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SPC 2025: Kaia [CSW2-05]
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On this page, you will find information about
Kaia, 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 14-14, +791, and is ranked
#7 in Division CSW2.
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 Kaia]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kaia__LM000192_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Surname(s): Kaia Home: Weston, WV, United States Hobbies: Kayaking Occupation: School Librarian |
Round by Round | High score: 614 Average for: 419 Average against: 390 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roland_tobey.jpg)
| Kaia played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 352 to 504 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 0-1, -152. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_AA000149_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 361 to 419 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 0-2, -210. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Joe Roberdeau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roberdeau_joe_AA003581.jpg)
| Kaia played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 416 to 424 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-3, -218. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/melvin_cheryl_LM000048_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 365 to 415 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-4, -268. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Kaveri Warriar]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/warriar_kaveri_AA008566.jpg)
| Kaia played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 379 to 408 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-5, -297. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Eric Fox]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fox_eric_AA008687.jpg)
| Kaia played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and lost 382 to 499 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-6, -414. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Kaia played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 444 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-7, -546. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Buffy Hogan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hogan_buffy_AA003716.jpg)
| Kaia played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 438 to 382 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-7, -490. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Gerianne Abriano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abriano_gerianne_AA000811_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 423 to 414 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-7, -481. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ather Sharif]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharif_ather_AA009119_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and won 506 to 337 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-7, -312. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Glenn Housley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/housley_glenn_LM000308.jpg)
| Kaia played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 416 to 266 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-7, -162. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Kaia played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 447 to 435 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-7, -150. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Beth Leech]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leech_beth_AA003248.jpg)
| Kaia played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 338 to 362 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-8, -174. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Ayodele Odekunle]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/odekunle_ayodele_AA005553_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and won 467 to 455 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-8, -162. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Pamina Deutsch]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/deutsch_pamina_AA000147.jpg)
| Kaia played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 372 to 296 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-8, -86. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Ruth Hamilton]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hamilton_ruth.jpg)
| Kaia played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 401 to 441 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-9, -126. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Nancy Bowen]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bowen_nancy_AA002960_2.jpg)
| Kaia played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 372 to 474 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-10, -228. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Kaveri Warriar]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/warriar_kaveri_AA008566.jpg)
| Kaia played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and won 486 to 377 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-10, -119. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Kaia played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and lost 275 to 432 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-11, -276. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Kaia played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 378 to 390 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-12, -288. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Gerianne Abriano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abriano_gerianne_AA000811_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 446 to 447 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-13, -289. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Glenn Housley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/housley_glenn_LM000308.jpg)
| Kaia played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) again and won 494 to 315 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-13, -110. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Pamina Deutsch]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/deutsch_pamina_AA000147.jpg)
| Kaia played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) again and lost 370 to 439 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-14, -179. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Beth Leech]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leech_beth_AA003248.jpg)
| Kaia played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 477 to 276 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-14, +22. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Kaia played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) for the third time and won 463 to 364 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-14, +121. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Kaia played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) for the third time and won 614 to 281 (a spread of 333). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-14, +454. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Joe Roberdeau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roberdeau_joe_AA003581.jpg)
| Kaia played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 500 to 306 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-14, +648. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_AA000149_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and won 473 to 330 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-14, +791. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/melvin_cheryl_LM000048_1.jpg)
| Kaia played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available. |
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