SPC 2023: Yukiko Loritz [CSW1-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Yukiko Loritz, 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 13-18, -534, and is ranked #38 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): Yukiko Surname(s): Loritz Home: Anaheim, CA, United States Awards: valedictorian twice Hobbies: concerts, travel & good dark chocolate (all suggestions welcome) Occupation: wife, mom, student

Round by Round
High score: 576 Average for: 411 Average against: 428
Round 1		Loritz played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 385 to 515 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -130.
Round 2		Loritz played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and lost 426 to 540 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-2, -244.
Round 3		Loritz played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 357 to 480 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-3, -367.
Round 4		Loritz played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 330 to 420 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-4, -457.
Round 5		Loritz played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 404 to 384 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -437.
Round 6		Loritz played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 576 to 343 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-4, -204.
Round 7		Loritz played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 397 to 423 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-5, -230.
Round 8		Loritz played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 337 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-5, -134.
Round 9		Loritz played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 544 to 334 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, +76. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Loritz played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 429 to 331 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, +174. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Loritz played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and lost 405 to 479 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, +100. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Loritz played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 302 to 497 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, -95. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Loritz played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 403 to 342 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -34. Loritz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Loritz played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 436 to 459 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -57.
Round 15		Loritz played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 347 to 464 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-9, -174.
Round 16		Loritz played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 408 to 485 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-10, -251.
Round 17		Loritz played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 409 to 353 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-10, -195.
Round 18		Loritz played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 423 to 367 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-10, -139.
Round 19		Loritz played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 527 to 386 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-10, +2.
Round 20		Loritz played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-11, -67.
Round 21		Loritz played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 460 to 405 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, -12.
Round 22		Loritz played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 408 to 477 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-12, -81.
Round 23		Loritz played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 340 to 419 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-13, -160.
Round 24		Loritz played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and won 493 to 394 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-13, -61.
Round 25		Loritz played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and lost 349 to 507 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-14, -219.
Round 26		Loritz played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) again and lost 379 to 541 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-15, -381.
Round 27		Loritz played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 405 to 429 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-16, -405.
Round 28		Loritz played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 392 to 414 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-17, -427.
Round 29		Loritz played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 435 to 380 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-17, -372.
Round 30		Loritz played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and won 405 to 387 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-17, -354.
Round 31		Loritz played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) again and lost 374 to 554 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-18, -534.

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