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NASC 2017: David Whitley [CSW1-25]

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On this page, you will find information about David Whitley, 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, +711, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW1.

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

[photo of David Whitley]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Whitley
Home: Monrovia, CA, United States
Occupation: Actuary
Round by Round

High score: 606
Average for: 443
Average against: 420

Round 1

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Whitley played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 454 to 324 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 1-0, +130.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Whitley played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 410 to 452 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 1-1, +88.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Whitley played #39 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 323 to 495 (a spread of -172).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-2, -84.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Scott Garner]

Whitley played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 487 to 504 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-3, -101.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Samantha Southard]

Whitley played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and lost 375 to 442 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-4, -168.

Round 6

[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]

Whitley played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 431 to 462 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-5, -199.

Round 7

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Whitley played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 459 to 404 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 2-5, -144.

Round 8

[photo of John Barker]

Whitley played #37 John Barker (Australia) and won 511 to 372 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-5, -5.

Round 9

[photo of Bob Jackman]

Whitley played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 534 to 351 (a spread of 183).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 4-5, +178.

Round 10

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Whitley played #23 Ryan Fischer (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 384 to 484 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 4-6, +78.

Round 11

[photo of Karen Richards]

Whitley played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 421 to 434 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 4-7, +65.

Round 12

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Whitley played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 420 to 396 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 5-7, +89.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Melissa Routzahn]

Whitley played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 418 to 413 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-7, +94.

Round 14

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Whitley played #33 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 540 to 408 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-7, +226.

Round 15

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Whitley played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 461 to 464 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-8, +223.

Round 16

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Whitley played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 397 to 362 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 8-8, +258.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Whitley played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 444 to 440 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-8, +262.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of John Holgate]

Whitley played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 363 to 369 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-9, +256.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Jason Broersma]

Whitley played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 471 to 456 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10-9, +271.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Whitley played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 448 to 424 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 11-9, +295.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Puneet Sharma]

Whitley played #24 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 441 to 400 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-9, +336.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Whitley played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 459 to 382 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-9, +413.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Mina Le]

Whitley played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 411 to 436 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-10, +388.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Whitley played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 439 to 407 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14-10, +420.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Jennifer M Lee]

Whitley played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 603 to 357 (a spread of 246).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 15-10, +666.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Whitley played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 457 to 470 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 15-11, +653.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Whitley played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 474 to 396 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 16-11, +731.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 28

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Whitley played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) again and lost 337 to 502 (a spread of -165).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-12, +566.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Whitley played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and lost 381 to 483 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 16-13, +464.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Supriya Devnani]

Whitley played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 606 to 255 (a spread of 351).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 17-13, +815.

Round 31

[photo of Joanne Craig]

Whitley played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 379 to 483 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 17-14, +711.


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