NSC 2009: Dave Wiegand [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Wiegand, who is competing at the 2009 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 25-6, +1728, and is ranked #1 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
	Given name(s): Dave Surname(s): Wiegand Home: Portland, OR, USA Awards: NSC 2005 Hobbies: Bridge, Music, Nacho Theory Occupation: Mortgage Underwriter

Round by Round
High score: 615 Average for: 438 Average against: 383
Before the Tournament		Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Wiegand played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 272 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +152.
Round 2		Wiegand played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 408 to 413 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +147. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Wiegand played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 356 to 481 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, +22. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wiegand played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 464 to 370 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +116.
Round 5		Wiegand played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 615 to 383 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +348.
Round 6		Wiegand played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 341 to 311 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +378.
Round 7		Wiegand played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 439 to 422 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +395.
Round 8		Wiegand played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 468 to 397 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +466.
Round 9		Wiegand played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 452 to 354 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +564.
Round 10		Wiegand played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 499 to 318 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +745. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		Wiegand played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 412 to 323 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +834.
Round 12		Wiegand played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 411 to 389 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +856. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Wiegand played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and won 411 to 373 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +894.
Round 14		Wiegand played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 400 to 337 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +957. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wiegand played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 309 to 417 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +849.
Round 16		Wiegand played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 498 to 420 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +927. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Wiegand played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 491 to 380 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +1038.
Round 18		Wiegand played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-3, +1077.
Round 19		Wiegand played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 450 to 368 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-3, +1159.
Round 20		Wiegand played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 356 to 388 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1127.
Round 21		Wiegand played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 480 to 353 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-4, +1254. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Wiegand played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 540 to 347 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-4, +1447.
Round 23		Wiegand played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and won 375 to 355 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-4, +1467. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Wiegand played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 468 to 475 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +1460. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Wiegand played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and won 483 to 421 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-5, +1522. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Wiegand played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 419 to 411 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-5, +1530. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Wiegand played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) again and won 424 to 374 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-5, +1580. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Wiegand played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 487 to 385 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 23-5, +1682.
Round 29		Wiegand played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) for the third time and lost 406 to 439 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 23-6, +1649. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Wiegand played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) for the fourth time and won 442 to 418 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 24-6, +1673. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 31		Wiegand played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) for the fifth time and won 433 to 378 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-6, +1728. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (48 hits).
After the Tournament		Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (32 hits).

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