SPC 2025: Karl Higby [1-25]

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On this page, you will find information about Karl Higby, 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, +376, 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): Karl Surname(s): Higby Home: Schenectady, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 441 Average against: 388
Round 1		Higby played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 351 to 360 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -9.
Round 2		Higby played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 489 to 384 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +96.
Round 3		Higby played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 513 to 425 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +184.
Round 4		Higby played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and lost 420 to 440 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +164.
Round 5		Higby played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 449 to 389 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +224. Higby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Higby played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 360 to 404 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, +180. Higby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Higby played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and won 507 to 311 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +376.
Round 8		Higby played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Higby played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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