SPC 2023: Ralph Ireland [3-33]

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph Ireland, 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, +319, and is ranked #34 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): Ralph Surname(s): Ireland Home: Lithonia, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 368 Average against: 358
Round 1		Ireland played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 472 to 258 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +214. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Ireland played #77 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 435 to 279 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +370. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Ireland played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and lost 274 to 339 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +305. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ireland played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 334 to 386 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, +253. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Ireland played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +266. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Ireland played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 370 to 388 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +248. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Ireland played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 335 to 355 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-4, +228.
Round 8		Ireland played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 344 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +289. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Ireland played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 379 to 363 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +305. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Ireland played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 350 to 341 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +314. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Ireland played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 362 to 375 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-5, +301. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Ireland played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 317 to 366 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-6, +252.
Round 13		Ireland played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 373 to 314 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +311.
Round 14		Ireland played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and lost 320 to 337 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-7, +294.
Round 15		Ireland played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 349 to 434 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, +209.
Round 16		Ireland played #26 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 333 to 322 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-8, +220.
Round 17		Ireland played #63 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 388 to 342 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, +266.
Round 18		Ireland played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 387 to 236 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +417. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Ireland played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 432 to 323 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +526. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Ireland played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +506.
Round 21		Ireland played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 396 to 385 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +517. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Ireland played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 449 to 377 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +589. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Ireland played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 283 to 419 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +453. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Ireland played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 350 to 438 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +365.
Round 25		Ireland played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 396 to 380 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +381.
Round 26		Ireland played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 367 to 392 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +356. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Ireland played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +425.
Round 28		Ireland played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 314 to 385 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, +354.
Round 29		Ireland played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 328 to 452 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, +230.
Round 30		Ireland played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 465 to 298 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-14, +397.
Round 31		Ireland played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 319 to 397 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, +319.

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