SPC 2022: Alec Sjoholm [CSW-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Alec Sjoholm, 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 20-11, +1109, and is ranked #3 in Division CSW.

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): Alec Surname(s): Sjoholm Home: Lynnwood, WA, United States Awards: 1st place 2019 NASC Hobbies: Scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 542 Average for: 449 Average against: 413
Round 1		Sjoholm played #28 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 460 to 360 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +100. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sjoholm played #22 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 512 to 292 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +320. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Sjoholm played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 365 to 477 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +208. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Sjoholm played #3 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 386 to 464 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +130.
Round 5		Sjoholm played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 495 to 415 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +210.
Round 6		Sjoholm played #33 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 426 to 313 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +323. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sjoholm played #17 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 482 to 418 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +387. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sjoholm played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 365 to 461 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +291. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Sjoholm played #12 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) and won 447 to 352 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +386. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Sjoholm played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) and won 485 to 477 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +394. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Sjoholm played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 438 to 397 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +435. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sjoholm played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 489 to 373 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +551. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Sjoholm played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and won 452 to 392 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +611. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 464 to 401 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +674. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Sjoholm played #11 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 405 to 440 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +639. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sjoholm played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 532 to 458 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +713. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Sjoholm played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and lost 394 to 468 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +639. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 454 to 489 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +604. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Sjoholm played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 542 to 342 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +804. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Sjoholm played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and lost 427 to 474 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-7, +757. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sjoholm played #2 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 471 to 485 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-8, +743. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Sjoholm played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 434 to 313 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-8, +864. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Sjoholm played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 440 to 338 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +966. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Sjoholm played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and lost 395 to 424 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +937. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Sjoholm played #20 Wolfram Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 472 to 392 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +1017. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Sjoholm played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) for the third time and won 462 to 391 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-9, +1088. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Sjoholm played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the third time and lost 384 to 529 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +943. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Sjoholm played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) again and won 458 to 394 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +1007. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) for the third time and lost 347 to 430 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +924. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Sjoholm played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) for the fourth time and won 509 to 414 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +1019. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Sjoholm played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) for the third time and won 528 to 438 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1109. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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