NSC 2013: David Slavin [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about David Slavin, 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 14-17, -113, and is ranked #87 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): Slavin Home: Hawthorne, CA, United States Awards: MSEE Stanford, 2nd place in poetry slam Hobbies: Hiking, golf, poker

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 382 Average against: 386
Round 1		Slavin played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 366 to 311 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Slavin played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 372 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +38.
Round 3		Slavin played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, +0.
Round 4		Slavin played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -1.
Round 5		Slavin played #117 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 440 to 324 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, +115.
Round 6		Slavin played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 460 to 395 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +180.
Round 7		Slavin played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 421 to 319 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +282.
Round 8		Slavin played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 333 to 437 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +178.
Round 9		Slavin played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 329 to 433 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, +74.
Round 10		Slavin played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 321 to 454 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-6, -59.
Round 11		Slavin played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and lost 407 to 449 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-7, -101. Slavin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Slavin played #63 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 313 to 482 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-8, -270.
Round 13		Slavin played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 412 to 322 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-8, -180.
Round 14		Slavin played #70 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 352 to 299 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-8, -127.
Round 15		Slavin played #112 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 401 to 345 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, -71.
Round 16		Slavin played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, -23.
Round 17		Slavin played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 459 to 371 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, +65.
Round 18		Slavin played #47 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 371 to 424 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, +12.
Round 19		Slavin played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 334 to 342 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-10, +4.
Round 20		Slavin played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 462 to 392 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +74.
Round 21		Slavin played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, +61.
Round 22		Slavin played #104 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 329 to 378 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-12, +12.
Round 23		Slavin played #36 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and lost 329 to 474 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -133.
Round 24		Slavin played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and won 439 to 309 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-13, -3.
Round 25		Slavin played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 472 to 289 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, +180.
Round 26		Slavin played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 366 to 490 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-14, +56.
Round 27		Slavin played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 389 to 464 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-15, -19.
Round 28		Slavin played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 384 to 416 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-16, -51.
Round 29		Slavin played #88 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and won 366 to 343 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-16, -28.
Round 30		Slavin played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 420 to 357 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-16, +35.
Round 31		Slavin played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 278 to 426 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-17, -113.

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