SPC 2023: Eric Harshbarger [1-36]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Harshbarger, 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, -109, and is ranked #24 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): Eric Surname(s): Harshbarger Home: Auburn, AL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 411 Average against: 414
Round 1		Harshbarger played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 504 to 340 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +164. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Harshbarger played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 339 to 494 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +9. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Harshbarger played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 498 to 369 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +138. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Harshbarger played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 357 to 421 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, +74. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Harshbarger played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 379 to 417 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, +36. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Harshbarger played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 385 to 421 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-4, +0.
Round 7		Harshbarger played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 372 to 346 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, +26. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Harshbarger played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 345 to 577 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -206. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Harshbarger played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 466 to 364 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, -104.
Round 10		Harshbarger played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 350 to 578 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-6, -332.
Round 11		Harshbarger played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 414 to 427 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-7, -345. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Harshbarger played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 421 to 476 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-8, -400.
Round 13		Harshbarger played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 414 to 409 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -395.
Round 14		Harshbarger played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 361 to 313 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -347. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Harshbarger played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 581 to 367 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, -133. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Harshbarger played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 468 to 439 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-8, -104. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Harshbarger played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 398 to 526 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-9, -232.
Round 18		Harshbarger played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 400 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, -155.
Round 19		Harshbarger played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 422 to 415 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -148. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Harshbarger played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 334 to 414 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-10, -228.
Round 21		Harshbarger played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and won 465 to 332 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -95. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Harshbarger played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 410 to 404 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, -89. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Harshbarger played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 392 to 383 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, -80. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Harshbarger played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 458 to 318 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +60. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Harshbarger played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 463 to 420 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +103. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Harshbarger played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and lost 357 to 403 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +57.
Round 27		Harshbarger played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 409 to 414 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +52. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Harshbarger played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 369 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-13, +31. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Harshbarger played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 447 to 404 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-13, +74. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Harshbarger played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 379 to 429 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-14, +24.
Round 31		Harshbarger played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 313 to 446 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-15, -109.

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