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SPC 2022: Elspeth Abbate [2-63]

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On this page, you will find information about Elspeth Abbate, 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 13-18, -281, and is ranked #57 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

[photo of Elspeth Abbate]

Given name(s): Elspeth
Surname(s): Abbate
Home: Sarasota, FL, United States
Hobbies: scrabble
Round by Round

High score: 485
Average for: 379
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Menachem Rosenberg]

Abbate played #11 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 417 to 379 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-0, +38.

Round 2

[photo of Edwin Roth]

Abbate played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 421 to 431 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-1, +28.

Round 3

[photo of Gary Perman]

Abbate played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 411 to 423 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 1-2, +16.

Round 4

[photo of Noah Kalus]

Abbate played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and won 403 to 383 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 2-2, +36.

Round 5

[photo of Carole Denton]

Abbate played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 449 to 356 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-2, +129.

Round 6

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Abbate played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 371 to 323 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-2, +177.

Round 7

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Abbate played #62 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and lost 310 to 440 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-3, +47.

Round 8

[photo of Jeffrey Jacobson]

Abbate played #28 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 464 to 491 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 4-4, +20.

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

Round 9

[photo of Joe South]

Abbate played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 443 to 391 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 5-4, +72.

Round 10

[photo of Ryan Chepita]

Abbate played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 5-5, +68.

Round 11

[photo of Jay Levin]

Abbate played #21 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 294 to 424 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 5-6, -62.

Round 12

[photo of Diana Grosman]

Abbate played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 329 to 511 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 5-7, -244.

Round 13

[photo of Seth Weinstein]

Abbate played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 431 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 5-8, -278.

Round 14

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Abbate played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-9, -284.

Round 15

[photo of Francis Anum]

Abbate played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 339 to 355 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 5-10, -300.

Round 16

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Abbate played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 485 to 316 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-10, -131.

Round 17  

Abbate recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 7-10, -81.

Round 18

[photo of Martin Gold]

Abbate played #17 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 317 to 489 (a spread of -172).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 7-11, -253.

Round 19

[photo of Ted Rosen]

Abbate played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 347 to 322 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 8-11, -228.

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

Round 20

[photo of Gary Skowronski]

Abbate played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 369 to 387 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 8-12, -246.

Round 21

[photo of Steve Tier]

Abbate played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 454 (a spread of -149).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-13, -395.

Round 22

[photo of Carl Davis]

Abbate played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 423 to 327 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 9-13, -299.

Round 23

[photo of Lorraine Burton]

Abbate played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 398 to 283 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 10-13, -184.

Round 24

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Abbate played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 324 to 332 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 10-14, -192.

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

Round 25

[photo of Verna Richards Berg]

Abbate played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 340 to 457 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 10-15, -309.

Round 26

[photo of Shelley Kirk]

Abbate played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 346 to 326 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 11-15, -289.

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

Round 27

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Abbate played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 335 to 386 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 11-16, -340.

Round 28

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Abbate played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 422 to 357 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 12-16, -275.

Round 29

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Abbate played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 358 to 369 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 12-17, -286.

Round 30

[photo of Jeffrey Pogue]

Abbate played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 421 to 366 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 13-17, -231.

Round 31

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Abbate played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and lost 380 to 430 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 13-18, -281.


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