SPC 2024: Sam Kantimathi [CSW1-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, 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, +487, and is ranked #13 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): Sam Surname(s): Kantimathi Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Awards: 2012 US Nationals Champion -- Collins, 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 AllStars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC Hobbies:* safaris, hiking, photography, meditation

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 430 Average against: 417
Round 1		Kantimathi played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 406 to 432 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-1, -26. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Kantimathi played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 321 to 543 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-2, -248.
Round 3		Kantimathi played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 480 to 335 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, -103.
Round 4		Kantimathi played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and lost 382 to 455 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-3, -176.
Round 5		Kantimathi played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 479 to 278 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-3, +25. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kantimathi played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 451 to 459 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-4, +17.
Round 7		Kantimathi played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 437 to 290 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-4, +164.
Round 8		Kantimathi played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 572 to 383 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-4, +353.
Round 9		Kantimathi played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 372 to 510 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-5, +215.
Round 10		Kantimathi played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 376 to 532 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-6, +59.
Round 11		Kantimathi played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 569 to 259 (a spread of 310). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-6, +369.
Round 12		Kantimathi played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 347 to 434 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-7, +282.
Round 13		Kantimathi played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 416 to 435 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-8, +263.
Round 14		Kantimathi played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 461 to 456 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-8, +268.
Round 15		Kantimathi played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 361 to 455 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-9, +174.
Round 16		Kantimathi played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 459 to 368 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-9, +265.
Round 17		Kantimathi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-9, +315.
Round 18		Kantimathi played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 534 to 372 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, +477.
Round 19		Kantimathi played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 471 to 399 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +549.
Round 20		Kantimathi played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 421 to 412 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-9, +558.
Round 21		Kantimathi played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and lost 402 to 403 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +557.
Round 22		Kantimathi played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 483 to 346 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-10, +694.
Round 23		Kantimathi played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 468 to 388 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-10, +774.
Round 24		Kantimathi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-10, +824.
Round 25		Kantimathi played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) again and won 386 to 376 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-10, +834.
Round 26		Kantimathi played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 430 to 434 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-11, +830.
Round 27		Kantimathi played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 342 to 479 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-12, +693.
Round 28		Kantimathi played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 418 to 382 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-12, +729.
Round 29		Kantimathi played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 361 to 534 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-13, +556. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Kantimathi played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 476 to 459 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-13, +573. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Kantimathi played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and lost 388 to 474 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-14, +487. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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