The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Jim Kramer [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +953, and is ranked #6.

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): Jim Surname(s): Kramer Home: Roseville, MN, United States Awards: Starred in the hit movie "Scrabylon"; 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Tennis SCTI 2013 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 454 Average against: 424
Round 1	Barbados	Kramer played #16 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and won 459 to 417 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2	Poland	Kramer played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 434 to 501 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -25.
Round 3	Australia	Kramer played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 564 to 428 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +111.
Round 4	Australia	Kramer played #31 David Eldar (AUS) and won 533 to 332 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +312.
Round 5	Bahrain	Kramer played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 412 to 447 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +277.
Round 6	United States	Kramer played #54 David Koenig (USA) and lost 358 to 433 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +202.
Round 7	South Africa	Kramer played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 315 to 441 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, +76.
Round 8	New Zealand	Kramer played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 449 to 356 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, +169.
Round 9	Ghana	Kramer played #2 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and lost 407 to 432 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, +144.
Round 10	Northern Ireland	Kramer played #51 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 550 to 408 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, +286.
Round 11	United Arab Emirates	Kramer played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 495 to 431 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +350.
Round 12	United Arab Emirates	Kramer played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 468 to 391 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +427.
Round 13	Australia	Kramer played #35 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 473 to 376 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +524.
Round 14	Thailand	Kramer played #55 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 528 to 364 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +688.
Round 15	Scotland	Kramer played #73 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and won 436 to 395 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +729.
Round 16	Canada	Kramer played #61 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 534 to 455 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +808.
Round 17	United States	Kramer played #59 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 387 to 480 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +715.
Round 18	World Champion	Kramer played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 390 to 508 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +597.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Kramer played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 499 to 548 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +548.
Round 20	Australia	Kramer played #80 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 500 to 380 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +668.
Round 21	New Zealand	Kramer played #92 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 474 to 405 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +737.
Round 22	Canada	Kramer played #100 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and lost 415 to 452 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +700.
Round 23	United States	Kramer played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 566 to 474 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +792.
Round 24	United States	Kramer played #7 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 373 to 331 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +834.
Round 25	Singapore	Kramer played #105 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 439 to 346 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +927.
Round 26	Australia	Kramer played #35 Naween Fernando (AUS) again and lost 350 to 476 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +801.
Round 27	Australia	Kramer played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) again and won 433 to 423 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +811.
Round 28	WSC Runner-Up	Kramer played #36 Andrew Fisher (Wscru) and lost 364 to 487 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +688.
Round 29	England	Kramer played #44 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 495 to 448 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, +735.
Round 30	Malaysia	Kramer played #8 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 494 to 387 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +842.
Round 31	England	Kramer played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 492 to 381 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +953.

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