SPC 2025: Richard Popper [2-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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, +293, and is ranked #28 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): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 407 Average against: 397
Round 1		Popper played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 442 to 392 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Popper played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 446 to 409 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +87. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Popper played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 537 to 318 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +306. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 4		Popper played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 465 to 409 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +362.
Round 5		Popper played #47 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 398 to 383 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +377. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Popper played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 283 to 427 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +233. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Popper played #7 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 387 to 426 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +194.
Round 8		Popper played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and won 465 to 328 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +331. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Popper played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 310 to 499 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +142.
Round 10		Popper played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 384 to 359 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +167.
Round 11		Popper played #36 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 439 to 414 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +192.
Round 12		Popper played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 428 to 458 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +162.
Round 13		Popper played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 364 to 377 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +149.
Round 14		Popper played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 384 to 409 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +124.
Round 15		Popper played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 328 to 483 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, -31. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Popper played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 458 to 346 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +81.
Round 17		Popper played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 362 to 384 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +59.
Round 18		Popper played #19 Tracy Cobbs (Hartselle, AL) and lost 435 to 444 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, +50.
Round 19		Popper played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 397 to 330 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, +117.
Round 20		Popper played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 356 to 483 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, -10.
Round 21		Popper played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 418 to 326 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +82.
Round 22		Popper played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 416 to 426 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, +72. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Popper played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 402 to 442 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-12, +32.
Round 24		Popper played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 450 to 331 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, +151.
Round 25		Popper played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 463 to 318 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +296.
Round 26		Popper played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and lost 329 to 520 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-13, +105.
Round 27		Popper played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 422 to 349 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, +178.
Round 28		Popper played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 473 to 357 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +294.
Round 29		Popper played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 469 to 312 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +451.
Round 30		Popper played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) again and lost 325 to 471 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-14, +305.
Round 31		Popper played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 372 to 384 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-15, +293.

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