SPC 2025: Ather Sharif [CSW2-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Ather Sharif, 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 16-12, +428, and is ranked #6 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
	Given name(s): Ather Surname(s): Sharif Home: Arlington, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 418 Average against: 402
Round 1		Sharif played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Sharif played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and won 406 to 395 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-1, +3. Sharif is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Sharif played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 529 to 294 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +238.
Round 4		Sharif played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 479 to 265 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-1, +452.
Round 5		Sharif played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 352 to 467 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-2, +337. Sharif is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Sharif played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 334 to 521 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-3, +150. Sharif is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Sharif played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 428 to 434 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-4, +144.
Round 8		Sharif played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 438 to 409 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-4, +173. Sharif is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Sharif played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 477 to 334 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-4, +316.
Round 10		Sharif played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 337 to 506 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-5, +147.
Round 11		Sharif played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 525 to 322 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-5, +350.
Round 12		Sharif played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 571 to 344 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-5, +577.
Round 13		Sharif played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 455 to 386 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-5, +646.
Round 14		Sharif played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 331 to 427 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-6, +550.
Round 15		Sharif played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 518 to 366 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-6, +702.
Round 16		Sharif played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 323 to 452 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-7, +573.
Round 17		Sharif played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 420 to 305 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-7, +688.
Round 18		Sharif played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) again and won 454 to 366 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-7, +776.
Round 19		Sharif played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and lost 352 to 545 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-8, +583.
Round 20		Sharif played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and lost 427 to 438 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-9, +572.
Round 21		Sharif played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) again and won 454 to 410 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-9, +616.
Round 22		Sharif played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 466 to 397 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-9, +685.
Round 23		Sharif played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) again and lost 303 to 429 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-10, +559.
Round 24		Sharif played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) again and won 394 to 385 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-10, +568.
Round 25		Sharif played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) for the third time and won 433 to 417 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-10, +584.
Round 26		Sharif played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and lost 340 to 389 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-11, +535.
Round 27		Sharif played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) for the third time and lost 329 to 480 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-12, +384.
Round 28		Sharif played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and won 428 to 384 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-12, +428.
Round 29		Sharif played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) 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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