SPC 2024: Michael Early [1-45]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, 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 16-15, +176, and is ranked #21 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): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 621 Average for: 413 Average against: 408
Round 1		Early played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 393 to 409 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -16. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Early played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 374 to 467 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -109.
Round 3		Early played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and won 403 to 380 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -86.
Round 4		Early played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 621 to 265 (a spread of 356). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +270. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Early played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 478 to 335 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, +413.
Round 6		Early played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 409 to 413 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +409.
Round 7		Early played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 472 to 356 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +525.
Round 8		Early played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 429 to 504 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-4, +450.
Round 9		Early played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 417 to 480 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, +387.
Round 10		Early played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 485 to 338 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +534.
Round 11		Early played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 440 to 403 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, +571.
Round 12		Early played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 400 to 513 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-6, +458.
Round 13		Early played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 315 to 490 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-7, +283.
Round 14		Early played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 460 to 447 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, +296.
Round 15		Early played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 375 to 414 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +257.
Round 16		Early played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 400 to 404 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-9, +253.
Round 17		Early played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 414 to 396 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-9, +271.
Round 18		Early played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 444 to 292 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-9, +423.
Round 19		Early played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-9, +455.
Round 20		Early played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 346 to 516 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-10, +285.
Round 21		Early played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 402 to 350 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +337.
Round 22		Early played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 489 to 332 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +494.
Round 23		Early played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 371 to 484 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-11, +381.
Round 24		Early played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 462 to 425 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-11, +418. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Early played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 403 to 417 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-12, +404. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Early played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 371 to 416 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-13, +359.
Round 27		Early played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-13, +381.
Round 28		Early played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 255 to 555 (a spread of -300). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-14, +81.
Round 29		Early played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) again and won 422 to 276 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-14, +227. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Early played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 371 to 503 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-15, +95. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Early played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 420 to 339 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-15, +176. Early is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2024 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.