SPC 2023: Mike Vopatek [4-56]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Vopatek, 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 7.5-23.5, -1945, and is ranked #59 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): Mike Surname(s): Vopatek Home: Oceanside, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 393 Average for: 306 Average against: 372
Round 1		Vopatek played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and lost 346 to 382 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -36. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Vopatek played #23 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) and lost 325 to 422 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -133.
Round 3		Vopatek played #40 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 317 to 377 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-3, -193.
Round 4		Vopatek played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 260 to 346 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-4, -279. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Vopatek played #55 Donna Bullock (Jonesboro, GA) and lost 301 to 325 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-5, -303.
Round 6		Vopatek played #54 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and lost 262 to 311 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-6, -352. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Vopatek played #43 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 288 to 477 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-7, -541.
Round 8		Vopatek played #53 Robin Cole (Seattle, WA) and lost 306 to 438 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-8, -673.
Round 9		Vopatek played #17 Les Mintz (Henderson, NV) and lost 297 to 389 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-9, -765.
Round 10		Vopatek played #58 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) and lost 240 to 316 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-10, -841. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Vopatek played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 243 to 490 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-11, -1088. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Vopatek played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and lost 265 to 354 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-12, -1177.
Round 13		Vopatek played #42 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 278 to 358 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-13, -1257.
Round 14		Vopatek played #31 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 346 to 323 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-13, -1234.
Round 15		Vopatek played #57 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and tied at 352. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1.5-13.5, -1234.
Round 16		Vopatek played #51 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 361 to 359 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2.5-13.5, -1232.
Round 17		Vopatek played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 303 to 414 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2.5-14.5, -1343.
Round 18		Vopatek played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 351 to 417 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2.5-15.5, -1409.
Round 19		Vopatek played #44 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 377 to 339 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3.5-15.5, -1371.
Round 20		Vopatek played #61 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 393 to 289 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4.5-15.5, -1267.
Round 21		Vopatek played #14 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 306 to 378 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4.5-16.5, -1339.
Round 22		Vopatek played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 317 to 446 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4.5-17.5, -1468.
Round 23		Vopatek played #24 Wanda Tumlin (Trussville, AL) and lost 256 to 364 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4.5-18.5, -1576.
Round 24		Vopatek recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5.5-18.5, -1526.
Round 25		Vopatek played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 255 to 412 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5.5-19.5, -1683.
Round 26		Vopatek played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5.5-20.5, -1714.
Round 27		Vopatek played #8 Jeffrey Goldstein (Delray Beach, FL) and won 333 to 302 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6.5-20.5, -1683.
Round 28		Vopatek played #13 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 287 to 398 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6.5-21.5, -1794.
Round 29		Vopatek played #9 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 303 to 374 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6.5-22.5, -1865.
Round 30		Vopatek played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 301 to 409 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6.5-23.5, -1973.
Round 31		Vopatek played #58 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) again and won 258 to 230 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7.5-23.5, -1945.

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