NASC 2016: David Turissini [2-14]

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On this page, you will find information about David Turissini, 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 23-8, +1932, and is ranked #1 in Division 2.

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): Turissini Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 424 Average against: 362
Round 1		Turissini played #112 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 409 to 383 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Turissini played #70 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 549 to 270 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +305.
Round 3		Turissini played #44 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 448 to 309 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +444.
Round 4		Turissini played #55 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 397 to 338 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +503.
Round 5		Turissini played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 417 to 398 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +522. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Turissini played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 242 to 557 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +207. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Turissini played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and won 474 to 405 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +276.
Round 8		Turissini played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 325 to 355 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +246.
Round 9		Turissini played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 362 to 369 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +239.
Round 10		Turissini played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 406 to 364 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +281.
Round 11		Turissini played #90 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 455 to 443 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +293.
Round 12		Turissini played #6 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 417 to 379 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +331.
Round 13		Turissini played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 469 to 339 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +461.
Round 14		Turissini played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 319 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +562.
Round 15		Turissini played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 415 to 387 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +590.
Round 16		Turissini played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 368 to 370 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +588.
Round 17		Turissini played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 455 to 328 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +715.
Round 18		Turissini played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 434 to 332 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +817.
Round 19		Turissini played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 355 to 422 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +750. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Turissini played #10 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 419 to 428 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +741.
Round 21		Turissini played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 483 to 393 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +831.
Round 22		Turissini played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 386 to 424 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +793.
Round 23		Turissini played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 514 to 242 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1065.
Round 24		Turissini played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 450 to 257 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1258.
Round 25		Turissini played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-7, +1350.
Round 26		Turissini played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 451 to 319 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +1482.
Round 27		Turissini played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 407 to 371 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-7, +1518.
Round 28		Turissini played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and won 460 to 295 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1683. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Turissini played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and lost 381 to 392 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-8, +1672. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Turissini played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) for the third time and won 423 to 384 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-8, +1711. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Turissini played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) for the third time and won 546 to 325 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-8, +1932. Turissini is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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