SPC 2025: Marty Gabriel [1-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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 17.5-13.5, +228, and is ranked #14 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): Marty Surname(s): Gabriel Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: U.S. Flag and Touch Football League Hall of Fame; Guinness World Record for highest 24 hour point total; most official Scrabble games of 700 or more points Hobbies: softball, bowling, golf, basketball, pool, ping pong, birds

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 420 Average against: 413
Round 1		Gabriel played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 483 to 414 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +69.
Round 2		Gabriel played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 513 to 379 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +203.
Round 3		Gabriel played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 417 to 488 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +132.
Round 4		Gabriel played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 451 to 320 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +263.
Round 5		Gabriel played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 444 to 403 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +304. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Gabriel played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 272 to 347 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +229. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Gabriel played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 436 to 477 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +188.
Round 8		Gabriel played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and tied at 417. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +188.
Round 9		Gabriel played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 396 to 546 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +38.
Round 10		Gabriel played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 433 to 372 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +99.
Round 11		Gabriel played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 419 to 395 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +123.
Round 12		Gabriel played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 511 to 382 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +252.
Round 13		Gabriel played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 510 to 306 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +456.
Round 14		Gabriel played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 405 to 447 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +414.
Round 15		Gabriel played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 415 to 439 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +390.
Round 16		Gabriel played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 347 to 438 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +299.
Round 17		Gabriel played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 403 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +310.
Round 18		Gabriel played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 314 to 421 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +203.
Round 19		Gabriel played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 440 to 417 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +226.
Round 20		Gabriel played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 488 to 235 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +479.
Round 21		Gabriel played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 562 to 333 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +708.
Round 22		Gabriel played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 355 to 508 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +555.
Round 23		Gabriel played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 449 to 367 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +637.
Round 24		Gabriel played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 332 to 479 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +490.
Round 25		Gabriel played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 428 to 416 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +502.
Round 26		Gabriel played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and won 489 to 420 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +571.
Round 27		Gabriel played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 297 to 487 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +381.
Round 28		Gabriel played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 365 to 465 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +281.
Round 29		Gabriel played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 439 to 377 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +343.
Round 30		Gabriel played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 440 to 436 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +347.
Round 31		Gabriel played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 342 to 461 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +228.

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