NASC 2015: David Whitley [1-47]

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On this page, you will find information about David Whitley, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 17-14, +729, and is ranked #13 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): David Surname(s): Whitley Home: Monrovia, CA, United States Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 634 Average for: 428 Average against: 405
Round 1		Whitley played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and won 538 to 412 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +126. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Whitley played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 414 to 366 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +174. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Whitley played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 315 to 439 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +50. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Whitley played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +21. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Whitley played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 372 to 491 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -98.
Round 6		Whitley played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 451 to 299 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +54.
Round 7		Whitley played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 444 to 473 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, +25. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Whitley played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 456 to 354 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, +127.
Round 9		Whitley played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 409 to 417 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, +119.
Round 10		Whitley played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 471 to 337 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, +253.
Round 11		Whitley played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 634 to 380 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +507. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Whitley played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 352 to 420 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +439.
Round 13		Whitley played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 575 to 343 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +671. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Whitley played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 385 to 443 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, +613.
Round 15		Whitley played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 348 to 413 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-8, +548.
Round 16		Whitley played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 342 to 433 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-9, +457.
Round 17		Whitley played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 405 to 444 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-10, +418.
Round 18		Whitley played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 476 to 347 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-10, +547.
Round 19		Whitley played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 438 to 427 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, +558. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Whitley played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 420 to 507 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-11, +471.
Round 21		Whitley played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 479 to 413 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, +537. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Whitley played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 415 to 534 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-12, +418. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Whitley played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 539 to 287 (a spread of 252). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, +670.
Round 24		Whitley played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 397 to 356 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, +711.
Round 25		Whitley played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 317 to 496 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-13, +532.
Round 26		Whitley played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 369 to 339 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, +562.
Round 27		Whitley played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 462 to 290 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +734.
Round 28		Whitley played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 484 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-14, +620.
Round 29		Whitley played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 477 to 417 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-14, +680.
Round 30		Whitley played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 397 to 364 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-14, +713.
Round 31		Whitley played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) again and won 390 to 374 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-14, +729.

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