David Slavin [#103] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about David Slavin, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Slavin currently has a record of 17-11, +83, and is ranked #18 in Division 4.

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): Slavin Home: Glendale, CA, United States Awards: MSEE Stanford, 2nd place in poetry slam Hobbies: Hiking, golf, poker Occupation: Electrical Engineer NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 87/122, 12-14 +172

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	37-39 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	5-9 (0.357)	W LLL WW LL WW LLLL
Past 13-24 months	16-13 (0.552)	L WWWWWW L WWWW LL W LL W LLL WW L W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	W LL W LL WW L
Past 37-48 months	9-7 (0.562)	LL W L W L WWWW L W L WW L
Past 49-60 months	3-3 (0.500)	L WW LL W
Past 61-72 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 371 Average against: 369
Round 1		Slavin played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 253 to 420 (a spread of -167). Before this event, Slavin had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-1, -167.
Round 2		Slavin played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 382 to 358 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Slavin had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -143.
Round 3		Slavin played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 344 to 469 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Slavin had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-2, -268.
Round 4		Slavin played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 377 to 329 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Slavin had not played Cur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -220.
Round 5		Slavin played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 425 to 352 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Slavin had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-2, -147.
Round 6		Slavin played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 378 to 345 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slavin’s record vs. Ford in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, -114.
Round 7		Slavin played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 346 to 337 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Slavin had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, -105.
Round 8		Slavin played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 412 to 364 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Slavin had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-2, -57.
Round 9		Slavin played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 382 to 351 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Slavin had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, -26.
Round 10		Slavin played #56 Kaye Kiker (York, AL) and won 375 to 314 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Slavin had not played Kiker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +35.
Round 11		Slavin played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 361 to 273 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Slavin had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +123.
Round 12		Slavin played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 371 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Slavin had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +95.
Round 13		Slavin played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 450 to 268 (a spread of 182). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slavin’s record vs. Fall in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +277.
Round 14		Slavin played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and lost 317 to 516 (a spread of -199). Before this event, Slavin had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-4, +78.
Round 15		Slavin played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 445 to 377 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Slavin had not played Tongue in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +146.
Round 16		Slavin played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 448 to 299 (a spread of 149). The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Slavin’s record vs. Ornish in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +295.
Round 17		Slavin played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 331 to 374 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Slavin had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +252.
Round 18		Slavin played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 415 to 454 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slavin’s record vs. Palazzo in the 7 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +213.
Round 19		Slavin played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) again and won 344 to 327 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slavin’s record vs. Fall in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +230.
Round 20		Slavin played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 255 to 443 (a spread of -188). Before this event, Slavin had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +42.
Round 21		Slavin played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 436 to 340 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Slavin had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +138.
Round 22		Slavin played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 302 to 425 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Slavin had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +15.
Round 23		Slavin played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 376 to 370 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Slavin had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +21.
Round 24		Slavin played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) again and lost 339 to 442 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Slavin had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, -82.
Round 25		Slavin played #90 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 323 to 396 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Slavin had not played Rosin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, -155.
Round 26		Slavin played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 521 to 340 (a spread of 181). Before this event, Slavin had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +26.
Round 27		Slavin played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 362 to 454 (a spread of -92). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Slavin’s record vs. Gooley in the 7 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-11, -66.
Round 28		Slavin played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 359 to 210 (a spread of 149). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BOZEMAN, MT Slavin’s record vs. King in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +83.

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