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SPC 2025: James Porter [CSW1-32]
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On this page, you will find information about
James Porter, 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 10-21, -1314, and is ranked
#29 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 James Porter]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): James Surname(s): Porter Home: Mazeppa, MN, United States Hobbies: Fitness, greyhounds, theatre |
Round by Round | High score: 520 Average for: 384 Average against: 427 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Waseem Khatri]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/khatri_waseem__2.jpg)
| Porter played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 335 to 497 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -162. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Samson Okosagah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/okosagah_samson_AA000714.jpg)
| Porter played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 300 to 486 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-2, -348. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Porter played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 341 to 439 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-3, -446. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Emmanuel Egbele]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/egbele_emmanuel_AA008625_1.jpg)
| Porter played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 423 to 381 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-3, -404. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Fidelis Olotu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olotu_fidelis.jpg)
| Porter played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 427 to 485 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-4, -462. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Terry Kang]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| Porter played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 392 to 262 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-4, -332. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Porter played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and lost 335 to 459 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-5, -456. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Tajammul Shah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shah_tajammul_AA005823.jpg)
| Porter played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and lost 379 to 384 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-6, -461. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Porter played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 452 to 443 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-6, -452. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ayotunde Adeyeri]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adeyeri_ayotunde_AA007488.jpg)
| Porter played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 359 to 420 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-7, -513. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wapnick_joel_2.jpg)
| Porter played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 463 to 474 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-8, -524. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| Porter played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 386 to 461 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-9, -599. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Porter played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 428 to 398 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-9, -569. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Porter played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and lost 336 to 469 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-10, -702. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Joshua Castellano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/castellano_joshua_AA003397.jpg)
| Porter played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 337 to 445 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-11, -810. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Sam Rosin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rosin_sam_AA000413_2.jpg)
| Porter played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 326 to 426 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-12, -910. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan_AA000053_1.jpg)
| Porter played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 289 to 466 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-13, -1087. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Porter played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 396 to 506 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-14, -1197. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Terry Kang]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| Porter played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and won 520 to 317 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-14, -994. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Fidelis Olotu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olotu_fidelis.jpg)
| Porter played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) again and won 413 to 405 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-14, -986. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Emmanuel Egbele]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/egbele_emmanuel_AA008625_1.jpg)
| Porter played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) again and lost 411 to 454 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-15, -1029. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Tajammul Shah]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shah_tajammul_AA005823.jpg)
| Porter played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) again and lost 358 to 436 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-16, -1107. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Porter played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 435 to 412 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-16, -1084. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Porter played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 373 to 446 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-17, -1157. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Mina Le]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Porter played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) again and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-17, -1084. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jack_mpakaboari.jpg)
| Porter played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 336 to 418 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-18, -1166. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ayotunde Adeyeri]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adeyeri_ayotunde_AA007488.jpg)
| Porter played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) again and lost 345 to 387 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-19, -1208. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| Porter played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 457 to 403 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-19, -1154. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Porter played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 364 to 458 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-20, -1248. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| Porter played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 350 to 494 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-21, -1392. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Winter]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/z/zxqkj_winter_AA481516.jpg)
| Porter played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 416 to 338 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-21, -1314. |
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