NASC 2016: David Eldar [CSW-03]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, 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 27-4, +2309, and is ranked #1 in Division CSW.

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): Eldar Home: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Awards: Victoria 2003; 2006 (5th) Causeway; 2006 (3rd) King's Cup; 2006 WYSC; 2007 Australia NSC; 2008 Masters Hobbies: Sports, sleeping, eating/watching cake

Round by Round
High score: 641 Average for: 461 Average against: 386
Round 1		Eldar recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Eldar played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and won 441 to 316 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +175.
Round 3		Eldar played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 522 to 393 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +304.
Round 4		Eldar played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 460 to 369 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +395. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Eldar played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 378 to 334 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +439.
Round 6		Eldar played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 378 to 357 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +460.
Round 7		Eldar played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 509 to 406 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +563. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Eldar played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 480 to 380 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +663.
Round 9		Eldar played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 393 to 383 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +673.
Round 10		Eldar played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 417 to 304 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +786. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Eldar played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 397 to 358 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-0, +825.
Round 12		Eldar played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 318 to 540 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +603.
Round 13		Eldar played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 520 to 326 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +797.
Round 14		Eldar played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 511 to 268 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +1040. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Eldar played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 641 to 389 (a spread of 252). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-1, +1292.
Round 16		Eldar played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 439 to 398 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-1, +1333.
Round 17		Eldar played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and won 468 to 453 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-1, +1348. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Eldar played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) again and won 556 to 359 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-1, +1545. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Eldar played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and won 429 to 399 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-1, +1575.
Round 20		Eldar played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 454 to 474 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-2, +1555. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Eldar played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 456 to 513 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-3, +1498. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Eldar played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) again and won 538 to 374 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-3, +1662. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Eldar played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 350 to 492 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +1520. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Eldar played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 414 to 382 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +1552. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Eldar played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 480 to 374 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-4, +1658. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Eldar played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 436 to 367 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-4, +1727. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Eldar played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) for the third time and won 461 to 460 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-4, +1728. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Eldar played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 577 to 278 (a spread of 299). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-4, +2027.
Round 29		Eldar played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 550 to 380 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-4, +2197. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Eldar played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 465 to 387 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 26-4, +2275. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Eldar played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and won 388 to 354 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 27-4, +2309. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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