NSC 2013: David Baran [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about David Baran, 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 15-16, +409, and is ranked #49 in Division 4.

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): Baran Home: CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 437 Average for: 366 Average against: 347
Round 1		Baran played #78 Jennifer Zinn (San Antonio, TX) and lost 336 to 353 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Baran played #65 Cindy Zimmerman (Unknown city, NE) and won 392 to 304 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +71.
Round 3		Baran played #32 Jeremiah Ramirez (Tucson, AZ) and lost 392 to 411 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-2, +52.
Round 4		Baran played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 352 to 365 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-3, +39.
Round 5		Baran played #88 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and lost 331 to 365 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-4, +5.
Round 6		Baran played #3 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 366 to 317 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-4, +54.
Round 7		Baran played #56 Douglas Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 368 to 358 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, +64.
Round 8		Baran played #50 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 392 to 281 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +175.
Round 9		Baran played #36 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +196.
Round 10		Baran played #35 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 431 to 350 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +277.
Round 11		Baran played #15 Arthur Van Tol (Grandville, MI) and lost 321 to 400 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +198.
Round 12		Baran played #31 Grace Harris (Calgary AB) and lost 316 to 341 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +173.
Round 13		Baran played #48 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 426 to 347 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +252.
Round 14		Baran played #58 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and lost 342 to 388 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +206.
Round 15		Baran played #44 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and lost 350 to 372 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-8, +184.
Round 16		Baran played #12 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and won 356 to 308 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, +232.
Round 17		Baran played #66 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 367 to 340 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +259.
Round 18		Baran played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 317 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +352.
Round 19		Baran played #30 Linda Pearn (Winnipeg MB) and lost 378 to 402 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +328.
Round 20		Baran played #21 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and won 437 to 271 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +494.
Round 21		Baran played #42 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and won 325 to 310 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +509.
Round 22		Baran played #57 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 312 to 328 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +493.
Round 23		Baran played #23 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 409 to 331 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +571.
Round 24		Baran played #16 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and lost 344 to 345 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +570.
Round 25		Baran played #38 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 333 to 341 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-12, +562.
Round 26		Baran played #75 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 337 to 437 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-13, +462.
Round 27		Baran played #46 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 387 to 349 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +500.
Round 28		Baran played #49 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 377 to 318 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +559.
Round 29		Baran recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-14, +509.
Round 30		Baran recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-15, +459.
Round 31		Baran recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-16, +409.

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