SPC 2024: Alec Sjoholm [CSW1-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Alec Sjoholm, 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 20-11, +1095, and is ranked #3 in Division CSW1.

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): Alec Surname(s): Sjoholm Home: Lynnwood, WA, United States Awards: 1st place 2019 NASC Hobbies: Scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 462 Average against: 427
Round 1		Sjoholm played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 526 to 337 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +189. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sjoholm played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +226. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sjoholm played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 470 to 425 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +271. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Sjoholm played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 555 to 458 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +368. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 5		Sjoholm played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 550 to 371 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +547. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Sjoholm played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 557 to 369 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +735. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Sjoholm played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 476 to 399 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +812.
Round 8		Sjoholm played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and won 471 to 401 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +882.
Round 9		Sjoholm played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 392 to 580 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +694.
Round 10		Sjoholm played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 438 to 407 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +725.
Round 11		Sjoholm played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 398 to 428 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +695.
Round 12		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 442 to 476 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +661.
Round 13		Sjoholm played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 474 to 423 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +712.
Round 14		Sjoholm played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 411 to 531 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +592.
Round 15		Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 500 to 375 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +717.
Round 16		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 433 to 454 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +696.
Round 17		Sjoholm played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 447 to 380 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +763.
Round 18		Sjoholm played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 581 to 408 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-5, +936.
Round 19		Sjoholm played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 492 to 417 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1011.
Round 20		Sjoholm played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 540 to 416 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1135.
Round 21		Sjoholm played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 430 to 460 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1105.
Round 22		Sjoholm played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 317 to 595 (a spread of -278). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +827.
Round 23		Sjoholm played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +891.
Round 24		Sjoholm played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) again and lost 424 to 473 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +842.
Round 25		Sjoholm played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 428 to 410 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +860.
Round 26		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) for the third time and won 457 to 351 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +966.
Round 27		Sjoholm played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) for the third time and won 440 to 321 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1085.
Round 28		Sjoholm played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) for the fourth time and lost 411 to 431 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +1065.
Round 29		Sjoholm played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 534 to 361 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1238. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Sjoholm played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 469 to 516 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +1191. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Sjoholm played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the third time and lost 420 to 516 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1095. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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