NSC 2014: Dave Wiegand [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Wiegand, 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 20-11, +1320, and is ranked #3 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): Dave Surname(s): Wiegand Home: Portland, OR, United States Awards: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC (1st) 2005 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament Hobbies: Anagrams, hot sauce Occupation: Mortgage Underwriter

Round by Round
High score: 679 Average for: 456 Average against: 413
Round 1		Wiegand played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and won 456 to 341 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Wiegand played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 444 to 448 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +111. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Wiegand played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 502 to 329 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +284.
Round 4		Wiegand played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 481 to 363 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +402. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wiegand played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 409 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +435.
Round 6		Wiegand played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 453 to 367 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +521.
Round 7		Wiegand played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 458 to 474 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +505.
Round 8		Wiegand played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 427 to 450 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +482.
Round 9		Wiegand played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 497 to 405 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +574. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Wiegand played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 506 to 493 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +587.
Round 11		Wiegand played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +613.
Round 12		Wiegand played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 476 to 420 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +669. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wiegand played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 506 to 413 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +762.
Round 14		Wiegand played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 418 to 468 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +712. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wiegand played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 481 to 355 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +838.
Round 16		Wiegand played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 457 to 419 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +876. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Wiegand played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 382 to 430 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +828.
Round 18		Wiegand played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 463 to 388 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +903.
Round 19		Wiegand played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 505 to 425 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +983. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Wiegand played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 365 to 342 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +1006.
Round 21		Wiegand played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and won 494 to 377 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1123. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Wiegand played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 372 to 412 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1083.
Round 23		Wiegand played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 431 to 480 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +1034.
Round 24		Wiegand played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 357 to 416 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +975. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Wiegand played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 349 to 492 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +832.
Round 26		Wiegand played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 511 to 472 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +871.
Round 27		Wiegand played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 434 to 444 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +861.
Round 28		Wiegand played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 679 to 344 (a spread of 335). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-10, +1196.
Round 29		Wiegand played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) again and won 429 to 259 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-10, +1366.
Round 30		Wiegand played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) again and lost 418 to 551 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +1233.
Round 31		Wiegand played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) for the third time and won 514 to 427 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1320. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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