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SPC 2025: Ben Schoenbrun [CSW1-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Schoenbrun, 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, +818, and is ranked #3 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

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Given name(s): Ben
Surname(s): Schoenbrun
Home: Somerville, NJ, United States
Round by Round

High score: 601
Average for: 458
Average against: 432

Round 1

[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]

Schoenbrun played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 376 to 355 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 1-0, +21.

Round 2

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

Schoenbrun played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 590 to 309 (a spread of 281).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +302.

Round 3

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Schoenbrun played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 437 to 462 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 2-1, +277.

Round 4

[photo of  Winter]

Schoenbrun played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 480 to 394 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-1, +363.

Round 5

[photo of Austin Shin]

Schoenbrun played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 386 to 479 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-2, +270.

Schoenbrun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Jason Keller]

Schoenbrun played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 445 to 447 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-3, +268.

Round 7

[photo of David Whitley]

Schoenbrun played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-3, +357.

Round 8

[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]

Schoenbrun played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 450 to 505 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 4-4, +302.

Round 9

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Schoenbrun played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 357 to 503 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-5, +156.

Round 10

[photo of Joshua Castellano]

Schoenbrun played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 556 to 280 (a spread of 276).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-5, +432.

Round 11

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Schoenbrun played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 445 to 426 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-5, +451.

Round 12

[photo of Alec Sjoholm]

Schoenbrun played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 447 to 440 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-5, +458.

Round 13

[photo of Dennis Ikekeregor]

Schoenbrun played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-5, +464.

Round 14

[photo of Waseem Khatri]

Schoenbrun played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 488 to 369 (a spread of 119).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 9-5, +583.

Round 15

[photo of Samson Okosagah]

Schoenbrun played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 386 to 553 (a spread of -167).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-6, +416.

Round 16

[photo of Samson Okosagah]

Schoenbrun played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 344 to 456 (a spread of -112).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-7, +304.

Round 17

[photo of Eric Kinderman]

Schoenbrun played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 511 to 430 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-7, +385.

Round 18

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Schoenbrun played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and won 472 to 417 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-7, +440.

Round 19

[photo of  Winter]

Schoenbrun played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and lost 379 to 477 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-8, +342.

Round 20

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Schoenbrun played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) again and lost 492 to 602 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 11-9, +232.

Round 21

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Schoenbrun played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) again and won 529 to 455 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-9, +306.

Round 22

[photo of Austin Shin]

Schoenbrun played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 486 to 404 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-9, +388.

Round 23

[photo of Waseem Khatri]

Schoenbrun played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 496 to 494 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-9, +390.

Round 24

[photo of Dennis Ikekeregor]

Schoenbrun played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) again and lost 367 to 556 (a spread of -189).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-10, +201.

Round 25

[photo of Alec Sjoholm]

Schoenbrun played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 450 to 556 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 14-11, +95.

Round 26

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Schoenbrun played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 452 to 382 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 15-11, +165.

Round 27

[photo of Waseem Khatri]

Schoenbrun played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) for the third time and won 486 to 316 (a spread of 170).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-11, +335.

Round 28

[photo of Austin Shin]

Schoenbrun played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the third time and won 471 to 404 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-11, +402.

Round 29

[photo of Samson Okosagah]

Schoenbrun played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and won 409 to 401 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-11, +410.

Round 30

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Schoenbrun played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) for the third time and won 601 to 401 (a spread of 200).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 19-11, +610.

Round 31

[photo of Samson Okosagah]

Schoenbrun played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the fourth time and won 579 to 371 (a spread of 208).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 20-11, +818.


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