SPC 2022: Stephen Schwitzer [2-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Stephen Schwitzer, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17.5-13.5, -133, and is ranked #18 in Division 2.

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): Stephen Surname(s): Schwitzer Home: east Lansing, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 400 Average against: 404
Round 1		Schwitzer played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and won 424 to 292 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +132. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Schwitzer played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and won 563 to 390 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +305. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Schwitzer played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 417 to 344 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +378. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Schwitzer played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 372 to 424 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +326. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Schwitzer played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 371 to 452 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +245.
Round 6		Schwitzer played #58 Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) and won 489 to 292 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +442. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Schwitzer played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 335 to 378 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +399.
Round 8		Schwitzer played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 346 to 436 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, +309.
Round 9		Schwitzer played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 431 to 373 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +367.
Round 10		Schwitzer played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 402 to 360 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +409.
Round 11		Schwitzer played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +440. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Schwitzer played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and tied at 425. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +440.
Round 13		Schwitzer played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 379 to 445 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +374.
Round 14		Schwitzer played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 401 to 339 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +436.
Round 15		Schwitzer played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and won 439 to 384 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +491.
Round 16		Schwitzer played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 385 to 368 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +508.
Round 17		Schwitzer played #1 Roy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 440 to 415 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +533. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Schwitzer played #11 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 244 to 516 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +261. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 19		Schwitzer played #37 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 468 to 389 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +340. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Schwitzer played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 401 to 341 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +400.
Round 21		Schwitzer played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 407 to 379 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +428. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Schwitzer played #28 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 397 to 383 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +442. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Schwitzer played #41 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 403 to 471 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +374. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Schwitzer played #41 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) again and won 438 to 432 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +380. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Schwitzer played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) again and lost 395 to 451 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +324.
Round 26		Schwitzer played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 387 to 426 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +285.
Round 27		Schwitzer played #37 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) again and lost 366 to 411 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +240.
Round 28		Schwitzer played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) again and won 463 to 392 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +311.
Round 29		Schwitzer played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +268.
Round 30		Schwitzer played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 375 to 491 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +152.
Round 31		Schwitzer played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) again and lost 294 to 579 (a spread of -285). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17.5-13.5, -133. Schwitzer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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