NASC 2017: Orry Swift [1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2017 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, +593, and is ranked #20 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: World of Warcraft, Magic the Gathering Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 421 Average against: 402
Round 1		Swift played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 491 to 302 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +189. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Swift played #48 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 393 to 351 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +231. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Swift played #35 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 595 to 361 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +465. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Swift played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 334 to 463 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +336. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Swift played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 471 to 437 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +370. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Swift played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 398 to 414 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +354.
Round 7		Swift played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 522 to 333 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +543. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Swift played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 374 to 524 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +393.
Round 9		Swift played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 440 to 404 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +429.
Round 10		Swift played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 525 to 309 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +645. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Swift played #22 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 364 to 541 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +468.
Round 12		Swift played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 458 to 340 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +586. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Swift played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 431 to 417 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +600. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Swift played #37 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 470 to 335 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +735. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Swift played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 421 to 299 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +857. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Swift played #68 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 446 to 346 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +957. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Swift played #5 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 446 to 481 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +922. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Swift played #19 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 366 to 371 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +917. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Swift played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) again and lost 382 to 428 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +871. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Swift played #19 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) again and lost 369 to 418 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +822.
Round 21		Swift played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) again and won 418 to 386 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +854.
Round 22		Swift played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 361 to 517 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +698.
Round 23		Swift played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and lost 382 to 402 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +678.
Round 24		Swift played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 418 to 412 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +684.
Round 25		Swift played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +650.
Round 26		Swift played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 285 to 437 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +498.
Round 27		Swift played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 492 to 346 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +644.
Round 28		Swift played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 444 to 380 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +708.
Round 29		Swift played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 364 to 481 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +591.
Round 30		Swift played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 465 to 404 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +652.
Round 31		Swift played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 338 to 397 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +593.

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