SPC 2022: Noah Kalus [2-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Kalus, 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, +254, and is ranked #20 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): Noah Surname(s): Kalus Home: New Paltz, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 404 Average against: 396
Round 1		Kalus played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 361 to 458 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Kalus played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, -77.
Round 3		Kalus played #46 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 427 to 389 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, -39.
Round 4		Kalus played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and lost 383 to 403 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5		Kalus played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, -83.
Round 6		Kalus played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 401 to 430 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-4, -112.
Round 7		Kalus played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 499 to 328 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, +59.
Round 8		Kalus played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 419 to 406 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, +72.
Round 9		Kalus played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 324 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +180.
Round 10		Kalus played #30 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 387 to 437 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +130.
Round 11		Kalus played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 438 to 392 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +176.
Round 12		Kalus played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 414 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-6, +102.
Round 13		Kalus played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 375 to 458 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-7, +19.
Round 14		Kalus played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and won 501 to 297 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-7, +223.
Round 15		Kalus played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 483 to 375 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, +331.
Round 16		Kalus played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 290 to 440 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-8, +181.
Round 17		Kalus played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 261 to 402 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, +40. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Kalus played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 384 to 440 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-10, -16.
Round 19		Kalus played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 428 to 380 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-10, +32.
Round 20		Kalus played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 459 to 399 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-10, +92.
Round 21		Kalus played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 424 to 389 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +127.
Round 22		Kalus played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 446 to 260 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +313. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Kalus played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and won 533 to 338 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +508. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Kalus played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +478.
Round 25		Kalus played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and won 411 to 406 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +483. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Kalus played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and won 431 to 370 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +544. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Kalus played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 398 to 455 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +487. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Kalus played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and lost 296 to 606 (a spread of -310). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +177. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Kalus played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 444 to 337 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +284. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Kalus played #26 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 360 to 408 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-14, +236. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Kalus played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) again and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +254. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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