SPC 2025: Ian Weinstein [1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Ian Weinstein, who is competing at the 2025 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 5-2, -162, and is ranked #13 in Division 1.

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): Ian Surname(s): Weinstein Home: coral springs, FL, United States Awards: 2nd place, division 1, National Championship 2016 Hobbies: scrabble, running, reading Occupation: physician

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 429 Average against: 452
Round 1		Weinstein played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 436 to 418 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Weinstein played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 406 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +19.
Round 3		Weinstein played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 437 to 433 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +23.
Round 4		Weinstein played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 357 to 586 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, -206.
Round 5		Weinstein played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 524 to 414 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, -96.
Round 6		Weinstein played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 453 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, -177.
Round 7		Weinstein played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 472 to 457 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, -162.
Round 8		Weinstein played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Weinstein played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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