SPC 2025: Sam Kantimathi [CSW1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, 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 13-18, -16, and is ranked #22 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): Kantimathi Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Awards: 2012 US Nationals Champion -- Collins, 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 AllStars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC Hobbies:* safaris, hiking, photography, meditation

Round by Round
High score: 542 Average for: 416 Average against: 417
Round 1		Kantimathi played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 316 to 383 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-1, -67.
Round 2		Kantimathi played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 392 to 424 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-2, -99.
Round 3		Kantimathi played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and lost 402 to 449 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-3, -146.
Round 4		Kantimathi played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 542 to 415 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-3, -19.
Round 5		Kantimathi played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and won 469 to 359 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-3, +91.
Round 6		Kantimathi played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and lost 402 to 448 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-4, +45.
Round 7		Kantimathi played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 415 to 418 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-5, +42.
Round 8		Kantimathi played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 371 to 403 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-6, +10.
Round 9		Kantimathi played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 500 to 404 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-6, +106.
Round 10		Kantimathi played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 537 to 337 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-6, +306.
Round 11		Kantimathi played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 321 to 431 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-7, +196.
Round 12		Kantimathi played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 461 to 386 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-7, +271.
Round 13		Kantimathi played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 397 to 321 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-7, +347.
Round 14		Kantimathi played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 471 to 501 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-8, +317.
Round 15		Kantimathi played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and won 434 to 414 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-8, +337.
Round 16		Kantimathi played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 434 to 345 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-8, +426.
Round 17		Kantimathi played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 402 to 468 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-9, +360.
Round 18		Kantimathi played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 430 to 442 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-10, +348.
Round 19		Kantimathi played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) again and won 409 to 402 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-10, +355.
Round 20		Kantimathi played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 402 to 454 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-11, +303.
Round 21		Kantimathi played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 282 to 498 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-12, +87.
Round 22		Kantimathi played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 509 to 438 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-12, +158.
Round 23		Kantimathi played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) again and won 437 to 318 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-12, +277.
Round 24		Kantimathi played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and lost 346 to 481 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-13, +142.
Round 25		Kantimathi played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and lost 396 to 398 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-14, +140.
Round 26		Kantimathi played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) again and lost 342 to 381 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-15, +101.
Round 27		Kantimathi played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and lost 367 to 551 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-16, -83.
Round 28		Kantimathi played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and lost 403 to 457 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-17, -137.
Round 29		Kantimathi played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) again and lost 341 to 386 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-18, -182.
Round 30		Kantimathi played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 536 to 419 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-18, -65.
Round 31		Kantimathi played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) again and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-18, -16.

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