SPC 2024: Dathan Lang [3-60]

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On this page, you will find information about Dathan Lang, 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, +845, and is ranked #30 in Division 3.

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): Dathan Surname(s): Lang Home: Blue Bell, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 393 Average against: 366
Round 1		Lang played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 442 to 466 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -24. Lang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Lang played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 378 to 321 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Lang played #40 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 270 to 473 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -170.
Round 4		Lang played #62 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and won 449 to 336 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -57.
Round 5		Lang played #63 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 376 to 264 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +55. Lang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lang played #69 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 385 to 403 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +37.
Round 7		Lang played #57 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 484 to 203 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +318. Lang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Lang played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 393 to 394 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +317.
Round 9		Lang played #33 Hubert Van Tol (Winona, MN) and won 431 to 387 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +361.
Round 10		Lang played #35 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 391 to 320 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +432.
Round 11		Lang played #59 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 361 to 341 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +452.
Round 12		Lang played #2 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 310 to 354 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +408.
Round 13		Lang played #42 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 416 to 420 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, +404.
Round 14		Lang played #48 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 415 to 214 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-6, +605.
Round 15		Lang played #54 Greg Smith (San Antonio, TX) and won 416 to 287 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +734.
Round 16		Lang played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 373 to 390 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +717.
Round 17		Lang played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 340 to 525 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +532.
Round 18		Lang played #72 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 506 to 397 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +641.
Round 19		Lang played #32 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 349 to 374 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +616.
Round 20		Lang played #14 Ejike Osondu (Bloomfield, NJ) and won 345 to 339 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +622.
Round 21		Lang played #52 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and lost 320 to 408 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +534.
Round 22		Lang played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, +509.
Round 23		Lang played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 348 to 477 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, +380.
Round 24		Lang played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 368 to 352 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, +396.
Round 25		Lang played #61 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 379 to 370 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +405.
Round 26		Lang played #25 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 410 to 416 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, +399.
Round 27		Lang played #26 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 362 to 418 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-14, +343.
Round 28		Lang played #65 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and won 445 to 366 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-14, +422.
Round 29		Lang played #79 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 524 to 243 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, +703.
Round 30		Lang played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 447 to 277 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-14, +873.
Round 31		Lang played #20 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-15, +845.

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