SPC 2023: Tina Yates [4-25]

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On this page, you will find information about Tina Yates, 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, +213, and is ranked #28 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): Tina Surname(s): Yates Home: Charleston, WV, United States Hobbies: Scrabble! photography, reading, travel Occupation: Paralegal

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 378 Average against: 372
Round 1		Yates played #39 Brenda Prine (Elora ON) and won 408 to 338 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +70. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Yates played #58 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) and won 348 to 323 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +95. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Yates played #2 Derven Francis (Henderson, NV) and lost 284 to 421 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, -42.
Round 4		Yates played #5 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 380 to 489 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -151.
Round 5		Yates played #1 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and won 491 to 294 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +46. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Yates played #7 Gaye Trickey (Lakewood, CO) and lost 366 to 421 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, -9.
Round 7		Yates played #20 Michael Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 363 to 466 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-4, -112.
Round 8		Yates played #12 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-5, -152.
Round 9		Yates played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 437 to 339 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, -54.
Round 10		Yates played #40 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 355 to 496 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-6, -195.
Round 11		Yates played #42 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and won 433 to 361 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, -123.
Round 12		Yates played #34 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 419 to 377 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-6, -81. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Yates played #22 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 414 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-7, -180.
Round 14		Yates played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and won 495 to 325 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-7, -10. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Yates played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 455 to 483 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-8, -38.
Round 16		Yates played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 302 to 309 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-9, -45.
Round 17		Yates played #8 Jeffrey Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 310 to 446 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-10, -181.
Round 18		Yates played #53 Robin Cole (Seattle, WA) and won 430 to 413 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-10, -164. Yates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Yates played #24 Wanda Tumlin (Trussville, AL) and won 370 to 365 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, -159.
Round 20		Yates played #29 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 300 to 365 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-11, -224.
Round 21		Yates played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 349 to 381 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-12, -256.
Round 22		Yates played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 376 to 345 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-12, -225.
Round 23		Yates played #61 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 396 to 277 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, -106.
Round 24		Yates played #44 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 347 to 367 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-13, -126.
Round 25		Yates played #55 Donna Bullock (Jonesboro, GA) and won 338 to 327 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-13, -115.
Round 26		Yates played #51 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 465 to 326 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, +24.
Round 27		Yates played #31 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 340 to 250 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +114.
Round 28		Yates played #43 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 351 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-14, +111.
Round 29		Yates played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 333 to 347 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-15, +97.
Round 30		Yates played #56 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and won 409 to 301 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-15, +205.
Round 31		Yates played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) again and won 405 to 397 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-15, +213.

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