SPC 2025: Robert DeSimone [2-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert DeSimone, 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, +428, and is ranked #27 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): Robert Surname(s): DeSimone Home: Norwalk, CT, United States

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 394 Average against: 380
Round 1		DeSimone played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 380 to 405 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		DeSimone played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 320 to 574 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -279. DeSimone is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		DeSimone played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 370 to 384 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-3, -293.
Round 4		DeSimone played #50 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 465 to 357 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-3, -185.
Round 5		DeSimone played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and won 376 to 367 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, -176.
Round 6		DeSimone played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 457 to 406 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, -125.
Round 7		DeSimone played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-4, -182.
Round 8		DeSimone played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 374 to 324 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-4, -132.
Round 9		DeSimone played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 510 to 324 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +54.
Round 10		DeSimone played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 367 to 355 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +66.
Round 11		DeSimone played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-5, +48.
Round 12		DeSimone played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 477 to 352 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +173.
Round 13		DeSimone played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 408 to 419 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +162.
Round 14		DeSimone played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and won 440 to 318 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +284.
Round 15		DeSimone played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and won 516 to 338 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +462.
Round 16		DeSimone played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 419 to 380 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +501.
Round 17		DeSimone played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 292 to 364 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +429.
Round 18		DeSimone played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 380 to 354 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +455.
Round 19		DeSimone played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 394 to 297 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +552.
Round 20		DeSimone played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 277 to 420 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +409.
Round 21		DeSimone played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 442 to 333 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +518.
Round 22		DeSimone played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 340 to 352 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +506. DeSimone is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		DeSimone played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +501.
Round 24		DeSimone played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) again and lost 360 to 402 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +459.
Round 25		DeSimone played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 399 to 450 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +408.
Round 26		DeSimone played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 381 to 389 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-13, +400.
Round 27		DeSimone played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 495 to 303 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-13, +592.
Round 28		DeSimone played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 357 to 473 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-14, +476.
Round 29		DeSimone played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 389 to 348 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +517.
Round 30		DeSimone played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 357 to 348 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, +526.
Round 31		DeSimone played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 359 to 457 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-15, +428.

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