SPC 2024: Noah Berger [1-35]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Berger, 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 16.5-14.5, +282, and is ranked #16 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): Noah Surname(s): Berger Home: Berkeley, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 418 Average against: 409
Round 1		Berger played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 453 to 436 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +17. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Berger played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 445 to 461 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +1. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Berger played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and tied at 399. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +1. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Berger played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 407 to 402 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +6. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Berger played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 544 to 352 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +198.
Round 6		Berger played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 413 to 409 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +202.
Round 7		Berger played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 311 to 427 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +86.
Round 8		Berger played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 458 to 292 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +252.
Round 9		Berger played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +314.
Round 10		Berger played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 420 to 540 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +194.
Round 11		Berger played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 477 to 382 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +289.
Round 12		Berger played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 388 to 527 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +150.
Round 13		Berger played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 367 to 397 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +120.
Round 14		Berger played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 389 to 404 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +105.
Round 15		Berger played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and won 448 to 397 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +156.
Round 16		Berger played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 471 to 350 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +277.
Round 17		Berger played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and won 420 to 414 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +283.
Round 18		Berger played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 341 to 380 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +244.
Round 19		Berger played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 414 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +172.
Round 20		Berger played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 450 to 480 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +142.
Round 21		Berger played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 476 to 473 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +145.
Round 22		Berger played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 430 to 415 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +160.
Round 23		Berger played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 406 to 419 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +147.
Round 24		Berger played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) again and lost 408 to 436 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +119. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Berger played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 497 to 426 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +190. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Berger played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) again and lost 370 to 507 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +53.
Round 27		Berger played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) again and lost 265 to 339 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -21.
Round 28		Berger played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 407 to 323 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +63.
Round 29		Berger played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) again and won 431 to 383 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +111. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Berger played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 360 to 386 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +85. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Berger played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 542 to 345 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +282. Berger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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