SPC 2024: Yaacov Barak [2-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Yaacov Barak, 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, -311, and is ranked #36 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): Yaacov Surname(s): Barak Home: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 386 Average against: 396
Round 1		Barak played #31 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 295 to 462 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -167.
Round 2		Barak played #49 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and lost 343 to 397 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -221.
Round 3		Barak played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 450 to 446 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -217. Barak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Barak played #35 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 385 to 481 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -313.
Round 5		Barak played #58 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 409 to 344 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, -248.
Round 6		Barak played #44 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 411 to 506 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -343.
Round 7		Barak played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and won 372 to 300 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -271.
Round 8		Barak played #33 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, -244.
Round 9		Barak played #51 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 513 to 331 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, -62.
Round 10		Barak played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 373 to 426 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, -115.
Round 11		Barak played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 342 to 408 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-6, -181.
Round 12		Barak played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 532 to 353 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-6, -2.
Round 13		Barak played #54 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 392 to 366 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +24.
Round 14		Barak played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 304 to 383 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-7, -55.
Round 15		Barak played #9 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and lost 324 to 374 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, -105.
Round 16		Barak played #10 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 383 to 369 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, -91.
Round 17		Barak played #27 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 320 to 517 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, -288.
Round 18		Barak played #40 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, -285.
Round 19		Barak played #30 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 397 to 330 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, -218.
Round 20		Barak played #41 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and lost 331 to 410 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-10, -297.
Round 21		Barak played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 362 to 414 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-11, -349.
Round 22		Barak played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 332 to 384 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-12, -401.
Round 23		Barak played #43 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 376 to 304 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, -329.
Round 24		Barak played #56 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and won 429 to 365 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -265.
Round 25		Barak played #45 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 393 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, -234.
Round 26		Barak played #59 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 392 to 514 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-13, -356.
Round 27		Barak played #17 James Fields (The Woodlands, TX) and won 486 to 307 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, -177.
Round 28		Barak played #61 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 413 to 310 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-13, -74.
Round 29		Barak played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 302 to 451 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-14, -223.
Round 30		Barak played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 378 to 425 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-15, -270.
Round 31		Barak played #29 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 387 to 428 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-16, -311.

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