SPC 2023: Noah Walton [1-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Walton, who is competing at the 2023 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 18-13, +966, and is ranked #7 in Division 1.

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): Walton Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Math, Scrabble, Singing (esp. Choral) Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 573 Average for: 452 Average against: 420
Round 1		Walton played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 478 to 350 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +128. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Walton played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 417 to 465 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +80.
Round 3		Walton played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 397 to 373 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +104.
Round 4		Walton played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 519 to 329 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +294. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Walton played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 571 to 318 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +547. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Walton played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 394 to 524 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +417. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Walton played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 508 to 388 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-2, +537. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Walton played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 456 to 444 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-2, +549. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Walton played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 510 to 355 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-2, +704. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Walton played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 537 to 406 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +835. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Walton played #11 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 347 to 441 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +741. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Walton played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 405 to 488 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +658. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Walton played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 418 to 398 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +678.
Round 14		Walton played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 458 to 418 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +718. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Walton played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 384 to 433 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +669. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Walton played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 454 to 353 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +770. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Walton played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 394 to 538 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-6, +626.
Round 18		Walton played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and lost 511 to 555 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-7, +582.
Round 19		Walton played #11 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) again and lost 373 to 380 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +575.
Round 20		Walton played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) again and won 529 to 294 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +810.
Round 21		Walton played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) again and lost 355 to 500 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +665.
Round 22		Walton played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 396 to 467 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-10, +594.
Round 23		Walton played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and won 415 to 408 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-10, +601.
Round 24		Walton played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 472 to 419 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-10, +654.
Round 25		Walton played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 573 to 364 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-10, +863. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Walton played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and lost 452 to 490 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-11, +825.
Round 27		Walton played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and won 445 to 384 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-11, +886.
Round 28		Walton played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and lost 481 to 491 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-12, +876. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Walton played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 513 to 319 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-12, +1070.
Round 30		Walton played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) for the third time and won 441 to 420 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-12, +1091.
Round 31		Walton played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) for the fourth time and lost 394 to 519 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-13, +966.

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