SPC 2022: David Eldar [CSW-02]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +387, and is ranked #12 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: 601 Average for: 443 Average against: 431
Round 1		Eldar played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) and lost 408 to 546 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2		Eldar played #33 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 515 to 378 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, -1.
Round 3		Eldar played #11 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 390 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +42.
Round 4		Eldar played #17 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 371 to 465 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, -52.
Round 5		Eldar played #9 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 490 to 403 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +35.
Round 6		Eldar played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 601 to 420 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +216. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Eldar played #19 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 491 to 352 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +355. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Eldar played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 396 to 461 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +290.
Round 9		Eldar played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 477 to 454 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +313. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Eldar played #12 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) and won 500 to 383 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +430. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Eldar played #3 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 465 to 479 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +416. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Eldar played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 415 to 507 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +324.
Round 13		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 392 to 452 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +264.
Round 14		Eldar played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 488 to 341 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, +411.
Round 15		Eldar played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 503 to 460 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +454. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Eldar played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 460 to 432 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +482. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Eldar played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and won 482 to 402 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +562. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Eldar played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and lost 358 to 528 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +392.
Round 19		Eldar played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 552 to 382 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +562. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Eldar played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 362 to 443 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +481.
Round 21		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 485 to 471 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +495. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Eldar played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and lost 380 to 406 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +469.
Round 23		Eldar played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and won 484 to 447 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +506. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Eldar played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 314 to 376 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +444.
Round 25		Eldar played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 307 to 423 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +328. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Eldar played #25 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 430 to 379 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +379.
Round 27		Eldar played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 479 to 434 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +424. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Eldar played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 429 to 326 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +527. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Eldar played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) for the third time and lost 450 to 498 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +479.
Round 30		Eldar played #15 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 344 to 472 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +351.
Round 31		Eldar played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) for the third time and won 477 to 441 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +387.

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