SPC 2025: Eric Kinderman [CSW1-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Kinderman, 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 16-15, +164, and is ranked #13 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): Eric Surname(s): Kinderman Home: Burlington, VT, United States Hobbies: Phish, Liverpool FC, and tennis

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 424 Average against: 419
Round 1		Kinderman played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 452 to 389 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +63.
Round 2		Kinderman played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 420 to 454 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +29.
Round 3		Kinderman played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 439 to 341 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +127.
Round 4		Kinderman played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +99.
Round 5		Kinderman played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 377 to 412 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-3, +64. Kinderman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Kinderman played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 365 to 483 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-4, -54.
Round 7		Kinderman played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 432 to 490 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-5, -112.
Round 8		Kinderman played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 403 to 371 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-5, -80.
Round 9		Kinderman played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 463 to 349 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-5, +34.
Round 10		Kinderman played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and lost 340 to 444 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-6, -70.
Round 11		Kinderman played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 482 to 465 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-6, -53.
Round 12		Kinderman played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 490 to 395 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-6, +42.
Round 13		Kinderman played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 561 to 429 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +174.
Round 14		Kinderman played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 499 to 311 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-6, +362.
Round 15		Kinderman played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 404 to 382 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +384.
Round 16		Kinderman played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 242 to 576 (a spread of -334). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-7, +50.
Round 17		Kinderman played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 430 to 511 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-8, -31.
Round 18		Kinderman played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) again and lost 414 to 539 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-9, -156.
Round 19		Kinderman played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 397 to 459 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-10, -218.
Round 20		Kinderman played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 340 to 532 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-11, -410.
Round 21		Kinderman played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 462 to 351 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-11, -299.
Round 22		Kinderman played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 483 to 320 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-11, -136.
Round 23		Kinderman played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 485 to 327 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-11, +22.
Round 24		Kinderman played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 492 to 280 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-11, +234.
Round 25		Kinderman played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 398 to 396 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-11, +236.
Round 26		Kinderman played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 358 to 473 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-12, +121.
Round 27		Kinderman played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 358 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-12, +183.
Round 28		Kinderman played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 403 to 552 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-13, +34.
Round 29		Kinderman played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 379 to 462 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-14, -49.
Round 30		Kinderman played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 393 to 431 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-15, -87.
Round 31		Kinderman played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) again and won 544 to 293 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-15, +164.

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