SPC 2025: Eric Harshbarger [1-47]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Harshbarger, 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 18-13, +499, and is ranked #11 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): Eric Surname(s): Harshbarger Home: Auburn, AL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 418 Average against: 402
Round 1		Harshbarger played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 461 to 428 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Harshbarger played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 533 to 285 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +281.
Round 3		Harshbarger played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 448 to 328 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +401.
Round 4		Harshbarger played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 401 to 423 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +379.
Round 5		Harshbarger played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 352 to 392 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +339. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Harshbarger played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 454 to 451 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +342. Harshbarger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Harshbarger played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 352 to 438 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +256.
Round 8		Harshbarger played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 368 to 431 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, +193.
Round 9		Harshbarger played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 458 to 452 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +199.
Round 10		Harshbarger played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 442 to 364 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +277.
Round 11		Harshbarger played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 292 to 523 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +46.
Round 12		Harshbarger played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 414 to 418 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-6, +42.
Round 13		Harshbarger played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 410 to 401 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +51.
Round 14		Harshbarger played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 433 to 364 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +120.
Round 15		Harshbarger played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 479 to 318 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +281.
Round 16		Harshbarger played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 414 to 472 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, +223.
Round 17		Harshbarger played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 428 to 466 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, +185.
Round 18		Harshbarger played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and won 440 to 323 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +302.
Round 19		Harshbarger played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 448 to 418 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +332.
Round 20		Harshbarger played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 359 to 441 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +250.
Round 21		Harshbarger played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 333 to 562 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, +21.
Round 22		Harshbarger played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 408 to 343 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +86.
Round 23		Harshbarger played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +30.
Round 24		Harshbarger played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 311 to 457 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -116.
Round 25		Harshbarger played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 490 to 399 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, -25.
Round 26		Harshbarger played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 451 to 290 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +136.
Round 27		Harshbarger played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 456 to 317 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +275.
Round 28		Harshbarger played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and lost 384 to 512 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +147.
Round 29		Harshbarger played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 509 to 317 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +339.
Round 30		Harshbarger played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 469 to 406 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +402.
Round 31		Harshbarger played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +499.

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