NSC 2013: Dave Leifer [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, who is competing at the 2013 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 12-19, -123, and is ranked #110 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): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Awards: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness

Round by Round
High score: 491 Average for: 385 Average against: 389
Round 1		Leifer played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 353 to 388 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Leifer played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 327 to 461 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -169.
Round 3		Leifer played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 361 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-2, -160.
Round 4		Leifer played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 366 to 374 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -168.
Round 5		Leifer played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 345 to 388 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-4, -211.
Round 6		Leifer played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 397 to 442 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-5, -256.
Round 7		Leifer played #122 Noella Ward (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 365 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-5, -210.
Round 8		Leifer played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 360 to 435 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-6, -285.
Round 9		Leifer played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 369 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-7, -315.
Round 10		Leifer played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 465 to 379 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-7, -229.
Round 11		Leifer played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-8, -235.
Round 12		Leifer played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 426 to 441 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-9, -250.
Round 13		Leifer played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 413 to 333 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-9, -170.
Round 14		Leifer played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 385 to 379 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-9, -164.
Round 15		Leifer played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 312 to 405 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-10, -257.
Round 16		Leifer played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 405 to 429 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-11, -281.
Round 17		Leifer played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 491 to 238 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-11, -28.
Round 18		Leifer played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 408 to 378 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-11, +2.
Round 19		Leifer played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 405 to 452 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-12, -45.
Round 20		Leifer played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 369 to 405 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-13, -81.
Round 21		Leifer played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 408 to 309 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-13, +18.
Round 22		Leifer played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 397 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-14, -25.
Round 23		Leifer played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 413 to 309 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-14, +79.
Round 24		Leifer played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 299 to 454 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-15, -76.
Round 25		Leifer played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 297 to 401 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-16, -180.
Round 26		Leifer played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 406 to 342 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-16, -116.
Round 27		Leifer played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 426 to 499 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-17, -189.
Round 28		Leifer played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 407 to 319 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-17, -101.
Round 29		Leifer played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 420 to 374 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-17, -55.
Round 30		Leifer played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 399 to 424 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-18, -80.
Round 31		Leifer played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) again and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12-19, -123.

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