SPC 2025: Mark Abadi [2-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Abadi, 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, +431, and is ranked #19 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): Mark Surname(s): Abadi Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Awards: 13th place, Intermediate Division, Randolph Middle School chess tournament Hobbies: Playing guitar, writing, trivia Occupation: Journalist

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 400 Average against: 386
Round 1		Abadi played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and lost 376 to 418 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2		Abadi played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 383 to 407 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-2, -66.
Round 3		Abadi played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 511 to 314 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, +131.
Round 4		Abadi played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 439 to 407 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, +163.
Round 5		Abadi played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 390 to 443 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-3, +110.
Round 6		Abadi played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 340 to 375 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, +75.
Round 7		Abadi played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 470 to 358 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, +187.
Round 8		Abadi played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and won 501 to 322 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +366.
Round 9		Abadi played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 439 to 396 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +409.
Round 10		Abadi played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 355 to 367 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +397.
Round 11		Abadi played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 492 to 220 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +669.
Round 12		Abadi played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 408 to 356 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +721.
Round 13		Abadi played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 468 to 352 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +837.
Round 14		Abadi played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 409 to 384 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +862.
Round 15		Abadi played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 412 to 405 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +869.
Round 16		Abadi played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and won 442 to 441 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +870.
Round 17		Abadi played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 485 to 355 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1000.
Round 18		Abadi played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 279 to 356 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +923.
Round 19		Abadi played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and won 363 to 342 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-6, +944.
Round 20		Abadi played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 369 to 507 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +806.
Round 21		Abadi played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 421 to 438 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-8, +789.
Round 22		Abadi played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 405 to 509 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +685.
Round 23		Abadi played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 348 to 400 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +633.
Round 24		Abadi played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 426 to 306 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-10, +753.
Round 25		Abadi played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 342 to 380 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +715.
Round 26		Abadi played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 376 to 364 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +727.
Round 27		Abadi played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 355 to 470 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +612.
Round 28		Abadi played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 301 to 440 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +473.
Round 29		Abadi played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 349 to 326 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-13, +496.
Round 30		Abadi played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 357 to 434 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +419.
Round 31		Abadi played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) again and won 384 to 372 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +431.

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