NSC 2013: David Eldar [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, 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 21-10, +1016, and is ranked #4 in Division 5.

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): Eldar Home: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Awards: Victoria 2003; 2006 (5th) Causeway; 2006 (3rd) King's Cup; 2006 WYSC; 2007 Australia NSC; 2008 Masters Hobbies: Sports, sleeping, eating/watching cake

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 424 Average against: 391
Round 1		Eldar played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 483 to 265 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +218.
Round 2		Eldar played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 529 to 490 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +257.
Round 3		Eldar played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and won 454 to 423 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +288.
Round 4		Eldar played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 374 to 500 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +162.
Round 5		Eldar played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 461 to 541 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +82. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Eldar played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 498 to 326 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +254.
Round 7		Eldar played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 50 to 0 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +304.
Round 8		Eldar played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 545 to 325 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +524.
Round 9		Eldar played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 507 to 341 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +690. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Eldar played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 430 to 403 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +717.
Round 11		Eldar played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 398 to 440 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +675. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Eldar played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 492 to 460 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +707.
Round 13		Eldar played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 360 to 453 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +614.
Round 14		Eldar played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 321 to 451 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +484.
Round 15		Eldar played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +523.
Round 16		Eldar played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 337 to 556 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +304.
Round 17		Eldar played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 540 to 433 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +411.
Round 18		Eldar played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 506 to 286 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +631. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Eldar played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 395 to 394 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +632. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Eldar played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) again and lost 356 to 359 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +629. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Eldar played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and won 487 to 253 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +863.
Round 22		Eldar played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 429 to 418 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +874.
Round 23		Eldar played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +885.
Round 24		Eldar played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and won 506 to 344 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1047.
Round 25		Eldar played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 473 to 397 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +1123.
Round 26		Eldar played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 330 to 466 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +987. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Eldar played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 371 to 421 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +937. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Eldar played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) again and won 373 to 316 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +994.
Round 29		Eldar played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) for the third time and won 463 to 385 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +1072. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Eldar played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) for the third time and lost 375 to 551 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +896. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31		Eldar played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 494 to 374 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +1016. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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