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NSC 2008: David Gibson [#30]
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As of 11:00 P.M. ET Thursday, additional photos have been posted for rounds 27 and 28.
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On this page, you will find information about
David Gibson, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 19.5-8.5, +1543, and is ranked
#3 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 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| Given name(s): David Surname(s): Gibson Home: Spartanburg, SC, United States Awards: 1994 NSC; 2002-12 Orlando, FL; 2003-08 All-Stars Championship; 2004-12 Kissimmee, FL; 2005-03 Charlotte, NC Hobbies: Music, Golf Occupation: College Math Instructor NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 9/149, 18-9 +567 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 9/149, 18-9 +567 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 5/176, 19-8 +1186 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 1/134, 23-4 +1700 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 46/132, 17-14 +210 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 2/172, 23-10 +2133 WSC 1993 Rank: 3 |
Round by Round | High score: 543 Average for: 431 Average against: 376 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_guzman_edward.jpg)
| Gibson played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 393 to 427 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -34. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
| Gibson played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 414 to 498 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -118. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| Gibson played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 389 to 402 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-3, -131. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
| Gibson played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 356 to 446 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-4, -221. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpeg)
| Gibson played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 324 to 478 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-5, -375. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)
| Gibson played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 461 to 239 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-5, -153. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Gibson played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-6, -178. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Mike Paxson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paxson_mike.jpg)
| Gibson played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 380 to 295 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-6, -93. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
| Gibson played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 434 to 447 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -106. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
| Gibson played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and tied at 335. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -106. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Gibson played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 501 to 314 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3.5-7.5, +81. | Round 12 | ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
| Gibson played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 501 to 316 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4.5-7.5, +266. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
| Gibson played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 342 to 399 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4.5-8.5, +209. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
| Gibson played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 484 to 451 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5.5-8.5, +242. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hildebrand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hildebrand_jeremy.jpg)
| Gibson played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 415 to 345 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +312. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
| Gibson played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 407 to 315 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +404. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Vernon Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_vernon.jpg)
| Gibson played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 486 to 374 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +516. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg)
| Gibson played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 456 to 341 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +631. | Round 19 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| Gibson played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +754. | Round 20 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Gibson played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 484 to 441 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +797. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| Gibson played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 401 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +811. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| Gibson played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 527 to 402 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +936. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Rahn McKeown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mckeown_rahn.jpg)
| Gibson played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 506 to 345 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +1097. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/okosagah_sammy_2.jpg)
| Gibson played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 543 to 335 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +1305. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
| Gibson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 423 to 365 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +1363. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jason Katz-Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/katz-brown_jason.jpg)
| Gibson played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 459 to 325 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +1497. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
| Gibson played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 404 to 385 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +1516. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 28 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| Gibson played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +1543. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
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