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| First name(s): Sam
Last name(s): Kantimathi
Title(s): EX(2010)
Home: Sacramento, CA, USA
NASPA CSW Rating: 1726 (ranked #45)
NASPA TWL Rating: 1701
Awards: 2012 US Nationals Champion -- Collins, 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 All*Stars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC
Hobbies: safaris, hiking, photography, meditation
| Championship Record |
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| Event | Year | Division | Rank | Represented |
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| NSC | 1985 | 1 | 131/302, 11-11 +841 | | | NSC | 1987 | 1 | 46, 13-8 +937 | | | NSC | 1989 | 1 | 31/149, 16-11 +116 | | | NSC | 1990 | 1 | 46/176, 15-12 +992 | | | NSC | 1992 | 1 | 15/176, 17.5-9.5 +199 | | | NSC | 1994 | 1 | 60/134, 14-13 -94 | | | NSC | 1996 | 1 | 82/108, 11-16 +175 | | | NSC | 1998 | 1 | 46/126, 17-14 -317 | | | NSC | 2000 | 1 | 62/98, 15-16 -658 | | | NSC | 2002 | 1 | 50/132, 17-14 +95 | | | SAS | 2003 | | 9 | | | WSC | 2003 | | 71 | United States | | NSC | 2004 | 1 | 67/172, 16-14 +258 | | | NSC | 2005 | 1 | 10/87, 17-11 +1185 | | | USSO | 2006 | 1 | 61/76, 12-16 -572 | | | WSC | 2007 | 1 | 29 | United States | | NSC | 2008 | A | 29/103, 15.5-12.5 +6 | | | WPC | 2008 | 1 | | | | NSC | 2009 | a | 64/127, 15.5-15.5 -914 | | | MALTA | 2010 | A | 14/92, 13.0-8.0 +668 | | | NSC | 2010 | 1 | 102/116, 12.0-19.0 -838 | | | NSC | 2011 | 2 | 15/90, 18.0-13.0 +796 | | | MALTA | 2012 | A | 8/42, 15.0-9.0 +434 | | | NSC | 2012 | CSW | 1/37, 24.0-7.0 +481 | | | MALTA | 2013 | A | 10/41, 14.0-10.0 +510 | | | NSC | 2013 | CSW | 40/40, 0.0-31.0 -2232 | | | NSC | 2018 | CSW | 47/72, 15.0-16.0 +120 | | | NSC | 2019 | CSW | 23/35, 16.0-15.0 -367 | | | NSC | 2023 | S | 19/48, 16.0-15.0 -101 | | | NSC | 2024 | CSW1 | 13/35, 17.0-14.0 +487 | |
| Recent Tournaments |
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| Event | Record | Rating |
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2025 Scrabble Players Championship LB (CSW) 2025-08-14 | 2-2 -217 Rank: 3 | 1726 = 1717+9 | 2025 Scrabble Players Championship (CSW) 2025-08-09~2025-08-13 | 13-18 -16 Rank: 22 | 1717 = 1775-58 | 2025 Scrabble Players Championship EB (CSW) 2025-08-08 | 2-2 +271 Rank: 5 | 1775 = 1783-8 | Lynnwood, WA, USA (CSW) 2025-07-19 | 5-1 +309 Rank: 2 | 1783 = 1764+19 | Lynnwood, WA, USA (CSW) 2024-11-16 | 5-1 +480 Rank: 1 | 1764 = 1732+32 | 2024 Scrabble Players Championship (CSW) 2024-07-20~2024-07-24 | 17-14 +487 Rank: 13 | 1732 = 1724+8 | 2024 Scrabble Players Championship EB (CSW) 2024-07-19 | 2-2 -61 Rank: 5 | 1724 = 1717+7 | WESPA Spades Challenge (CSW) 2023-07-26 | 4-4 +238 Rank: 8 | 1717 = 1760-43 | WESPA Clubs Challenge (CSW) 2023-07-25 | 3-5 +103 Rank: 14 | 1760 = 1817-57 | WESPA Diamonds Challenge (CSW) 2023-07-22~2023-07-24 | 13-11 +74 Rank: 7 | 1817 = 1816+1 |
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