SPC 2025: Erik Salgado [2-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Erik Salgado, 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 18-13, +449, and is ranked #12 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): Erik Surname(s): Salgado Home: Cary, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 407 Average against: 393
Round 1		Salgado played #16 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 283 to 500 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -217.
Round 2		Salgado played #25 Kevin Burbridge (Newcastle, CA) and lost 304 to 407 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -320.
Round 3		Salgado played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 330 to 420 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-3, -410.
Round 4		Salgado played #35 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and won 440 to 298 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, -268.
Round 5		Salgado played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 400 to 402 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-4, -270.
Round 6		Salgado played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 354 to 339 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -255. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Salgado played #66 Edward Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 406 to 319 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, -168.
Round 8		Salgado played #28 Jay Levin (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 414 to 450 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-5, -204.
Round 9		Salgado played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 414 to 398 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-5, -188.
Round 10		Salgado played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 442 to 498 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -244.
Round 11		Salgado played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 357 to 421 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-7, -308.
Round 12		Salgado played #39 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 425 to 422 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-7, -305.
Round 13		Salgado played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 563 to 346 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-7, -88.
Round 14		Salgado played #30 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 270 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-7, +94.
Round 15		Salgado played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 394 to 341 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-7, +147.
Round 16		Salgado played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 430 to 388 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +189.
Round 17		Salgado played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 384 to 362 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +211.
Round 18		Salgado played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 502 to 269 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +444.
Round 19		Salgado played #43 Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 441 to 471 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +414.
Round 20		Salgado played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 360 to 476 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +298.
Round 21		Salgado played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 325 to 387 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, +236.
Round 22		Salgado played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and won 535 to 402 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +369. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Salgado played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 506 to 442 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, +433.
Round 24		Salgado played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-11, +393.
Round 25		Salgado played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 367 to 360 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +400.
Round 26		Salgado played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 402 to 400 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +402.
Round 27		Salgado played #6 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 445 to 417 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +430.
Round 28		Salgado played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 405 to 437 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +398.
Round 29		Salgado played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) again and lost 350 to 384 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +364.
Round 30		Salgado played #17 Mark Abadi (Philadelphia, PA) and won 434 to 357 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +441.
Round 31		Salgado played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) again and won 392 to 384 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +449.

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