SPC 2025: Michael Early [1-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Early, 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 2-5, -678, and is ranked #49 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): Michael Surname(s): Early Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Awards: 1994 Texas State Championship; 2005 (Div. 2) NASO; 2005 (2nd) Western Canadian Championship; 2007 (8th) Players Championship Hobbies: music, philosophy, games, writing

Round by Round
High score: 418 Average for: 364 Average against: 486
Round 1		Early played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 363 to 483 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Early played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 385 to 584 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-2, -319.
Round 3		Early played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 418 to 385 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, -286.
Round 4		Early played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and lost 311 to 497 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, -472.
Round 5		Early played #54 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 360 to 479 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-4, -591.
Round 6		Early played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 348 to 485 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-5, -728.
Round 7		Early recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-5, -678.
Round 8		Early played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Early played #37 Noah Berger (Berkeley, 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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