SPC 2022: Martin Gold [2-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Martin Gold, 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 17-14, -642, and is ranked #23 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): Martin Surname(s): Gold Home: Arlington, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 384 Average against: 405
Round 1		Gold played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 411 to 348 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +63.
Round 2		Gold played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +95. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gold played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 393 to 379 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +109. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gold played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +148. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gold played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 352 to 529 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, -29.
Round 6		Gold played #37 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 324 to 427 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, -132.
Round 7		Gold played #14 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 449 to 432 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, -115. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Gold played #11 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 300 to 472 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, -287. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Gold played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and lost 314 to 381 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, -354.
Round 10		Gold played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 455 to 419 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, -318. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Gold played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 398 to 360 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, -280.
Round 12		Gold played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and lost 389 to 439 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, -330.
Round 13		Gold played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 295 to 593 (a spread of -298). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -628. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Gold played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 381 to 390 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, -637.
Round 15		Gold played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 375 to 483 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-8, -745.
Round 16		Gold played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and lost 301 to 407 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-9, -851.
Round 17		Gold played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 409 to 362 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-9, -804.
Round 18		Gold played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 489 to 317 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, -632.
Round 19		Gold played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, -628.
Round 20		Gold played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 361 to 468 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, -735.
Round 21		Gold played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 450 to 414 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, -699.
Round 22		Gold played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and won 464 to 413 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, -648.
Round 23		Gold played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 409 to 348 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, -587.
Round 24		Gold played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 205 to 437 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, -819. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Gold played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 384 to 427 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-12, -862.
Round 26		Gold played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 382 to 388 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-13, -868.
Round 27		Gold played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and won 449 to 327 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, -746.
Round 28		Gold played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and won 395 to 290 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -641.
Round 29		Gold played #28 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 366 to 352 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-13, -627.
Round 30		Gold played #58 Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) and lost 433 to 454 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, -648. Gold is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Gold played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) again and won 393 to 387 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, -642.

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