The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Jim Kramer [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-12, +363, and is ranked #48.

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 SCT 2014 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 424 Average against: 409
Round 1	England	Kramer played #92 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and won 530 to 248 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +282. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Kenya	Kramer played #60 Fred Magu (KEN) and won 567 to 329 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +520. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	England	Kramer played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 384 to 436 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +468. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	United States	Kramer played #52 David Koenig (USA) and lost 353 to 440 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +381.
Round 5	Sri Lanka	Kramer played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and won 414 to 310 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +485.
Round 6	United States	Kramer played #45 Scott Jackson (USA) and won 459 to 288 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +656.
Round 7	Pakistan	Kramer played #1 Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) and won 431 to 352 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +735.
Round 8	United States	Kramer played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 372 to 484 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +623. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	New Zealand	Kramer played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 440 to 475 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +588.
Round 10	Malta	Kramer played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 433 to 444 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +577.
Round 11	England	Kramer played #48 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 451 to 399 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +629.
Round 12	Wales	Kramer played #29 Penny Downer (Wal) and lost 480 to 491 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +618. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Kramer played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and won 380 to 348 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +650.
Round 14	Scotland	Kramer played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and lost 325 to 511 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, +464.
Round 15	Poland	Kramer played #42 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 459 to 392 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +531.
Round 16	England	Kramer played #38 Barry Grossman (Eng) and won 514 to 358 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +687.
Round 17	United States	Kramer played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 315 to 491 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-8, +511.
Round 18	England	Kramer played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and won 432 to 406 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +537.
Round 19	England	Kramer played #22 Ian Coventry (Eng) and lost 382 to 402 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, +517.
Round 20	England	Kramer played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 432 to 484 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-10, +465.
Round 21	Malta	Kramer played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and won 474 to 231 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, +708. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	United States	Kramer played #35 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 332 to 592 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, +448.
Round 23	Ghana	Kramer played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 467 to 421 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +494.
Round 24	United Arab Emirates	Kramer played #98 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 345 to 476 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +363.

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