SPC 2025: Sam Rosin [CSW1-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rosin, 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, +982, and is ranked #5 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): Sam Surname(s): Rosin Home: Washington, DC, United States Awards: 5th place, 2017 NASC Collins Hobbies: Tennis, chess, biking, golf, (American) mahjongg, reading the news Occupation: Research Professor

Round by Round
High score: 602 Average for: 451 Average against: 419
Round 1		Rosin played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 400 to 477 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-1, -77.
Round 2		Rosin played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 447 to 458 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-2, -88.
Round 3		Rosin played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and lost 392 to 464 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-3, -160.
Round 4		Rosin played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 506 to 477 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-3, -131.
Round 5		Rosin played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 359 to 469 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-4, -241.
Round 6		Rosin played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 444 to 322 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-4, -119.
Round 7		Rosin played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 521 to 376 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-4, +26.
Round 8		Rosin played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and won 574 to 455 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-4, +145.
Round 9		Rosin played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 524 to 328 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-4, +341.
Round 10		Rosin played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 391 to 401 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-5, +331.
Round 11		Rosin played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 458 to 449 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-5, +340.
Round 12		Rosin played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 391 to 440 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-6, +291.
Round 13		Rosin played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 429 to 441 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-7, +279.
Round 14		Rosin played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 460 to 378 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-7, +361.
Round 15		Rosin played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 471 to 283 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-7, +549.
Round 16		Rosin played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 426 to 326 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-7, +649.
Round 17		Rosin played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 461 to 449 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-7, +661.
Round 18		Rosin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 417 to 472 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-8, +606.
Round 19		Rosin played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 408 to 404 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-8, +610.
Round 20		Rosin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) again and won 602 to 492 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +720.
Round 21		Rosin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and tied at 423. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +720.
Round 22		Rosin played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 437 to 419 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +738.
Round 23		Rosin played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and won 411 to 392 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +757.
Round 24		Rosin played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 472 to 386 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +843.
Round 25		Rosin played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 408 to 516 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +735.
Round 26		Rosin played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 512 to 335 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +912.
Round 27		Rosin played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 394 to 330 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +976.
Round 28		Rosin played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and won 504 to 387 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +1093.
Round 29		Rosin played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the third time and won 484 to 391 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +1186.
Round 30		Rosin played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) for the third time and lost 401 to 601 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +986.
Round 31		Rosin played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the fourth time and lost 453 to 457 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +982.

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