NASC 2017: Dave Leifer [2-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, 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 15-16, -685, and is ranked #54 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): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Awards: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness

Round by Round
High score: 423 Average for: 368 Average against: 390
Round 1		Leifer played #69 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 273 to 388 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -115. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leifer played #56 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 398 to 337 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -54.
Round 3		Leifer played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 387 to 400 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Leifer played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 367 to 352 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -52.
Round 5		Leifer played #52 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and won 355 to 346 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, -43. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Leifer played #37 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 397 to 453 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, -99.
Round 7		Leifer played #72 Laura Wolfson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 356 to 332 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, -75.
Round 8		Leifer played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 404 to 402 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, -73.
Round 9		Leifer played #34 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 407 to 365 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, -31.
Round 10		Leifer played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and won 363 to 337 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, -5.
Round 11		Leifer played #38 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 364 to 351 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +8.
Round 12		Leifer played #53 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 420 to 393 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +35. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Leifer played #9 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 406 to 344 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +97. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Leifer played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 353 to 366 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +84. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Leifer played #20 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 360 to 368 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +76.
Round 16		Leifer played #14 Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 459 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, -28.
Round 17		Leifer played #15 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 360 to 409 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, -77.
Round 18		Leifer played #81 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 249 to 499 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, -327. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leifer played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 358 to 317 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, -286.
Round 20		Leifer played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 378 to 427 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, -335.
Round 21		Leifer played #63 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 377 to 361 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, -319.
Round 22		Leifer played #68 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 385 to 353 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, -287.
Round 23		Leifer played #59 Russell Stewart (Conyers, GA) and lost 354 to 393 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, -326.
Round 24		Leifer played #19 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 394 to 421 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, -353.
Round 25		Leifer played #67 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 388 to 432 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, -397.
Round 26		Leifer played #58 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 343 to 427 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-13, -481.
Round 27		Leifer played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 322 to 450 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-14, -609.
Round 28		Leifer played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 415 to 351 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, -545.
Round 29		Leifer played #42 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 295 to 404 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-15, -654.
Round 30		Leifer played #29 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 423 to 469 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-16, -700.
Round 31		Leifer played #73 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 407 to 392 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-16, -685.

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