SPC 2023: Michael Ireland [4-20]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael 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 15-16, -114, and is ranked #42 in Division 4.

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): Michael Surname(s): Ireland Home: Lithonia, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 358 Average against: 362
Round 1		Ireland played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 398 to 266 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +132. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Ireland played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 324 to 370 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +86.
Round 3		Ireland played #49 Dan Goldberg (East Meadow, NY) and won 465 to 297 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +254. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ireland played #12 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 280 to 389 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +145.
Round 5		Ireland played #8 Jeffrey Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL) and won 339 to 308 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +176.
Round 6		Ireland played #45 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 283 to 414 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +45.
Round 7		Ireland played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 466 to 363 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +148.
Round 8		Ireland played #31 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 390 to 317 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +221.
Round 9		Ireland played #34 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 385 to 345 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +261. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Ireland played #52 Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) and lost 343 to 381 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +223.
Round 11		Ireland played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and won 388 to 387 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +224.
Round 12		Ireland played #9 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 302 to 354 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +172.
Round 13		Ireland played #39 Brenda Prine (Elora ON) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +185.
Round 14		Ireland played #11 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and lost 371 to 374 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +182.
Round 15		Ireland played #24 Wanda Tumlin (Trussville, AL) and won 338 to 335 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +185.
Round 16		Ireland played #30 Skyler Lutz (Somerville, NJ) and lost 341 to 406 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, +120.
Round 17		Ireland played #6 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 463 to 373 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +210.
Round 18		Ireland played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 338 to 364 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +184.
Round 19		Ireland played #15 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and lost 253 to 356 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, +81.
Round 20		Ireland played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and won 401 to 360 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +122.
Round 21		Ireland played #47 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 320 to 419 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +23.
Round 22		Ireland played #28 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and lost 315 to 434 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-11, -96.
Round 23		Ireland played #59 Jose Sabido (Unknown city, TX) and lost 312 to 423 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-12, -207.
Round 24		Ireland played #26 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 368 to 346 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-12, -185.
Round 25		Ireland played #58 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) and won 512 to 249 (a spread of 263). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +78. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Ireland played #35 Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA) and won 365 to 331 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +112.
Round 27		Ireland played #32 Andrew Morgan (Ottawa ON) and lost 391 to 425 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-13, +78.
Round 28		Ireland played #28 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) again and lost 256 to 364 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-14, -30.
Round 29		Ireland played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 402 to 271 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, +101.
Round 30		Ireland played #2 Derven Francis (Henderson, NV) and lost 308 to 419 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, -10.
Round 31		Ireland played #34 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) again and lost 327 to 431 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-16, -114.

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