SPC 2024: Clay Daniel [1-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Clay Daniel, who is competing at the 2024 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 17-14, +416, and is ranked #13 in Division 1.

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): Clay Surname(s): Daniel Home: Charlottesville, VA, United States Hobbies: all kinds of games, sports, reading, hanging out with family & friends

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 419 Average against: 407
Round 1		Daniel played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 508 to 291 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +217. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Daniel played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 347 to 396 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +168.
Round 3		Daniel played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 355 to 474 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, +49.
Round 4		Daniel played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 392 to 410 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, +31.
Round 5		Daniel played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 332 to 507 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-4, -144.
Round 6		Daniel played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 450 to 388 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-4, -82.
Round 7		Daniel played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-5, -86.
Round 8		Daniel played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 365 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-6, -100.
Round 9		Daniel played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 416 to 297 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-6, +19.
Round 10		Daniel played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 429 to 452 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-7, -4.
Round 11		Daniel played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 545 to 302 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, +239.
Round 12		Daniel played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 361 to 407 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-8, +193.
Round 13		Daniel played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 455 to 430 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, +218.
Round 14		Daniel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, +268.
Round 15		Daniel played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, +307.
Round 16		Daniel played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 395 to 565 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, +137.
Round 17		Daniel played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 466 to 384 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, +219.
Round 18		Daniel played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 426 to 364 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-9, +281.
Round 19		Daniel played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and lost 395 to 452 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-10, +224.
Round 20		Daniel played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 470 to 380 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, +314.
Round 21		Daniel played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 543 to 394 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-10, +463.
Round 22		Daniel played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 420 to 377 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-10, +506.
Round 23		Daniel played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 460 to 371 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-10, +595.
Round 24		Daniel played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 527 to 358 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +764.
Round 25		Daniel played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 280 to 490 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-11, +554. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Daniel played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 448 to 482 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-12, +520.
Round 27		Daniel played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 288 to 572 (a spread of -284). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-13, +236.
Round 28		Daniel played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 436 to 420 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-13, +252.
Round 29		Daniel played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 484 to 392 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-13, +344.
Round 30		Daniel played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 382 to 423 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-14, +303.
Round 31		Daniel played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 423 to 310 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-14, +416.

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