SPC 2025: Austin Shin [CSW1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Austin Shin, 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 6-1, +489, and is ranked #1 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): Austin Surname(s): Shin Home: Metairie, LA, United States Awards: 2017 UK National Champion, 2017 US National Champion (CSW) Hobbies: Soccer, gym

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 457 Average against: 387
Round 1		Shin played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 500 to 423 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Shin played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 418 to 356 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +139.
Round 3		Shin played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 516 to 299 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +356.
Round 4		Shin played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 377 to 514 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +219.
Round 5		Shin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and won 479 to 386 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +312. Shin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Shin played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 483 to 365 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +430.
Round 7		Shin played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 423 to 364 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +489.
Round 8		Shin played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Shin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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