SPC 2024: Mark Abadi [2-38]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Abadi, 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 19-12, +1295, and is ranked #5 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): Mark Surname(s): Abadi Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Awards: 13th place, Intermediate Division, Randolph Middle School chess tournament Hobbies: Playing guitar, writing, trivia Occupation: Journalist

Round by Round
High score: 586 Average for: 414 Average against: 372
Round 1		Abadi played #25 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 519 to 366 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +153. Abadi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Abadi played #6 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +112. Abadi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Abadi played #60 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 451 to 348 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +215. Abadi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Abadi played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 319 to 376 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +158.
Round 5		Abadi played #28 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 261 to 405 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-3, +14. Abadi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Abadi played #49 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 432 to 271 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, +175.
Round 7		Abadi played #55 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 428 to 358 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +245.
Round 8		Abadi played #20 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 321 to 362 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, +204.
Round 9		Abadi played #2 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 415 to 383 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, +236.
Round 10		Abadi played #26 Steve Hartsman (Germantown, WI) and lost 312 to 446 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-5, +102.
Round 11		Abadi played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 408 to 342 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-5, +168.
Round 12		Abadi played #21 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 376 to 399 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, +145.
Round 13		Abadi played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 406 to 407 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, +144.
Round 14		Abadi played #36 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 388 to 316 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, +216.
Round 15		Abadi played #41 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and lost 392 to 468 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-8, +140.
Round 16		Abadi played #22 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 401 to 370 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, +171.
Round 17		Abadi played #40 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 458 to 362 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, +267.
Round 18		Abadi played #10 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 586 to 272 (a spread of 314). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +581.
Round 19		Abadi played #12 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 339 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +646.
Round 20		Abadi played #13 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 537 to 319 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +864.
Round 21		Abadi played #5 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and won 456 to 375 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +945.
Round 22		Abadi played #7 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 371 to 385 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +931.
Round 23		Abadi played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and lost 418 to 466 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +883.
Round 24		Abadi played #1 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 360 to 403 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +840.
Round 25		Abadi played #48 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and won 443 to 381 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +902.
Round 26		Abadi played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +794.
Round 27		Abadi played #53 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 437 to 375 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +856.
Round 28		Abadi played #8 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 466 to 365 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-12, +957.
Round 29		Abadi played #32 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and won 492 to 333 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +1116.
Round 30		Abadi played #14 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) for the third time and won 420 to 290 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-12, +1246.
Round 31		Abadi played #37 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-12, +1295.

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