SPC 2025: Ken Louie [2-56]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Louie, 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, -160, and is ranked #32 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): Ken Surname(s): Louie Home: Whittier, CA, United States Awards: Proud daddy of two girls. Hobbies: Dodger fan, softball, food, goody-two shoes church boy. Occupation: Director of Finance/City Treasurer

Round by Round
High score: 503 Average for: 382 Average against: 387
Round 1		Louie played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and won 405 to 380 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Louie played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +35. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Louie played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 466 to 362 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +139. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Louie played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 320 to 425 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +34.
Round 5		Louie played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 292 to 397 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, -71. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Louie played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 288 to 421 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -204.
Round 7		Louie played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 242 to 584 (a spread of -342). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, -546.
Round 8		Louie played #62 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 387 to 310 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, -469.
Round 9		Louie played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and lost 390 to 447 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -526.
Round 10		Louie played #5 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 412 to 298 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, -412.
Round 11		Louie played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 447 to 365 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, -330.
Round 12		Louie played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 253 to 519 (a spread of -266). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, -596.
Round 13		Louie played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and tied at 348. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -596.
Round 14		Louie played #20 Ed Liebfried (East Kingston, NH) and won 503 to 228 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7.5-6.5, -321.
Round 15		Louie played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 385 to 413 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -349.
Round 16		Louie played #55 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 388 to 430 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -391.
Round 17		Louie played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -339.
Round 18		Louie played #11 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and tied at 357. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, -339.
Round 19		Louie played #34 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 330 to 397 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-10, -406.
Round 20		Louie played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 440 to 330 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, -296.
Round 21		Louie played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-11, -329.
Round 22		Louie played #63 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 398 to 387 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-11, -318.
Round 23		Louie played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 381 to 439 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, -376.
Round 24		Louie played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and lost 280 to 422 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-13, -518.
Round 25		Louie played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 324 to 308 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-13, -502.
Round 26		Louie played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 445 to 353 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, -410.
Round 27		Louie played #60 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 422 to 309 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, -297.
Round 28		Louie played #42 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 462 to 344 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -179.
Round 29		Louie played #10 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 443 to 492 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, -228.
Round 30		Louie played #33 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 413 to 426 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, -241.
Round 31		Louie played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) again and won 432 to 351 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, -160.

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