SPC 2025: Alec Sjoholm [CSW1-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Alec Sjoholm, 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 24-7, +1675, and is ranked #00 in Division CSW1.

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): Alec Surname(s): Sjoholm Home: Lynnwood, WA, United States Awards: 1st place 2019 NASC Hobbies: Scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 462 Average against: 409
Round 1		Sjoholm played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and won 477 to 400 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +77. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 2		Sjoholm played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 455 to 452 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +80. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 3		Sjoholm played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 551 to 359 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +272. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (5 hits).
Round 4		Sjoholm played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 514 to 377 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +409.
Round 5		Sjoholm played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 478 to 401 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +486. Sjoholm is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Sjoholm played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and won 491 to 382 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +595.
Round 7		Sjoholm played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 323 to 467 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +451.
Round 8		Sjoholm played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 449 to 444 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +456.
Round 9		Sjoholm played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 427 to 395 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +488.
Round 10		Sjoholm played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 474 to 367 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +595.
Round 11		Sjoholm played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 493 to 271 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +817.
Round 12		Sjoholm played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 440 to 447 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +810.
Round 13		Sjoholm played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and won 483 to 418 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +875.
Round 14		Sjoholm played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 433 to 420 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +888.
Round 15		Sjoholm played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 413 to 302 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +999.
Round 16		Sjoholm played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 488 to 358 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1129.
Round 17		Sjoholm played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and lost 433 to 440 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1122.
Round 18		Sjoholm played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) again and lost 412 to 434 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +1100.
Round 19		Sjoholm played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 384 to 472 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1012.
Round 20		Sjoholm played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 335 to 497 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +850.
Round 21		Sjoholm played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 595 to 464 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-6, +981.
Round 22		Sjoholm played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and won 516 to 398 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-6, +1099.
Round 23		Sjoholm played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 460 to 375 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +1184.
Round 24		Sjoholm played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 490 to 378 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1296.
Round 25		Sjoholm played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) again and won 556 to 450 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1402.
Round 26		Sjoholm played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and won 449 to 445 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +1406.
Round 27		Sjoholm played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) for the third time and lost 448 to 507 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-7, +1347.
Round 28		Sjoholm played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) for the fourth time and won 455 to 327 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-7, +1475.
Round 29		Sjoholm recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 22-7, +1525.
Round 30		Sjoholm recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 23-7, +1625.
Round 31		Sjoholm recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 24-7, +1675.

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