NSC 2014: Orry Swift [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2014 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 18-13, +304, and is ranked #21 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: 583 Average for: 403 Average against: 394
Round 1		Swift played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 401 to 284 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +117.
Round 2		Swift played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 342 to 404 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +55.
Round 3		Swift played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +79.
Round 4		Swift played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 420 to 333 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +166.
Round 5		Swift played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 429 to 388 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +207.
Round 6		Swift played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 396 to 511 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +92.
Round 7		Swift played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +99.
Round 8		Swift played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 323 to 470 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, -48.
Round 9		Swift played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 370 to 384 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, -62.
Round 10		Swift played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 483 to 375 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +46.
Round 11		Swift played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 499 to 285 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +260.
Round 12		Swift played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 354 to 493 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +121.
Round 13		Swift played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 371 to 449 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +43.
Round 14		Swift played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 338 to 444 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, -63.
Round 15		Swift played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 308 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +85.
Round 16		Swift played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 393 to 249 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +229.
Round 17		Swift played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 516 to 352 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +393.
Round 18		Swift played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 313 to 489 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +217.
Round 19		Swift played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 427 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +164.
Round 20		Swift played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 414 to 486 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, +92.
Round 21		Swift played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 460 to 396 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +156.
Round 22		Swift played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 409 to 346 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +219.
Round 23		Swift played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 583 to 439 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +363. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Swift played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 342 to 333 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +372.
Round 25		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 374 to 543 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-11, +203.
Round 26		Swift played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 356 to 358 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, +201.
Round 27		Swift played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 396 to 334 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +263.
Round 28		Swift played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +331.
Round 29		Swift played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 413 to 380 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +364.
Round 30		Swift played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +268.
Round 31		Swift played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 391 to 355 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-13, +304.

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