SPC 2025: Michael Baker [2-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 16-15, +620, and is ranked #26 in Division 2.

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): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 558 Average for: 413 Average against: 393
Round 1		Baker played #65 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 391 to 374 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Baker played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 436 to 328 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +125.
Round 3		Baker played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 513 to 336 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +302. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Baker played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 541 to 353 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +490.
Round 5		Baker played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 440 to 406 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +524. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Baker played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 530 to 355 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +699. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baker played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 348 to 366 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +681.
Round 8		Baker played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 432 to 372 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +741. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Baker played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 435 to 427 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +749.
Round 10		Baker played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 342 to 469 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +622.
Round 11		Baker played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 290 to 471 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +441.
Round 12		Baker played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 458 to 428 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +471.
Round 13		Baker played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and won 425 to 421 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +475.
Round 14		Baker played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 399 to 459 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +415.
Round 15		Baker played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and won 552 to 297 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +670. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Baker played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 422 to 494 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +598.
Round 17		Baker played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 467 to 409 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +656.
Round 18		Baker played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 356 to 279 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +733.
Round 19		Baker played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 326 to 402 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +657.
Round 20		Baker played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) again and lost 256 to 450 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +463.
Round 21		Baker played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and lost 352 to 455 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +360.
Round 22		Baker played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +323.
Round 23		Baker played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 372 to 373 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +322.
Round 24		Baker played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 302 to 343 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +281.
Round 25		Baker played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 450 to 399 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +332.
Round 26		Baker played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 367 to 474 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +225.
Round 27		Baker played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 360 to 393 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +192.
Round 28		Baker played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 503 to 367 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +328.
Round 29		Baker played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 368 to 387 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-14, +309.
Round 30		Baker played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 430 to 431 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-15, +308.
Round 31		Baker played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 558 to 246 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-15, +620.

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