SPC 2024: Kaia [CSW1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Kaia, 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 15-16, -209, and is ranked #25 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): Surname(s): Kaia Home: Weston, WV, United States Hobbies: Kayaking Occupation: School Librarian

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 407 Average against: 416
Round 1		Kaia played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 301 to 538 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -237.
Round 2		Kaia played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 368 to 502 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-2, -371.
Round 3		Kaia played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 447 to 350 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -274.
Round 4		Kaia played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 357 to 480 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -397.
Round 5		Kaia played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 282 to 430 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-4, -545.
Round 6		Kaia played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 501 to 336 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-4, -380.
Round 7		Kaia played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 496 to 401 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -285.
Round 8		Kaia played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 383 to 572 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, -474.
Round 9		Kaia played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 388 to 439 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-6, -525.
Round 10		Kaia recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, -475.
Round 11		Kaia played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 475 to 363 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -363.
Round 12		Kaia played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-7, -410.
Round 13		Kaia played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 342 to 459 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-8, -527.
Round 14		Kaia played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 386 to 469 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-9, -610.
Round 15		Kaia played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and lost 332 to 432 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-10, -710.
Round 16		Kaia played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 504 to 327 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-10, -533.
Round 17		Kaia played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 369 to 482 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-11, -646.
Round 18		Kaia played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 409 to 384 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-11, -621.
Round 19		Kaia played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and lost 299 to 469 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-12, -791.
Round 20		Kaia played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 393 to 409 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-13, -807.
Round 21		Kaia played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 455 to 413 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-13, -765.
Round 22		Kaia played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 324 to 450 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-14, -891.
Round 23		Kaia played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 471 to 366 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-14, -786.
Round 24		Kaia played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) again and lost 400 to 486 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-15, -872.
Round 25		Kaia played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and won 400 to 356 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-15, -828.
Round 26		Kaia played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and won 517 to 334 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-15, -645.
Round 27		Kaia played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and won 488 to 266 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-15, -423.
Round 28		Kaia played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 447 to 424 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-15, -400.
Round 29		Kaia played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and won 429 to 290 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-15, -261. Kaia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Kaia played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 463 to 372 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-15, -170. Kaia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Kaia played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 431 to 470 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-16, -209. Kaia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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