SPC 2023: Gary Smart [CSW1-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Smart, 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 9-22, -2100, and is ranked #45 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): Gary Surname(s): Smart Home: Glendale, AZ, United States Hobbies: Photography, darts, hiking, travel Occupation: Environmental Compliance Specialist

Round by Round
High score: 503 Average for: 370 Average against: 438
Round 1		Smart played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 366 to 401 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Smart played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and lost 281 to 606 (a spread of -325). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-2, -360. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Smart played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 369 to 412 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-3, -403.
Round 4		Smart played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and lost 281 to 539 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-4, -661. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Smart played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 422 to 426 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-5, -665.
Round 6		Smart played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 272 to 502 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-6, -895.
Round 7		Smart played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 482 to 335 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-6, -748.
Round 8		Smart played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 360 to 363 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-7, -751. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Smart played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 496 to 460 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-7, -715.
Round 10		Smart played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 453 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-8, -826.
Round 11		Smart played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 443 to 364 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-8, -747.
Round 12		Smart played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 403 to 457 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-9, -801.
Round 13		Smart played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and lost 310 to 503 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-10, -994.
Round 14		Smart played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 353 to 321 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-10, -962.
Round 15		Smart played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 444 to 508 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-11, -1026.
Round 16		Smart played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 391 to 469 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-12, -1104.
Round 17		Smart played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-13, -1160.
Round 18		Smart played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 459 to 414 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-13, -1115.
Round 19		Smart played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 412 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-14, -1174.
Round 20		Smart played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 284 to 533 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-15, -1423. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Smart played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 329 to 489 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-16, -1583.
Round 22		Smart played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and lost 280 to 594 (a spread of -314). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-17, -1897. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Smart played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 356 to 421 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-18, -1962.
Round 24		Smart played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and lost 379 to 394 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-19, -1977. Smart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Smart played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) again and won 503 to 363 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-19, -1837.
Round 26		Smart played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) again and lost 351 to 440 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-20, -1926.
Round 27		Smart played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 314 to 380 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-21, -1992.
Round 28		Smart played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) again and won 376 to 344 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-21, -1960.
Round 29		Smart played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 351 to 545 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-22, -2154.
Round 30		Smart played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) again and won 385 to 346 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-22, -2115.
Round 31		Smart played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) again and won 392 to 377 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-22, -2100.

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