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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

[photo of David Whitley]

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

[photo of Doug Brockmeier]

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

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

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

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

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

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

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

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

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

[photo of Reid Hattaway]

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

[photo of Tom Bond]

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

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

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

[photo of Ross Brown]

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

[photo of Jim Burlant]

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

[photo of Joel Elkins]

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

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

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

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

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

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

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

[photo of Matt Canik]

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

[photo of Charles Reinke]

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

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

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

[photo of Richard Popper]

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

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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

[photo of Steve Bush]

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

[photo of Jon Shreve]

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

[photo of Robert Kahn]

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

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

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

[photo of Nick Meyer]

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

[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]

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

[photo of Kolton Koehler]

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

[photo of David Pearl]

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

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

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

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

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

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

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

[photo of Doug Brockmeier]

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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