NSC 2008: David Abolafia [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about David Abolafia, 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 17-11, +435, and is ranked #19 in Division 2.

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): Abolafia Home: Sarasota, FL, United States Occupation: Pr Writer

Round by Round
High score: 487 Average for: 390 Average against: 375
Round 1		Abolafia played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 319 to 426 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		Abolafia played #125 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 421 to 417 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -103.
Round 3		Abolafia played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 362 to 407 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -148.
Round 4		Abolafia played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 448 to 293 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, +7.
Round 5		Abolafia played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 379 to 412 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -26.
Round 6		Abolafia played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 367 to 382 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-4, -41.
Round 7		Abolafia played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 438 to 308 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, +89.
Round 8		Abolafia played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 383 to 420 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-5, +52. Abolafia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Abolafia played #126 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 427 to 350 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-5, +129.
Round 10		Abolafia played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 359 to 565 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-6, -77.
Round 11		Abolafia played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 426 to 367 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -18.
Round 12		Abolafia played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 393 to 353 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, +22.
Round 13		Abolafia played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 461 to 320 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, +163.
Round 14		Abolafia played #108 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, +181.
Round 15		Abolafia played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and won 447 to 354 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +274.
Round 16		Abolafia played #5 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 370 to 362 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +282.
Round 17		Abolafia played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 400 to 309 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +373.
Round 18		Abolafia played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 402 to 370 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +405.
Round 19		Abolafia played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 323 to 440 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +288.
Round 20		Abolafia played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 361 to 384 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +265. Abolafia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Abolafia played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 301 to 490 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, +76. Abolafia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Abolafia played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 312 to 366 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-10, +22.
Round 23		Abolafia played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 353 to 346 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +29.
Round 24		Abolafia played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 487 to 375 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +141.
Round 25		Abolafia played #93 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 477 to 307 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-10, +311.
Round 26		Abolafia played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 408 to 311 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +408.
Round 27		Abolafia played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and lost 267 to 343 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +332.
Round 28		Abolafia played #5 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) again and won 461 to 358 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +435.

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