SPC 2024: Michael Baker [2-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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, -250, and is ranked #30 in Division 2.

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): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 392 Average against: 400
Round 1		Baker played #46 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 433 to 381 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Baker played #45 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Houston, TX) and won 425 to 385 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +92.
Round 3		Baker played #29 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 311 to 446 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, -43.
Round 4		Baker played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-2, -61.
Round 5		Baker played #55 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 389 to 355 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, -27.
Round 6		Baker played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 382 to 377 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, -22.
Round 7		Baker played #50 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 349 to 399 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, -72.
Round 8		Baker played #9 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 440 to 349 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +19.
Round 9		Baker played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 383 to 415 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, -13.
Round 10		Baker played #30 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 490 to 355 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +122.
Round 11		Baker played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 292 to 412 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +2.
Round 12		Baker played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and won 458 to 404 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +56.
Round 13		Baker played #18 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 444 to 365 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +135.
Round 14		Baker played #17 James Fields (The Woodlands, TX) and won 453 to 421 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +167.
Round 15		Baker played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 320 to 461 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +26.
Round 16		Baker played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 414 to 471 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-7, -31.
Round 17		Baker played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 301 to 510 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, -240.
Round 18		Baker played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 394 to 340 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, -186.
Round 19		Baker played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and lost 375 to 508 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, -319.
Round 20		Baker played #28 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 437 to 370 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, -252.
Round 21		Baker played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 366 to 480 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, -366.
Round 22		Baker played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 317 to 452 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, -501.
Round 23		Baker played #11 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 350 to 391 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-12, -542.
Round 24		Baker played #42 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 436 to 285 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, -391.
Round 25		Baker played #43 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 311 to 462 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-13, -542.
Round 26		Baker played #51 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 404 to 460 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-14, -598.
Round 27		Baker played #44 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 347 to 404 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-15, -655.
Round 28		Baker played #58 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 493 to 266 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-15, -428.
Round 29		Baker played #61 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 409 to 341 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-15, -360.
Round 30		Baker played #56 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 400 to 375 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-15, -335.
Round 31		Baker played #42 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) again and won 432 to 347 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-15, -250.

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