it's a shame ganesh asirvatham dropped out of the scrabble scene; he was a very impressive player, and the popular pick at the time for most likely to challenge

it's a shame ganesh asirvatham dropped out of the scrabble scene; he was a very impressive player, and the popular pick at the time for most likely to challenge nigel's dominance. he was also the highest-rated player in the world for a while, even though he never actually won a world championship. check out his tournament record: [http://www.cross-tables.com/results.php?p=6670][http://www.wespa.org/aardvark/cgi-bin/most.cgi?name1=Ganesh%20Asirvatham] http://www.cross-tables.com/results.php?p=6670][http://www.w.... note in particular that he had a 24-12 record against nigel across 13 tournaments: http://www.wespa.org/aardvark/cgi-bin/headmini.cgi?name1=Ganesh%20Asirvatham&name2=Nigel%20Richards http://www.wespa.org/aardvark/cgi-bin/headmini.cgi?name1=Gan... (anecdotally, as a 1700-rated player there are lots of people who can beat me handily, but nigel and ganesh are the only two i've ever felt actually intimidated by)