420 to 488 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, -684.
Round 13		Filio played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 329 to 424 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -779.
Round 14		Filio played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 464 to 402 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -717.
Round 15		Filio played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 359 to 486 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-9, -844.
Round 16		Filio played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 451 to 306 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-9, -699.
Round 17		Filio played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 409 to 458 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-10, -748.
Round 18		Filio played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 292 to 423 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-11, -879.
Round 19		Filio played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 506 to 351 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -724.
Round 20		Filio played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 442 to 371 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -653.
Round 21		Filio played #52 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 453 to 310 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-11, -510.
Round 22		Filio played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 488 to 414 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, -436. Filio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Filio is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Filio played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-12, -473.
Round 24		Filio played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 515 to 406 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, -364.
Round 25		Filio played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 502 to 382 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, -244.
Round 26		Filio played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 508 to 323 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, -59.
Round 27		Filio played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 378 to 483 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -164.
Round 28		Filio played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 439 to 490 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, -215.
Round 29		Filio played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 398 to 418 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-15, -235.
Round 30		Filio played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 386 to 417 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-16, -266.
Round 31		Filio played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 277 to 412 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-17, -401.

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