SPC 2023: Ella Sobel [3-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Ella Sobel, 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, +111, and is ranked #18 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): Ella Surname(s): Sobel Home: Dorval, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 383 Average against: 379
Round 1		Sobel played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 346 to 335 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +11.
Round 2		Sobel played #59 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 398 to 331 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +78.
Round 3		Sobel played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 370 to 540 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, -92.
Round 4		Sobel played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 278 to 371 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, -185.
Round 5		Sobel played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 415 to 322 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, -92.
Round 6		Sobel played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and won 465 to 367 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +6.
Round 7		Sobel played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 401 to 307 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +100.
Round 8		Sobel played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and lost 316 to 379 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +37.
Round 9		Sobel played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +71.
Round 10		Sobel played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 371 to 409 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +33.
Round 11		Sobel played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 400 to 539 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, -106.
Round 12		Sobel played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 366 to 317 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, -57.
Round 13		Sobel played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 423 to 328 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +38.
Round 14		Sobel played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 456 to 263 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +231.
Round 15		Sobel played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and won 403 to 275 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +359.
Round 16		Sobel played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 389 to 383 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +365.
Round 17		Sobel played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 338 to 379 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +324.
Round 18		Sobel played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 340 to 469 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +195.
Round 19		Sobel played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 393 to 324 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +264.
Round 20		Sobel played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 381 to 337 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +308.
Round 21		Sobel played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 374 to 420 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +262.
Round 22		Sobel played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) again and lost 351 to 542 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +71. Sobel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Sobel played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 444 to 439 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +76. Sobel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Sobel played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and won 512 to 329 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +259.
Round 25		Sobel played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 361 to 401 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +219.
Round 26		Sobel played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 418 to 334 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +303.
Round 27		Sobel played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +372.
Round 28		Sobel played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 394 to 449 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +317.
Round 29		Sobel played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 306 to 391 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +232.
Round 30		Sobel played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) again and lost 262 to 389 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-13, +105.
Round 31		Sobel played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) again and won 391 to 385 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +111.

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