SPC 2025: Steve Anstandig [2-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Anstandig, 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, -71, and is ranked #22 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): Steve Surname(s): Anstandig Home: Commerce Township, MI, United States Hobbies: Gardening, Bowling and Reading

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 408 Average against: 410
Round 1		Anstandig played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 475 to 430 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +45.
Round 2		Anstandig played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 574 to 320 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +299. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Anstandig played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 362 to 466 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +195. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Anstandig played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 410 to 384 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +221.
Round 5		Anstandig played #1 Michael Thelen (Newton, MA) and lost 380 to 455 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +146. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Anstandig played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 371 to 411 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +106. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Anstandig played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 458 to 394 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +170.
Round 8		Anstandig played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 439 to 444 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, +165. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Anstandig played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and won 394 to 285 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +274.
Round 10		Anstandig played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and won 447 to 424 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +297.
Round 11		Anstandig played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 419 to 369 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +347.
Round 12		Anstandig played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 406 to 359 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +394.
Round 13		Anstandig played #27 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 459 to 311 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +542.
Round 14		Anstandig played #2 Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) and lost 304 to 605 (a spread of -301). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +241.
Round 15		Anstandig played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 356 to 442 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +155. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Anstandig played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +198.
Round 17		Anstandig played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 383 to 347 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +234.
Round 18		Anstandig played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and won 419 to 377 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +276.
Round 19		Anstandig played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 411 to 511 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +176.
Round 20		Anstandig played #3 Evan Chester (Southampton, PA) and lost 347 to 473 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +50.
Round 21		Anstandig played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 438 to 421 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +67.
Round 22		Anstandig played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 429 to 392 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +104. Anstandig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Anstandig played #14 Edwin Roth (Conshohocken, PA) and lost 369 to 513 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, -40.
Round 24		Anstandig played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 425 to 477 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, -92.
Round 25		Anstandig played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 360 to 367 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, -99.
Round 26		Anstandig played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 419 to 420 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, -100.
Round 27		Anstandig played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 458 to 404 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, -46.
Round 28		Anstandig played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 413 to 320 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +47.
Round 29		Anstandig played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) again and lost 323 to 454 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-13, -84.
Round 30		Anstandig played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) again and won 436 to 383 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, -31.
Round 31		Anstandig played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 371 to 411 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-14, -71.

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