NSC 2013: Orry Swift [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, 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 17-14, +81, and is ranked #40 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: 537 Average for: 411 Average against: 408
Round 1		Swift played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 537 to 364 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +173.
Round 2		Swift played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 530 to 321 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +382.
Round 3		Swift played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +442.
Round 4		Swift played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 420 to 340 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +522.
Round 5		Swift played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and won 483 to 377 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +628.
Round 6		Swift played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 467 to 414 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +681.
Round 7		Swift played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 424 to 400 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +705. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Swift played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 355 to 431 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +629. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Swift played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 414 to 395 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +648. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 399 to 502 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-2, +545.
Round 11		Swift played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 413 to 383 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +575.
Round 12		Swift played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 416 to 421 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +570. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Swift played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 431 to 420 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +581. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Swift played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 308 to 516 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-4, +373.
Round 15		Swift played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 364 to 357 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +380.
Round 16		Swift played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 441 to 469 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +352.
Round 17		Swift played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 422 to 361 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +413.
Round 18		Swift played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 290 to 447 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-6, +256.
Round 19		Swift played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 400 to 475 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-7, +181.
Round 20		Swift played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 304 to 375 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-8, +110.
Round 21		Swift played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 375 to 454 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-9, +31.
Round 22		Swift played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 448 to 360 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +119.
Round 23		Swift played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and lost 400 to 401 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-10, +118.
Round 24		Swift played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 417 to 394 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-10, +141.
Round 25		Swift played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 392 to 397 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-11, +136.
Round 26		Swift played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 416 to 459 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, +93.
Round 27		Swift played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 307 to 433 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-13, -33.
Round 28		Swift played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 414 to 360 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-13, +21.
Round 29		Swift played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 478 to 448 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-13, +51.
Round 30		Swift played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 368 to 386 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 16-14, +33.
Round 31		Swift played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 469 to 421 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17-14, +81.

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