SPC 2023: Stu Harkness [CSW1-54]

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On this page, you will find information about Stu Harkness, 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 14.5-16.5, +571, and is ranked #32 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): Stu Surname(s): Harkness Home: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 587 Average for: 432 Average against: 413
Round 1		Harkness played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 341 to 453 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		Harkness played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 414 to 465 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-2, -163.
Round 3		Harkness played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 439 to 461 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-3, -185.
Round 4		Harkness played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 539 to 281 (a spread of 258). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, +73. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Harkness played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 510 to 366 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +217.
Round 6		Harkness played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 340 to 443 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, +114.
Round 7		Harkness played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-5, +107.
Round 8		Harkness played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 337 to 468 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-6, -24.
Round 9		Harkness played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 386 to 488 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-7, -126.
Round 10		Harkness played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 450 to 377 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-7, -53.
Round 11		Harkness played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 491 to 364 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, +74.
Round 12		Harkness played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 390 to 457 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-8, +7.
Round 13		Harkness played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 354 to 497 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-9, -136.
Round 14		Harkness played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 414 to 410 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-9, -132.
Round 15		Harkness played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and tied at 457. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -132.
Round 16		Harkness played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 495 to 470 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -107. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Harkness played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 518 to 352 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +59.
Round 18		Harkness played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 587 to 266 (a spread of 321). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +380. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Harkness played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 389 to 383 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +386.
Round 20		Harkness played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 405 to 466 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-10.5, +325. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Harkness played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 378 to 442 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9.5-11.5, +261.
Round 22		Harkness played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and won 486 to 358 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +389. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Harkness played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 454 to 392 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +451.
Round 24		Harkness played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 394 to 493 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +352. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Harkness played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) again and lost 404 to 467 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +289. Harkness is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Harkness played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) again and lost 368 to 402 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11.5-14.5, +255.
Round 27		Harkness played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and won 516 to 329 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +442.
Round 28		Harkness played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) again and lost 346 to 448 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-15.5, +340.
Round 29		Harkness played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and won 409 to 344 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +405.
Round 30		Harkness played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 426 to 440 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +391.
Round 31		Harkness played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) again and won 554 to 374 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14.5-16.5, +571.

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