NASC 2019: David Whitley [CSW-14]

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On this page, you will find information about David Whitley, who is competing at the 2019 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 20-11, +821, and is ranked #3 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): Whitley Home: Monrovia, CA, United States Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 592 Average for: 450 Average against: 424
Round 1		Whitley played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 437 to 431 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +6. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Whitley played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 523 to 375 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +154. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Whitley played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 395 to 435 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +114. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Whitley played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 363 to 588 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -111.
Round 5		Whitley played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 390 to 470 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, -191.
Round 6		Whitley played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 442 to 429 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -178.
Round 7		Whitley played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 592 to 413 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +1. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Whitley played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and lost 424 to 440 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, -15.
Round 9		Whitley played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 499 to 412 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +72.
Round 10		Whitley played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 484 to 428 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +128. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Whitley played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and won 415 to 351 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +192. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Whitley played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 459 to 449 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +202. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Whitley played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 581 to 380 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +403. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 14		Whitley played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 479 to 374 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +508. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Whitley played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 496 to 379 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +625. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Whitley played #9 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 447 to 472 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +600. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 17		Whitley played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 431 to 474 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +557. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Whitley played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 489 to 462 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +584. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Whitley played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 459 to 495 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +548. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Whitley played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 396 to 489 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +455. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Whitley played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) again and won 512 to 347 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +620. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Whitley played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 460 to 348 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +732. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Whitley played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 450 to 339 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-8, +843. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Whitley played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 363 to 463 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +743. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Whitley played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) again and lost 338 to 510 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +571. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Whitley played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 434 to 427 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +578. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 27		Whitley played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 425 to 338 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +665. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Whitley played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and won 455 to 389 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +731. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Whitley played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) for the third time and lost 394 to 425 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +700. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Whitley played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 460 to 388 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +772. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Whitley played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 467 to 418 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +821.

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