SPC 2023: Greg Harper [3-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Greg Harper, 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 19-12, +542, and is ranked #10 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): Greg Surname(s): Harper Home: Reno, NV, United States Hobbies: Poker, Hiking, Hockey Occupation: Software Developer

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 409 Average against: 391
Round 1		Harper played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 439 to 359 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +80.
Round 2		Harper played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 362 to 386 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +56.
Round 3		Harper played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 425 to 390 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +91.
Round 4		Harper played #53 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 351 to 462 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -20.
Round 5		Harper played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 383 to 346 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +17.
Round 6		Harper played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 367 to 465 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, -81.
Round 7		Harper played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 377 to 525 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, -229. Harper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Harper played #37 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 391 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-5, -295.
Round 9		Harper played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 460 to 427 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -262.
Round 10		Harper played #69 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 455 to 379 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, -186.
Round 11		Harper played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 410 to 346 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, -122.
Round 12		Harper played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 354 to 429 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, -197.
Round 13		Harper played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and won 427 to 360 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, -130.
Round 14		Harper played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, -104.
Round 15		Harper played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 383 to 326 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, -47.
Round 16		Harper played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 412 to 432 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, -67.
Round 17		Harper played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 442 to 405 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, -30.
Round 18		Harper played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 399 to 436 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, -67.
Round 19		Harper played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 464 to 345 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +52.
Round 20		Harper played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 366 to 324 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +94.
Round 21		Harper played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 529 to 333 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +290.
Round 22		Harper played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) again and won 542 to 351 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +481. Harper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Harper played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 443 to 384 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +540.
Round 24		Harper played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 287 to 439 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +388.
Round 25		Harper played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +297.
Round 26		Harper played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and lost 344 to 460 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +181.
Round 27		Harper played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 563 to 304 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-11, +440.
Round 28		Harper played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 382 to 306 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +516.
Round 29		Harper played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and won 461 to 341 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +636.
Round 30		Harper played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) again and lost 334 to 439 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +531.
Round 31		Harper played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) for the third time and won 426 to 415 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +542. Harper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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