NSC 2011: Orry Swift [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +225, and is ranked #24 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): Orry Surname(s): Swift Home: Houston, TX, United States Hobbies: Video Games, Basketball, Anime

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 408 Average against: 401
Round 1		Swift played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2		Swift played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 398 to 447 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -17.
Round 3		Swift played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 384 to 359 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +8.
Round 4		Swift played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 499 to 319 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +188.
Round 5		Swift played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +208.
Round 6		Swift played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 446 to 355 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +299.
Round 7		Swift played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 447 to 411 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +335.
Round 8		Swift played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 489 to 333 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +491.
Round 9		Swift played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 525 to 445 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +571. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Swift played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 451 to 460 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +562.
Round 11		Swift played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 231 to 456 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +337. Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Swift played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 397 to 306 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +428.
Round 13		Swift played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 410 to 399 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +439.
Round 14		Swift played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 452 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-4, +344. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Swift played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 452 to 399 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-4, +397.
Round 16		Swift played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 442 to 316 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-4, +523.
Round 17		Swift played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 426 to 350 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +599.
Round 18		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 385 to 430 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-5, +554.
Round 19		Swift played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 422 to 391 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +585.
Round 20		Swift played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 510 to 464 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +631.
Round 21		Swift played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and lost 404 to 409 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-6, +626.
Round 22		Swift played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 459 to 321 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +764.
Round 23		Swift played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +816.
Round 24		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 373 to 383 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +806. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Swift played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 410 to 485 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +731. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Swift played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and won 429 to 342 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +818. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Swift played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-9, +722.
Round 28		Swift played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) again and lost 299 to 482 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +539. Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Swift played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 381 to 452 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +468. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Swift played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) again and lost 307 to 401 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-12, +374.
Round 31		Swift played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 318 to 467 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +225.

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