NSC 2008: Dave Leifer [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, 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 10-18, -207, and is ranked #97 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 Dave Leifer]

Given name(s): Dave
Surname(s): Leifer
Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States
Awards: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation
Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness
Occupation: Corporate Tax Director
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 81/149, 13-14 -149
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 81/149, 13-14 -149
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 59/176, 15-12 +16
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 20/176, 17-10 +473
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 15/134, 17-10 +354
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 71/108, 12-15 -50
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 122/126, 11-20 -766
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/105, 19.5-11.5 +629
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 35/103, 17-14 +148
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 45/139, 16-14 +551
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 40/108, 15-13 +113
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 24/102, 16-12 +351

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 396 Average against: 405
Round 1		Leifer played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 416 to 443 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Leifer played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 324 to 421 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -124.
Round 3		Leifer played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 409 to 455 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-3, -170.
Round 4		Leifer played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 387 to 488 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-4, -271.
Round 5		Leifer played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 529 to 245 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-4, +13.
Round 6		Leifer played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 409 to 388 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, +34.
Round 7		Leifer played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 360 to 416 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-5, -22.
Round 8		Leifer played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 343 to 352 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-6, -31.
Round 9		Leifer played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 438 to 407 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-6, +0.
Round 10		Leifer played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 415 to 428 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-7, -13.
Round 11		Leifer played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 359 to 440 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-8, -94.
Round 12		Leifer played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 356 to 477 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-9, -215.
Round 13		Leifer played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 380 to 443 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-10, -278.
Round 14		Leifer played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 336 to 396 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-11, -338.
Round 15		Leifer recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-11, -288.
Round 16		Leifer played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 440 to 399 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-11, -247.
Round 17		Leifer played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 426 to 453 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-12, -274.
Round 18		Leifer played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 446 to 292 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-12, -120.
Round 19		Leifer played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 383 to 447 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-13, -184.
Round 20		Leifer played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 404 to 450 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-14, -230.
Round 21		Leifer played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 455 to 391 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-14, -166.
Round 22		Leifer played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 286 to 430 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-15, -310.
Round 23		Leifer played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 456 to 308 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-15, -162.
Round 24		Leifer played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 426 to 381 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-15, -117.
Round 25		Leifer played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 409 to 413 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-16, -121.
Round 26		Leifer played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 382 to 373 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-16, -112.
Round 27		Leifer played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 305 to 335 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-17, -142.
Round 28		Leifer played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 410 to 475 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-18, -207.

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