SPC 2025: Kevin Nai [2-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Nai, 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, +107, and is ranked #21 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): Kevin Surname(s): Nai Home: Wilmington, DE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 394 Average against: 391
Round 1		Nai played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 370 to 475 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -105.
Round 2		Nai played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and lost 326 to 411 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-2, -190.
Round 3		Nai played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 384 to 352 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, -158.
Round 4		Nai played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 395 to 357 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, -120.
Round 5		Nai played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 470 to 318 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +32. Nai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Nai played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 351 to 433 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, -50.
Round 7		Nai played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 467 to 474 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-4, -57.
Round 8		Nai played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 251 to 410 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, -216. Nai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Nai played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 485 to 348 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, -79.
Round 10		Nai played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 483 to 318 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, +86.
Round 11		Nai played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and lost 290 to 434 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, -58.
Round 12		Nai played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and won 406 to 366 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, -18.
Round 13		Nai played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 404 to 433 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-7, -47.
Round 14		Nai played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 374 to 364 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -37.
Round 15		Nai played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 458 to 370 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +51. Nai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Nai played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 344 to 376 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-8, +19.
Round 17		Nai played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 390 to 325 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, +84.
Round 18		Nai played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 499 to 322 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +261.
Round 19		Nai played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 370 to 351 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +280.
Round 20		Nai played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 432 to 416 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +296.
Round 21		Nai played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and won 436 to 362 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +370.
Round 22		Nai played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 330 to 493 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +207. Nai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Nai played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and lost 416 to 476 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +147.
Round 24		Nai played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 474 to 371 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +250.
Round 25		Nai played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 329 to 310 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +269.
Round 26		Nai played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 399 to 407 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +261.
Round 27		Nai played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 407 to 406 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +262.
Round 28		Nai played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 437 to 405 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +294.
Round 29		Nai played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 300 to 464 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +130.
Round 30		Nai played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +115.
Round 31		Nai played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, +107.

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