SPC 2024: Michael Ireland [4-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Ireland, 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, +538, and is ranked #9 in Division 4.

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): Ireland Home: Lithonia, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 367 Average against: 350
Round 1		Ireland played #59 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 331 to 280 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2		Ireland played #6 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 328 to 314 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +65. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Ireland played #35 Donna Biderman (Alexandria, VA) and won 374 to 311 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +128. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ireland played #42 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and lost 327 to 391 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +64.
Round 5		Ireland played #36 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and lost 328 to 399 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, -7.
Round 6		Ireland played #27 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and won 357 to 345 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +5.
Round 7		Ireland played #73 Nick Abbate (Unknown city NB) and lost 295 to 448 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, -148.
Round 8		Ireland played #21 Greg Golding (Gatineau QC) and won 395 to 332 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, -85.
Round 9		Ireland played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, -55.
Round 10		Ireland played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 307 to 337 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, -85.
Round 11		Ireland played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 293 to 393 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, -185.
Round 12		Ireland played #23 Greg Graf (Mentor, OH) and lost 270 to 364 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, -279.
Round 13		Ireland played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 457 to 347 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, -169.
Round 14		Ireland played #4 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 426 to 327 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, -70.
Round 15		Ireland played #15 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 430 to 329 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +31.
Round 16		Ireland played #63 Ross Yellin (Manalapan, NJ) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, -32.
Round 17		Ireland played #16 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 300 to 400 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, -132.
Round 18		Ireland played #64 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 295 to 405 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, -242.
Round 19		Ireland played #26 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 360 to 356 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, -238.
Round 20		Ireland played #5 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 457 to 253 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-9, -34.
Round 21		Ireland played #29 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 425 to 264 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +127. Ireland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Ireland played #48 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and won 511 to 288 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +350.
Round 23		Ireland played #1 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 339 to 433 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +256.
Round 24		Ireland played #50 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 340 to 298 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +298.
Round 25		Ireland played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and won 405 to 318 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +385.
Round 26		Ireland played #62 Fred Morlan (Lexington, KY) and lost 402 to 470 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +317.
Round 27		Ireland played #34 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and won 412 to 295 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +434.
Round 28		Ireland played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 369 to 382 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +421.
Round 29		Ireland played #17 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +427.
Round 30		Ireland played #23 Greg Graf (Mentor, OH) again and won 363 to 342 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +448.
Round 31		Ireland played #4 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) again and won 402 to 312 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +538.

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