SPC 2023: Orry Swift [1-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, +688, and is ranked #12 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: Beaumont, TX, United States Hobbies: World of Warcraft, Magic the Gathering Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 429 Average against: 406
Round 1		Swift played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 480 to 371 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +109. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Swift played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 466 to 447 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +128. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Swift played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +156. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Swift played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 458 to 323 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +291. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Swift played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 403 to 416 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +278. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Swift played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 448 to 458 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +268. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Swift played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 417 to 462 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +223.
Round 8		Swift played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 398 to 421 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +200.
Round 9		Swift played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 465 to 264 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +401. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Swift played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 336 to 459 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +278.
Round 11		Swift played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 470 to 394 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +354.
Round 12		Swift played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 476 to 345 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +485.
Round 13		Swift played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 475 to 394 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, +566.
Round 14		Swift played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 457 to 409 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +614. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Swift played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 365 to 362 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +617. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Swift played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 540 to 419 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +738. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Swift played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 538 to 394 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +882. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Swift played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 459 to 461 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +880.
Round 19		Swift played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and lost 362 to 426 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-7, +816. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Swift played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and lost 375 to 418 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +773.
Round 21		Swift played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 359 to 389 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-9, +743.
Round 22		Swift played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 461 to 409 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-9, +795. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Swift played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) again and lost 453 to 476 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-10, +772.
Round 24		Swift played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 456 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +793.
Round 25		Swift played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 348 to 428 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +713.
Round 26		Swift played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and won 401 to 389 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +725.
Round 27		Swift played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 392 to 432 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-12, +685.
Round 28		Swift played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 451 to 315 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-12, +821.
Round 29		Swift played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and lost 319 to 513 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-13, +627.
Round 30		Swift played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 424 to 434 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-14, +617.
Round 31		Swift played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and won 406 to 335 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-14, +688.

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