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SPC 2025: Chuck Abbate [3-02]
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On this page, you will find information about
Chuck Abbate, 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 19.5-11.5, +715, and is ranked
#7 in Division 3.
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 | ![[photo of Chuck Abbate]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abbate_chuck.jpg)
| Given name(s): Chuck Surname(s): Abbate Home: Quispamsis, NB, Canada |
Round by Round | High score: 548 Average for: 411 Average against: 388 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Michael Donegan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/donegan_michael.jpg)
| Abbate played #74 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 413 to 364 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +49. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Michael Bassett]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett_michael_AA001238.jpg)
| Abbate played #51 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 425 to 405 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +69. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Ralph Ireland]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ireland_ralph_AA005786_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 345 to 384 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +30. | Round 4 | ![[photo of John Wright]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wright_john_AA006376.jpg)
| Abbate played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 484 to 324 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +190. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Bob Bolender]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bolender_bob_AA005124_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #33 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 325 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +285. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Thomas Tremont]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tremont_thomas.jpg)
| Abbate played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 332 to 403 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +214. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Nicole Kazarian]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kazarian_nicole.jpg)
| Abbate played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and won 548 to 335 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +427. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Michael Garner]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garner_michael_AA000463.jpg)
| Abbate played #65 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +575. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 499 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +406. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Lila Crotty]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/crotty_lila_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 424 to 340 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +490. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Gideon Brosowsky]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brosowsky_gideon_AA007821_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 432 to 466 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +456. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Doug Critchlow]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/critchlow_doug_AA005088_2.jpg)
| Abbate played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 330 to 529 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +257. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Abbate played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) and won 425 to 367 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +315. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Yoli Ushry]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ushry_yoli_AA000849.jpg)
| Abbate played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 471 to 299 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +487. | Round 15 | ![[photo of John Fultz]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fultz_john.jpg)
| Abbate played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 370 to 342 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +515. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Greg Feldkamp]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/feldkamp_greg_AA004630.jpg)
| Abbate played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +537. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Joshua Pepper]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pepper_joshua_AA006542.jpg)
| Abbate played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and won 460 to 334 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +663. | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Abbate played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and lost 358 to 378 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +643. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Abbate played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +659. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Dave Cameron]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cameron_dave_AA007371_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 408 to 354 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +713. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and won 443 to 369 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +787. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Dana Tornabene]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tornabene_dana_AA008395_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 355 to 428 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +714. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Abbate played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) again and won 422 to 348 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +788. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jamie Logan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/logan_jamie_AA004790_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 499 to 367 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +920. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Jamie Logan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/logan_jamie_AA004790_3.jpg)
| Abbate played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) again and lost 372 to 535 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +757. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Greg Feldkamp]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/feldkamp_greg_AA004630.jpg)
| Abbate played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and tied at 388. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +757. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Carole Denton]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/denton_carole.jpeg)
| Abbate played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 404 to 363 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +798. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Dana Tornabene]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tornabene_dana_AA008395_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #72 Dana Tornabene (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 501 to 379 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +920. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Nick Purifoy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/purifoy_nick_AA003974_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 365 to 428 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +857. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Samuel Heiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/heiman_samuel_AA004594.jpg)
| Abbate played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 351 to 456 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +752. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Nick Purifoy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/purifoy_nick_AA003974_1.jpg)
| Abbate played #9 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) again and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +715. |
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