George Asaka [#13] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about George Asaka, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Asaka currently has a record of 15-16, -141, and is ranked #60 in Division 3.

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): George Surname(s): Asaka Home: Omaha, NE, United States Awards: 2-time Sioux falls event winner (Scrabble), indoor soccer champ Hobbies: soccer, table tennis, reading, basketball Occupation: Accounting/Administration USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 11/129, 18-10 +515

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	8-5 (0.615)
Past 1-12 months	5-3 (0.625)	W L WW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 380 Average against: 384
Round 1		Asaka played #107 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 405 to 350 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Asaka had not played Kidd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Asaka played #53 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 415 to 321 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Asaka had not played Miller in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +149.
Round 3		Asaka played #34 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 371 to 304 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Asaka’s record vs. Morehead in the 8 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +216.
Round 4		Asaka played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and won 423 to 418 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Asaka had not played Long in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +221.
Round 5		Asaka played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 376 to 388 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Asaka had not played Wallis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +209.
Round 6		Asaka played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 358 to 296 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Asaka had not played Hoggatt in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +271.
Round 7		Asaka played #41 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 499 to 427 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Asaka had not played Williams in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +343. Asaka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Asaka played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Asaka had not played Cadieux in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +320.
Round 9		Asaka played #15 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 420 to 309 (a spread of 111). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Asaka’s record vs. Mayer in the 8 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +431.
Round 10		Asaka played #47 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 322 to 375 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Asaka had not played Michlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +378.
Round 11		Asaka played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 460 to 355 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Asaka’s record vs. David in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +483.
Round 12		Asaka played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 404 to 428 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Asaka had not played Kennerk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +459.
Round 13		Asaka played #36 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 325 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Asaka had not played Solis in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +539.
Round 14		Asaka played #44 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 347 to 476 (a spread of -129). Before this event, Asaka had not played Zeigler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +410.
Round 15		Asaka played #18 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Asaka’s record vs. Koselke in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +424.
Round 16		Asaka played #31 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 357 to 311 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Asaka had not played Wolfe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +470.
Round 17		Asaka played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 393 to 449 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Asaka had not played Sirois in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +414.
Round 18		Asaka played #8 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 326 to 381 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Asaka had not played Hopper in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +359.
Round 19		Asaka played #68 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 395 to 404 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Asaka had not played Payne in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +350.
Round 20		Asaka played #79 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and won 386 to 381 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Asaka had not played Southard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +355.
Round 21		Asaka played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 432 to 323 (a spread of 109). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Asaka’s record vs. White in the 8 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +464.
Round 22		Asaka played #20 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 319 to 424 (a spread of -105). Before this event, Asaka had not played Hollington in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +359.
Round 23		Asaka played #86 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 319 to 452 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Asaka had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +226.
Round 24		Asaka played #12 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 414 to 505 (a spread of -91). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Asaka’s record vs. Hembrook in the 8 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +135.
Round 25		Asaka played #26 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 379 to 374 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Asaka had not played Gordon in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +140.
Round 26		Asaka played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 289 to 402 (a spread of -113). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Asaka’s record vs. Lauder in the 8 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-12, +27.
Round 27		Asaka played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 339 to 468 (a spread of -129). Before this event, Asaka had not played Gooley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, -102.
Round 28		Asaka played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 329 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Asaka had not played Wise in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, -39.
Round 29		Asaka played #14 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 333 to 379 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Asaka had not played Stafford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-14, -85.
Round 30		Asaka played #78 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 354 to 395 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Asaka had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-15, -126.
Round 31		Asaka played #92 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Asaka had not played Fernando in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-16, -141.

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