SPC 2023: Chris Sjoholm [3-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Sjoholm, 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 15-16, +332, and is ranked #45 in Division 3.

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): Chris Surname(s): Sjoholm Home: Lynnwood, WA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 382 Average against: 372
Round 1		Sjoholm played #68 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 486 to 260 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +226. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sjoholm played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 368 to 389 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +205.
Round 3		Sjoholm played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 481 to 283 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +403.
Round 4		Sjoholm played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 341 to 442 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +302.
Round 5		Sjoholm played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 453 to 300 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +455.
Round 6		Sjoholm played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and won 407 to 333 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +529. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sjoholm played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 377 to 343 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +563. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sjoholm played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 329 to 403 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +489.
Round 9		Sjoholm played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 303 to 334 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +458. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Sjoholm played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, +448.
Round 11		Sjoholm played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 371 to 297 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +522.
Round 12		Sjoholm played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and won 429 to 354 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +597.
Round 13		Sjoholm played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 511 to 298 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +810.
Round 14		Sjoholm played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and won 457 to 284 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +983.
Round 15		Sjoholm played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 305 to 463 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +825.
Round 16		Sjoholm played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 455 to 399 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +881.
Round 17		Sjoholm played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 290 to 450 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +721.
Round 18		Sjoholm played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 417 to 360 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +778.
Round 19		Sjoholm played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) again and lost 362 to 421 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +719.
Round 20		Sjoholm played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 380 to 351 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +748.
Round 21		Sjoholm played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 371 to 349 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +770.
Round 22		Sjoholm played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 333 to 453 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +650.
Round 23		Sjoholm played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 439 to 444 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +645. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Sjoholm played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 337 to 354 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-11, +628.
Round 25		Sjoholm played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and lost 384 to 387 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +625.
Round 26		Sjoholm played #37 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 448 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, +507.
Round 27		Sjoholm played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 332 to 367 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-14, +472.
Round 28		Sjoholm played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 392 to 380 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, +484.
Round 29		Sjoholm played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 324 to 409 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-15, +399.
Round 30		Sjoholm played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 325 to 442 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-16, +282.
Round 31		Sjoholm recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, +332.

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