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SPC 2025: Terry Kang [CSW1-30]
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On this page, you will find information about
Terry Kang, 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 8-23, -2234, and is ranked
#30 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 Terry Kang]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| Given name(s): Terry Surname(s): Kang Home: Slingerlands, NY, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 551 Average for: 391 Average against: 463 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Dennis Ikekeregor]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ikekeregor_dennis_AA003025_2.jpg)
| Kang played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 389 to 480 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-1, -91. | Round 2 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Kang played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 485 to 370 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +24. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Kang played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and lost 329 to 497 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-2, -144. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/keller_jason_AA000419.jpg)
| Kang played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 399 to 560 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-3, -305. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Ayotunde Adeyeri]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adeyeri_ayotunde_AA007488.jpg)
| Kang played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 390 to 472 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-4, -387. | Round 6 | ![[photo of James Porter]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Kang played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and lost 262 to 392 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-5, -517. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Tajammul Shah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shah_tajammul_AA005823.jpg)
| Kang played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 545 to 431 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-5, -403. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Fidelis Olotu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olotu_fidelis.jpg)
| Kang played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 405 to 406 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-6, -404. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| Kang played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 404 to 500 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-7, -500. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wapnick_joel_2.jpg)
| Kang played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and won 494 to 464 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-7, -470. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Emmanuel Egbele]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/egbele_emmanuel_AA008625_1.jpg)
| Kang played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 437 to 421 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-7, -454. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Kang played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 365 to 578 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-8, -667. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Kang played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 429 to 561 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-9, -799. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Joshua Castellano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/castellano_joshua_AA003397.jpg)
| Kang played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 377 to 441 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-10, -863. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan_AA000053_1.jpg)
| Kang played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 279 to 551 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-11, -1135. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Kang played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 315 to 519 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-12, -1339. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Kang played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 345 to 443 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-13, -1437. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jack_mpakaboari.jpg)
| Kang played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 288 to 482 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-14, -1631. | Round 19 | ![[photo of James Porter]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Kang played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and lost 317 to 520 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-15, -1834. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Emmanuel Egbele]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/egbele_emmanuel_AA008625_1.jpg)
| Kang played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) again and lost 280 to 350 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-16, -1904. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Tajammul Shah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shah_tajammul_AA005823.jpg)
| Kang played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) again and lost 430 to 505 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-17, -1979. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Fidelis Olotu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olotu_fidelis.jpg)
| Kang played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) again and won 451 to 343 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-17, -1871. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Kang played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and lost 375 to 480 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-18, -1976. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Kang played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 434 to 404 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-18, -1946. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Kang played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 343 to 505 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-19, -2108. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Kang played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) again and lost 382 to 550 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-20, -2276. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| Kang played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 551 to 367 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-20, -2092. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Kang played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) again and won 509 to 415 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-20, -1998. | Round 29 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kang played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and lost 396 to 421 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-21, -2023. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Ayotunde Adeyeri]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adeyeri_ayotunde_AA007488.jpg)
| Kang played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) again and lost 336 to 489 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-22, -2176. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| Kang played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 384 to 442 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-23, -2234. |
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