SPC 2023: Marina A Villena [3-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Marina A Villena, 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 15.5-15.5, +149, and is ranked #43 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): Marina A Surname(s): Villena Home: Daytona Beach, FL, United States Awards: Accessibility Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Quarter Hobbies: Listening to Music, watching tv

Round by Round
High score: 429 Average for: 365 Average against: 362
Round 1		Villena played #26 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and lost 285 to 375 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Villena played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 380 to 418 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -128.
Round 3		Villena played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 363 to 273 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-2, -38. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Villena played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 290 to 353 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -101.
Round 5		Villena played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-4, -142.
Round 6		Villena played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 342 to 414 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-5, -214.
Round 7		Villena played #25 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 377 to 299 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -136.
Round 8		Villena played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 376 to 318 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-5, -78.
Round 9		Villena played #32 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 347 to 355 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-6, -86.
Round 10		Villena played #52 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 407 to 343 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-6, -22. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Villena played #63 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 390 to 307 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, +61. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Villena played #48 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 373 to 347 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-6, +87. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Villena played #37 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 391 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-7, +71. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Villena played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 337 to 320 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-7, +88.
Round 15		Villena played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 406 to 413 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, +81.
Round 16		Villena played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 335 to 403 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-9, +13.
Round 17		Villena played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-9, +104. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Villena played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 429 to 360 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-9, +173. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Villena played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 339 to 438 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-10, +74. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Villena played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 391 to 259 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, +206.
Round 21		Villena played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 375 to 386 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, +195. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Villena played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 300 to 372 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-12, +123.
Round 23		Villena played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 371 to 389 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, +105.
Round 24		Villena played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 359 to 355 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-13, +109.
Round 25		Villena played #70 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 376 to 369 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-13, +116.
Round 26		Villena played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and tied at 350. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +116.
Round 27		Villena played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 393 to 357 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +152.
Round 28		Villena played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 385 to 436 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +101.
Round 29		Villena played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 374 to 390 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +85.
Round 30		Villena recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +135.
Round 31		Villena played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) again and won 382 to 368 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +149.

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