SPC 2025: Joe Edley [1-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Edley, 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 4-3, +95, and is ranked #24 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): Joe Surname(s): Edley Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi

Round by Round
High score: 584 Average for: 418 Average against: 405
Round 1		Edley played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 452 to 373 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Edley played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 584 to 385 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +278.
Round 3		Edley played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 360 to 341 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +297.
Round 4		Edley played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 347 to 367 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +277.
Round 5		Edley played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 371 to 500 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +148.
Round 6		Edley played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 451 to 436 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +163.
Round 7		Edley played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 363 to 431 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +95.
Round 8		Edley played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Edley played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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