SPC 2025: Will Anderson [1-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Will Anderson, 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 19-12, +386, and is ranked #7 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): Will Surname(s): Anderson Home: Lawrenceville, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 415 Average against: 403
Round 1		Anderson played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 428 to 461 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -33.
Round 2		Anderson played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 509 to 376 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +100.
Round 3		Anderson played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 410 to 389 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		Anderson played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 447 to 316 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +252.
Round 5		Anderson played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 420 to 536 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +136.
Round 6		Anderson played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 516 to 419 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +233.
Round 7		Anderson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 319 to 407 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +145.
Round 8		Anderson played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 457 to 321 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +281.
Round 9		Anderson played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and won 441 to 410 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +312.
Round 10		Anderson played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 327 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +455.
Round 11		Anderson played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 380 to 349 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +486.
Round 12		Anderson played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 368 to 428 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +426.
Round 13		Anderson played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 365 to 412 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +379.
Round 14		Anderson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 426 to 421 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +384.
Round 15		Anderson played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 411 to 343 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +452.
Round 16		Anderson played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 407 to 383 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +476.
Round 17		Anderson played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 399 to 322 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +553.
Round 18		Anderson played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and won 524 to 397 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +680.
Round 19		Anderson played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 493 to 406 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +767.
Round 20		Anderson played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 279 to 460 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +586.
Round 21		Anderson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and won 445 to 397 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +634.
Round 22		Anderson played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +591.
Round 23		Anderson played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and lost 329 to 430 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +490.
Round 24		Anderson played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) again and won 468 to 425 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +533.
Round 25		Anderson played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 427 to 417 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-8, +543.
Round 26		Anderson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 343 to 507 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +379.
Round 27		Anderson played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 342 to 495 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +226.
Round 28		Anderson played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 407 to 296 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +337.
Round 29		Anderson played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 549 to 356 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +530.
Round 30		Anderson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) for the third time and lost 394 to 417 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +507.
Round 31		Anderson played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) for the fourth time and lost 316 to 437 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +386.

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