SPC 2024: James Donnelly [1-23]

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On this page, you will find information about James Donnelly, 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 15-16, +211, and is ranked #27 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): James Surname(s): Donnelly Home: Hingham, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 409 Average against: 404
Round 1		Donnelly played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 436 to 453 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Donnelly played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 384 to 374 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, -7.
Round 3		Donnelly played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 295 to 439 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -151.
Round 4		Donnelly played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 375 to 382 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, -158.
Round 5		Donnelly played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -205.
Round 6		Donnelly played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 388 to 450 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-5, -267.
Round 7		Donnelly played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 355 to 464 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-6, -376.
Round 8		Donnelly recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-6, -326.
Round 9		Donnelly played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 354 to 508 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-7, -480.
Round 10		Donnelly played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 407 to 554 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-8, -627.
Round 11		Donnelly played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 512 to 438 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-8, -553.
Round 12		Donnelly played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 368 to 441 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-9, -626.
Round 13		Donnelly played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 394 to 314 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-9, -546.
Round 14		Donnelly played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 478 to 354 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-9, -422.
Round 15		Donnelly played #33 Trenton Charlson (Columbus, OH) and won 417 to 307 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-9, -312.
Round 16		Donnelly played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 413 to 332 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, -231.
Round 17		Donnelly played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 514 to 356 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-9, -73.
Round 18		Donnelly played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 292 to 444 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-10, -225.
Round 19		Donnelly played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 373 to 429 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-11, -281.
Round 20		Donnelly played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 438 to 458 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-12, -301.
Round 21		Donnelly played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 441 to 453 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-13, -313.
Round 22		Donnelly played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 432 to 300 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-13, -181.
Round 23		Donnelly played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 459 to 398 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-13, -120.
Round 24		Donnelly played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 398 to 434 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-14, -156.
Round 25		Donnelly played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 456 to 411 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-14, -111.
Round 26		Donnelly played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 416 to 449 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-15, -144.
Round 27		Donnelly played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 414 to 357 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-15, -87.
Round 28		Donnelly played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 493 to 309 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-15, +97.
Round 29		Donnelly played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) again and won 417 to 416 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-15, +98.
Round 30		Donnelly played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 489 to 340 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-15, +247.
Round 31		Donnelly played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 325 to 361 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-16, +211. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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