SPC 2023: David Garcia [3-20]

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On this page, you will find information about David Garcia, 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 20-11, +373, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

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): Garcia Home: Pendleton, SC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 406 Average against: 394
Round 1		Garcia played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 442 to 398 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +44.
Round 2		Garcia played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 421 to 336 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +129.
Round 3		Garcia played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 289 to 543 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, -125. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Garcia played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 362 to 470 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, -233.
Round 5		Garcia played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and won 535 to 351 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, -49. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Garcia played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 451 to 339 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +63.
Round 7		Garcia played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 360 to 390 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +33.
Round 8		Garcia played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 344 to 361 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +16.
Round 9		Garcia played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 361 to 504 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -127.
Round 10		Garcia played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-6, -171.
Round 11		Garcia played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and lost 368 to 429 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-7, -232.
Round 12		Garcia played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 360 to 356 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-7, -228.
Round 13		Garcia played #59 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 459 to 355 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-7, -124.
Round 14		Garcia played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 439 to 379 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, -64.
Round 15		Garcia played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 393 to 262 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +67.
Round 16		Garcia played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 427 to 359 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +135.
Round 17		Garcia played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 415 to 449 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +101.
Round 18		Garcia played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 427 to 402 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +126.
Round 19		Garcia played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and won 439 to 412 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +153. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Garcia played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 316 to 294 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +175.
Round 21		Garcia played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 354 to 429 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +100.
Round 22		Garcia played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 429 to 355 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +174.
Round 23		Garcia played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 426 to 386 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +214.
Round 24		Garcia played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 438 to 350 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +302.
Round 25		Garcia played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 450 to 426 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +326.
Round 26		Garcia played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and won 446 to 412 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +360. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Garcia played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 397 to 484 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +273.
Round 28		Garcia played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 442 to 369 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +346.
Round 29		Garcia played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and won 446 to 436 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +356.
Round 30		Garcia played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 392 to 374 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +374.
Round 31		Garcia played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) for the third time and lost 395 to 396 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +373. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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