SPC 2024: Steve Hartsman [2-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Hartsman, 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 17-14, +422, and is ranked #18 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): Steve Surname(s): Hartsman Home: Germantown, WI, United States Awards: 8 tournament wins, 5 second places in two-year Scrabble career Hobbies: Backgammon, web surfing

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 405 Average against: 391
Round 1		Hartsman played #42 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 421 to 425 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -4. Hartsman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Hartsman played #58 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 420 to 367 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +49. Hartsman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hartsman played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 387 to 327 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +109. Hartsman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Hartsman played #55 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 346 to 515 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -60.
Round 5		Hartsman played #24 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 445 to 460 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, -75. Hartsman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Hartsman played #57 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 368 to 344 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, -51.
Round 7		Hartsman played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 300 to 372 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, -123.
Round 8		Hartsman played #34 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 346 to 338 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-4, -115.
Round 9		Hartsman played #35 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 375 to 407 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-5, -147.
Round 10		Hartsman played #38 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 446 to 312 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, -13.
Round 11		Hartsman played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 499 to 296 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +190.
Round 12		Hartsman played #2 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 404 to 458 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, +136.
Round 13		Hartsman played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 312 to 574 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-7, -126.
Round 14		Hartsman played #29 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 429 to 388 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, -85.
Round 15		Hartsman played #10 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 494 to 324 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +85.
Round 16		Hartsman played #18 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 434 to 335 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +184.
Round 17		Hartsman played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 471 to 298 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +357.
Round 18		Hartsman played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 352 to 489 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, +220.
Round 19		Hartsman played #37 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 342 to 353 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, +209.
Round 20		Hartsman played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 507 to 405 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +311.
Round 21		Hartsman played #59 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 282 to 416 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-10, +177.
Round 22		Hartsman played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 439 to 339 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +277.
Round 23		Hartsman played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 412 to 435 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, +254.
Round 24		Hartsman played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and lost 392 to 393 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-12, +253.
Round 25		Hartsman played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 439 to 409 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-12, +283.
Round 26		Hartsman played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 445 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-13, +215.
Round 27		Hartsman played #28 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 293 to 430 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-14, +78.
Round 28		Hartsman played #46 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 409 to 405 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +82.
Round 29		Hartsman played #39 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 411 to 324 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +169.
Round 30		Hartsman played #45 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Houston, TX) and won 443 to 410 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +202.
Round 31		Hartsman played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 552 to 332 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +422.

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