SPC 2023: Ruth Hamilton [CSW1-30]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Hamilton, 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 10-21, -1593, and is ranked #44 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): Ruth Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Lake Oswego, OR, United States Awards: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Hobbies: Reading, Needlework

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 385 Average against: 437
Round 1		Hamilton played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 468 to 450 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +18. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Hamilton played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 341 to 488 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -129.
Round 3		Hamilton played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 344 to 480 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, -265.
Round 4		Hamilton played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and lost 415 to 445 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-3, -295.
Round 5		Hamilton played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 277 to 419 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -437. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Hamilton played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 260 to 535 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-5, -712. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Hamilton played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 371 to 428 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-6, -769.
Round 8		Hamilton played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 363 to 360 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-6, -766. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Hamilton played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 406 to 296 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-6, -656. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Hamilton played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and lost 347 to 482 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-7, -791.
Round 11		Hamilton played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 405 to 426 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-8, -812.
Round 12		Hamilton played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 397 to 329 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-8, -744.
Round 13		Hamilton played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and won 399 to 395 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -740.
Round 14		Hamilton played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and lost 410 to 414 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-9, -744.
Round 15		Hamilton played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 413 to 482 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-10, -813.
Round 16		Hamilton played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 339 to 367 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-11, -841. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Hamilton played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 383 to 489 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-12, -947.
Round 18		Hamilton played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-13, -1003.
Round 19		Hamilton played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 516 to 330 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-13, -817.
Round 20		Hamilton played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 389 to 352 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-13, -780. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Hamilton played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 426 to 441 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-14, -795.
Round 22		Hamilton played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 366 to 450 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-15, -879.
Round 23		Hamilton played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 306 to 463 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-16, -1036. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Hamilton played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and lost 413 to 544 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-17, -1167.
Round 25		Hamilton played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) again and lost 344 to 644 (a spread of -300). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-18, -1467. Hamilton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Hamilton played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) again and won 440 to 351 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-18, -1378.
Round 27		Hamilton played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 408 to 459 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-19, -1429.
Round 28		Hamilton played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) again and won 435 to 391 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-19, -1385.
Round 29		Hamilton played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 489 to 375 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-19, -1271.
Round 30		Hamilton played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) again and lost 364 to 506 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-20, -1413.
Round 31		Hamilton played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and lost 343 to 523 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-21, -1593.

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