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 20-11, +719, and is ranked #4 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: 526 Average for: 445 Average against: 422
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) and won 456 to 428 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +517.
Round 9		Shin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 430 to 423 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +524.
Round 10		Shin played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 364 to 467 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +421.
Round 11		Shin played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 469 to 477 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +413.
Round 12		Shin played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 526 to 406 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +533.
Round 13		Shin played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and won 441 to 429 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +545.
Round 14		Shin played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 390 to 444 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +491.
Round 15		Shin played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 458 to 449 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +500.
Round 16		Shin played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 358 to 488 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +370.
Round 17		Shin played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) again and won 484 to 435 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +419.
Round 18		Shin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 492 to 518 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +393.
Round 19		Shin played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 479 to 337 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +535.
Round 20		Shin played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 405 to 393 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +547.
Round 21		Shin played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and won 450 to 345 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +652.
Round 22		Shin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) again and lost 404 to 486 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +570.
Round 23		Shin played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 459 to 470 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +559.
Round 24		Shin played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) again and lost 386 to 472 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +473.
Round 25		Shin played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and won 511 to 318 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +666.
Round 26		Shin played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) for the third time and won 468 to 391 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +743.
Round 27		Shin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and won 448 to 384 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +807.
Round 28		Shin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) for the third time and lost 404 to 471 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +740.
Round 29		Shin played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) for the third time and lost 391 to 484 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +647.
Round 30		Shin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the fourth time and won 463 to 395 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +715.
Round 31		Shin played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) for the fourth time and won 457 to 453 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +719.

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