SPC 2023: Curtis John [CSW1-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Curtis John, 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 14-17, -379, and is ranked #36 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): Curtis Surname(s): John Home: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 588 Average for: 423 Average against: 435
Round 1		John played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 406 to 525 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -119.
Round 2		John played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 456 to 451 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, -114.
Round 3		John played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and won 461 to 439 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, -92. John is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		John played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 345 to 463 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, -210.
Round 5		John played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -244.
Round 6		John played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 403 to 425 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-4, -266.
Round 7		John played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 447 to 410 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -229.
Round 8		John played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 385 to 534 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-5, -378.
Round 9		John played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 430 to 461 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-6, -409.
Round 10		John played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 385 to 363 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-6, -387. John is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		John played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 358 to 466 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-7, -495.
Round 12		John played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 459 to 386 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-7, -422.
Round 13		John played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 395 to 399 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-8, -426.
Round 14		John played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 459 to 436 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-8, -403.
Round 15		John played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and lost 340 to 493 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-9, -556.
Round 16		John played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 469 to 391 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, -478.
Round 17		John played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and lost 376 to 423 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-10, -525.
Round 18		John played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 398 to 433 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-11, -560.
Round 19		John played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 424 to 469 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-12, -605.
Round 20		John played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 466 to 380 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-12, -519.
Round 21		John played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 447 to 397 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-12, -469.
Round 22		John played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 389 to 460 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-13, -540.
Round 23		John played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 371 to 457 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-14, -626.
Round 24		John played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 463 to 456 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-14, -619.
Round 25		John played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and won 588 to 307 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-14, -338.
Round 26		John played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) again and won 541 to 379 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-14, -176.
Round 27		John played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 356 to 459 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-15, -279.
Round 28		John played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) again and won 448 to 346 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-15, -177.
Round 29		John played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 408 to 503 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-16, -272.
Round 30		John played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and lost 388 to 508 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-17, -392.
Round 31		John played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) again and won 452 to 439 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-17, -379.

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