SPC 2023: David Eldar [CSW1-02]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, 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 24-7, +2054, and is ranked #00 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
	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: 640 Average for: 481 Average against: 418
Round 1		Eldar played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 515 to 385 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +130. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Eldar played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 488 to 341 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +277. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Eldar played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 412 to 411 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +278. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 407 to 370 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +315. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Eldar played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and won 500 to 488 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +327. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Eldar played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 621 to 437 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +511. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Eldar played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 474 to 492 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +493. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Eldar played #9 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 584 to 368 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +709. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Eldar played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 549 to 455 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +803. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Eldar played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and lost 387 to 388 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +802. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Eldar played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and won 610 to 386 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +1026. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Eldar played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and lost 385 to 481 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +930. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Eldar played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 339 to 433 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +836. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Eldar played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and won 640 to 396 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +1080.
Round 15		Eldar played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 420 to 435 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +1065. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 449 to 433 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-5, +1081. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Eldar played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) again and won 572 to 450 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1203. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 18		Eldar played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and won 518 to 402 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +1319. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Eldar played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) again and won 511 to 393 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +1437.
Round 20		Eldar played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 373 to 505 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +1305. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Eldar played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 451 to 301 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1455.
Round 22		Eldar played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 478 to 474 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1459. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Eldar played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 443 to 440 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1462. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Eldar played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) again and won 519 to 443 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1538. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Eldar played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) again and won 431 to 426 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1543. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Eldar played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) for the third time and won 473 to 399 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +1617.
Round 27		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the third time and lost 384 to 427 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-7, +1574.
Round 28		Eldar played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the fourth time and won 537 to 357 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1754. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Eldar recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 22-7, +1854.
Round 30		Eldar recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 23-7, +1954.
Round 31		Eldar recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 24-7, +2054.

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