David Gibson [#51] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Gibson, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Gibson currently has a record of 23-7, +2282, and is ranked #1 in Division 1.

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): David Surname(s): Gibson Home: Spartanburg, SC, United States Age: 53 Awards: 1994 NSC; 2002-12 Orlando, FL; 2003-08 All-Stars Championship Hobbies: music, scrabble, sports Occupation: teacher WSC 1993 Rank: 3

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	42-26 (0.618)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	19-9 (0.679)	LL WWW L WWW L WW LL W L W L WWWWWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	23-17 (0.575)	LLL WWWWW L WWW LLL W LL WWW L WW L WW L WW LL WWW LL WW L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 568 Average for: 443 Average against: 367
Round 1		Gibson played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 307 to 430 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Gibson played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 335 to 256 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-1, -44.
Round 3		Gibson played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 322 to 415 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-2, -137.
Round 4		Gibson played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 568 to 384 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, +47.
Round 5		Gibson played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 362 (a spread of 50) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Gibson played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 325 to 359 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Wright in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, +63.
Round 7		Gibson played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 475 to 366 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-3, +172.
Round 8		Gibson played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Cree in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +287.
Round 9		Gibson played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 412 to 363 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Dodds in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-3, +336.
Round 10		Gibson played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 491 to 363 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Sherman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-3, +464.
Round 11		Gibson played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 430 to 360 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Edley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-3, +534.
Round 12		Gibson played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and won 550 to 309 (a spread of 241) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +775.
Round 13		Gibson played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 350 to 374 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Hoekstra in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +751.
Round 14		Gibson played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 525 to 332 (a spread of 193) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +944.
Round 15		Gibson played #85 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 511 to 377 (a spread of 134) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Lerman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +1078. Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Gibson played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 441 to 272 (a spread of 169) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Hoekstra in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1247.
Round 17		Gibson played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 465 to 413 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Cree in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1299.
Round 18		Gibson played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 483 to 336 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1446. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Gibson played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 495 to 330 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1611.
Round 20		Gibson played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 515 to 391 (a spread of 124) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Panyasophonlert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1735.
Round 21		Gibson played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 464 to 395 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: ALL*STARS CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-4, +1804. Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Gibson played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and won 470 to 344 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Logan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-4, +1930. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 23		Gibson played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 437 to 445 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gibson's record vs. Wright in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1922. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Gibson played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 459 to 341 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +2040.
Round 25		Gibson played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 437 to 454 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +2023. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Gibson played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and won 396 to 299 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Logan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +2120. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Gibson played #114 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 566 to 318 (a spread of 248) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Okosagah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-6, +2368. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Gibson played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 400 to 320 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +2448.
Round 29		Gibson played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 351 to 527 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +2272. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Gibson played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 447 to 437 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Gibson had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-7, +2282. Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (5 hits).
Final Round 1		Gibson is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 2		Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 3		Gibson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (8 hits).

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