SPC 2023: Seth Lipkin [1-24]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, 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 16-15, +182, and is ranked #22 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): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Hopkinton, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 418 Average against: 412
Round 1		Lipkin played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 437 to 484 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -47. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lipkin played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 447 to 466 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -66. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lipkin played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 346 to 420 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-3, -140.
Round 4		Lipkin played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 329 to 677 (a spread of -348). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-4, -488. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lipkin played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 417 to 416 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-4, -487.
Round 6		Lipkin played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 512 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-5, -674.
Round 7		Lipkin played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 459 to 369 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-5, -584.
Round 8		Lipkin played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 442 to 394 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-5, -536.
Round 9		Lipkin played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 476 to 319 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, -379.
Round 10		Lipkin played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 337 to 502 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-6, -544.
Round 11		Lipkin played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 367 to 443 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-7, -620.
Round 12		Lipkin played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 505 to 412 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-7, -527.
Round 13		Lipkin played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 397 to 390 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -520.
Round 14		Lipkin played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 413 to 309 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, -416. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Lipkin played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 553 to 309 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, -172. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lipkin played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 473 to 451 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, -150. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Lipkin played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 485 to 311 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +24. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lipkin played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 437 to 439 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-8, +22.
Round 19		Lipkin played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 481 to 417 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +86. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Lipkin played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 407 to 495 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, -2.
Round 21		Lipkin played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 365 to 386 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, -23. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Lipkin played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 404 to 410 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-11, -29.
Round 23		Lipkin played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 467 to 414 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, +24. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Lipkin played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 399 to 307 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-11, +116. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lipkin played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 527 to 285 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +358. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Lipkin played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and lost 389 to 401 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-12, +346.
Round 27		Lipkin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 342 to 413 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-13, +275. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Lipkin played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 314 to 405 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-14, +184. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Lipkin played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 433 to 367 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-14, +250. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Lipkin played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) again and lost 319 to 436 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-15, +133.
Round 31		Lipkin played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) again and won 458 to 409 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-15, +182.

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