Michael David [#18] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michael David, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. David currently has a record of 19-9, +518, and is ranked #5 in Division 5.

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): Michael Surname(s): David Home: Portage, WI, United States Age: 24 Hobbies: Music, Tennis, Ping-pong, Reading Occupation: High School Math Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	5.5-5.5 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	2.5-4.5 (0.357)	WTL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 372 Average against: 354
Round 1		David played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 423 to 289 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, David had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +134.
Round 2		David played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 454 to 342 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, David had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +246.
Round 3		David played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, David had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +187.
Round 4		David played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and lost 377 to 389 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, David had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +175.
Round 5		David played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 437 to 334 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, David had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +278.
Round 6		David played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 342 to 273 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, David had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +347.
Round 7		David played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 375 to 385 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, David had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +337.
Round 8		David played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 349 to 386 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, David had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-4, +300.
Round 9		David played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 369 to 344 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL David’s record vs. Bowman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +325.
Round 10		David played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 356 to 308 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, David had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +373.
Round 11		David played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 515 to 355 (a spread of 160) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL David’s record vs. Gremaud in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +533.
Round 12		David played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 403 to 373 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, David had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +563.
Round 13		David played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, David had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +590.
Round 14		David played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 370 to 305 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, David had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +655.
Round 15		David played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and won 425 to 393 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, David had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +687.
Round 16		David played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 427 to 389 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, David had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +725.
Round 17		David played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 401 to 299 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, David had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +827.
Round 18		David played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 376 to 290 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, David had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +913.
Round 19		David played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 310 to 391 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, David had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +832.
Round 20		David played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 395 to 320 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, David had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +907.
Round 21		David played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and won 345 to 306 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, David had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +946. David is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		David played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and won 365 to 361 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, David had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +950. David is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		David played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 281 to 332 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, David had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +899. David is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). David is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		David played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, David had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +838.
Round 25		David played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 276 to 427 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, David had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +687. David is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		David played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 324 to 301 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, David had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +710.
Round 27		David played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 377 to 332 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, David had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +755.
Round 28		David played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 241 to 478 (a spread of -237) . Before this event, David had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +518. David is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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