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 17-14, +363, and is ranked #19 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: 537 Average for: 424 Average against: 414
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: #24. 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) and won 434 to 411 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +399.
Round 9		Higby played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 456 to 349 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +506.
Round 10		Higby played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 432 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +465.
Round 11		Higby played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 312 to 574 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +203.
Round 12		Higby played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 408 to 440 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, +171.
Round 13		Higby played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 501 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, +43.
Round 14		Higby played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +66.
Round 15		Higby played #46 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 377 to 463 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, -20.
Round 16		Higby played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 379 to 554 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-9, -195.
Round 17		Higby played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 345 to 425 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-10, -275.
Round 18		Higby played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 343 to 389 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-11, -321.
Round 19		Higby recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-11, -271.
Round 20		Higby played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 441 to 397 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-11, -227.
Round 21		Higby played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 517 to 327 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-11, -37.
Round 22		Higby played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 485 to 332 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-11, +116.
Round 23		Higby played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 475 to 412 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, +179.
Round 24		Higby played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 422 to 396 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +205.
Round 25		Higby played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 410 to 422 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, +193.
Round 26		Higby played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 431 to 450 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-13, +174.
Round 27		Higby played #50 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and won 502 to 492 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +184.
Round 28		Higby played #44 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 537 to 350 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-13, +371.
Round 29		Higby played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) again and won 447 to 375 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-13, +443.
Round 30		Higby played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 420 to 403 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +460.
Round 31		Higby played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 305 to 402 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +363.

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