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NASC 2019: Alec Sjoholm [1-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Alec Sjoholm, who is competing at the 2019 North American 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 24-7, +1450, and is ranked #2 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

[photo of Alec Sjoholm]

Given name(s): Alec
Surname(s): Sjoholm
Home: Lynnwood, WA, United States
Awards: 5 one-day tournaments; 4th place NASC 2017
Hobbies: Scrabble
Round by Round

High score: 561
Average for: 444
Average against: 398

Round 1

[photo of Michael Early]

Sjoholm played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 414 to 332 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +82.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Sjoholm played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 542 to 324 (a spread of 218).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 2-0, +300.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Sjoholm played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 404 to 359 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +345.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

Sjoholm played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 458 to 374 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 4-0, +429.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

Sjoholm played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 452 to 485 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +396.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Sjoholm played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and won 470 to 427 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +439.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Orry Swift]

Sjoholm played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 425 to 349 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-1, +515.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Sjoholm played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 405 to 438 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-2, +482.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Sjoholm played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 384 to 287 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-2, +579.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Sjoholm played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 420 to 302 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +697.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of John Karris]

Sjoholm played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 386 to 380 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-2, +703.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Sjoholm played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 401 to 416 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-3, +688.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Siddharth Murali]

Sjoholm played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 380 to 313 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-3, +755.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Will Anderson]

Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 363 to 479 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-4, +639.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Tom Bond]

Sjoholm played #47 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 395 to 372 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-4, +662.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Matt Canik]

Sjoholm played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 459 to 379 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-4, +742.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Will Anderson]

Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 527 to 444 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-4, +825.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Mike Frentz]

Sjoholm played #13 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 420 to 336 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-4, +909.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Jack Peters]

Sjoholm played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 549 to 400 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-4, +1058.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Sjoholm played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 374 to 471 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +961.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Matt Graham]

Sjoholm played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 476 to 416 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-5, +1021.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Sjoholm played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 396 to 458 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-6, +959.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

Sjoholm played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and won 539 to 453 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-6, +1045.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Sjoholm played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-6, +1084.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Sjoholm played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) again and won 463 to 454 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-6, +1093.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

Sjoholm played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) for the third time and won 533 to 407 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-6, +1219.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Will Anderson]

Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) for the third time and lost 357 to 524 (a spread of -167).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-7, +1052.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

[photo of Matt Canik]

Sjoholm played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and won 561 to 356 (a spread of 205).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-7, +1257.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Sjoholm played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-7, +1325.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Will Anderson]

Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) for the fourth time and won 522 to 447 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 23-7, +1400.

Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 31  

Sjoholm recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 24-7, +1450.


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