NASC 2016: Orry Swift [1-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2016 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 20-11, +635, and is ranked #7 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: 622 Average for: 423 Average against: 402
Round 1		Swift played #71 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 289 to 416 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -127.
Round 2		Swift played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 372 to 419 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -174.
Round 3		Swift played #30 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, -131. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Swift played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 508 to 343 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +34.
Round 5		Swift played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 504 to 396 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +142.
Round 6		Swift played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 329 to 493 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, -22. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Swift played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 502 to 395 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +85.
Round 8		Swift played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 497 to 428 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +154.
Round 9		Swift played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 402 to 504 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +52.
Round 10		Swift played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 622 to 329 (a spread of 293). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +345.
Round 11		Swift played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 336 to 461 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +220.
Round 12		Swift played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 459 to 425 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +254. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Swift played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 389 to 299 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +344.
Round 14		Swift played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 462 to 444 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +362.
Round 15		Swift played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 416 to 406 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +372.
Round 16		Swift played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 385 to 373 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +384.
Round 17		Swift played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 494 to 302 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +576.
Round 18		Swift played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 357 to 463 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +470.
Round 19		Swift played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 477 to 417 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +530.
Round 20		Swift played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 503 to 394 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +639.
Round 21		Swift played #18 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 527 to 266 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +900.
Round 22		Swift played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 245 to 585 (a spread of -340). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +560.
Round 23		Swift played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 449 to 424 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +585. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Swift played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 363 to 448 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +500. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Swift played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 462 to 291 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +671.
Round 26		Swift played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and lost 352 to 358 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +665.
Round 27		Swift played #18 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 423 to 382 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +706. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Swift played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 407 to 442 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +671.
Round 29		Swift played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 375 to 363 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +683.
Round 30		Swift played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and won 420 to 397 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +706. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Swift played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and lost 360 to 431 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +635. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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