SPC 2023: Sam Kantimathi [CSW1-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, 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, -101, and is ranked #19 in Division CSW1.

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): Sam Surname(s): Kantimathi Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Awards: 2012 US Nationals Champion -- Collins, 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 AllStars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC Hobbies:* safaris, hiking, photography, meditation

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 419 Average against: 422
Round 1		Kantimathi played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Kantimathi played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 480 to 304 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +203. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kantimathi played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and won 446 to 416 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +233. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Kantimathi played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 370 to 510 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +93.
Round 5		Kantimathi played #3 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 319 to 585 (a spread of -266). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, -173. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kantimathi played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, -244. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kantimathi played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 402 to 345 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, -187.
Round 8		Kantimathi played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 407 to 396 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, -176.
Round 9		Kantimathi played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 409 to 515 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, -282.
Round 10		Kantimathi played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 426 to 462 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, -318. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kantimathi played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 387 to 511 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-6, -442.
Round 12		Kantimathi played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 408 to 423 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-7, -457.
Round 13		Kantimathi played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 500 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-8, -602.
Round 14		Kantimathi played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 363 to 375 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-9, -614.
Round 15		Kantimathi played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 508 to 444 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-9, -550.
Round 16		Kantimathi played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 382 to 341 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-9, -509.
Round 17		Kantimathi played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 489 to 383 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-9, -403.
Round 18		Kantimathi played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and lost 363 to 454 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-10, -494.
Round 19		Kantimathi played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 530 to 356 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-10, -320.
Round 20		Kantimathi played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 423 to 354 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, -251.
Round 21		Kantimathi played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 397 to 447 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-11, -301.
Round 22		Kantimathi played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 477 to 403 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-11, -227.
Round 23		Kantimathi played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and lost 392 to 454 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-12, -289.
Round 24		Kantimathi played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 468 to 416 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-12, -237.
Round 25		Kantimathi played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 522 to 354 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-12, -69.
Round 26		Kantimathi played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 356 to 453 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-13, -166.
Round 27		Kantimathi played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 418 to 468 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-14, -216.
Round 28		Kantimathi played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and won 419 to 383 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-14, -180.
Round 29		Kantimathi played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 453 to 350 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-14, -77.
Round 30		Kantimathi played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and lost 406 to 447 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-15, -118.
Round 31		Kantimathi played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 455 to 438 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-15, -101.

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