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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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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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