SPC 2024: James Porter [CSW1-24]

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On this page, you will find information about James Porter, 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 13-18, -402, and is ranked #27 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): James Surname(s): Porter Home: Mazeppa, MN, United States Hobbies: Fitness, greyhounds, theatre

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 395 Average against: 410
Round 1		Porter played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 404 to 461 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -57. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Porter played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 384 to 421 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-2, -94.
Round 3		Porter played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 575 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-3, -344. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Porter played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-3, -274. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Porter played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 441 to 367 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, -200. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Porter played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 336 to 501 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, -365. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Porter played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 420 to 447 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-5, -392.
Round 8		Porter played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 453 to 397 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-5, -336.
Round 9		Porter played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 465 to 496 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-6, -367.
Round 10		Porter played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and lost 428 to 460 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-7, -399.
Round 11		Porter played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 466 to 345 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-7, -278.
Round 12		Porter played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 436 to 367 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-7, -209.
Round 13		Porter played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 409 to 314 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-7, -114.
Round 14		Porter played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 353 to 394 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, -155.
Round 15		Porter recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-8, -105.
Round 16		Porter played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 458 to 375 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-8, -22.
Round 17		Porter played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 455 to 333 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, +100.
Round 18		Porter played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 380 to 493 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, -13.
Round 19		Porter played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 399 to 471 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-10, -85.
Round 20		Porter played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 427 to 364 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-10, -22.
Round 21		Porter played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 276 to 438 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-11, -184.
Round 22		Porter played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 402 to 438 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-12, -220.
Round 23		Porter played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 341 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-12, -157.
Round 24		Porter played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and lost 290 to 383 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-13, -250.
Round 25		Porter played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) again and lost 306 to 398 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-14, -342.
Round 26		Porter played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 341 to 381 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-15, -382.
Round 27		Porter played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) again and won 561 to 330 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-15, -151.
Round 28		Porter played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and lost 316 to 509 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-16, -344.
Round 29		Porter played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) again and lost 290 to 429 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-17, -483. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Porter played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and won 462 to 356 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-17, -377. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Porter played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-18, -402. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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