SPC 2024: David Shuman [3-05]

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On this page, you will find information about David Shuman, who is competing at the 2024 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 21-10, +1184, and is ranked #3 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): Shuman Home: Nashville, TN, United States Hobbies: pinball

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 399 Average against: 360
Round 1		Shuman played #77 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 410 to 325 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Shuman played #58 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 481 to 307 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +259. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Shuman played #28 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 381 to 450 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +190.
Round 4		Shuman played #59 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +193.
Round 5		Shuman played #37 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 415 to 331 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +277. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Shuman played #22 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 505 to 270 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +512. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Shuman played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and won 444 to 369 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +587. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Shuman played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 313 to 362 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +538.
Round 9		Shuman played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and won 427 to 297 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +668.
Round 10		Shuman played #18 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +654.
Round 11		Shuman played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 440 to 301 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +793.
Round 12		Shuman played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 362 to 316 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-3, +839.
Round 13		Shuman played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 401 to 314 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +926.
Round 14		Shuman played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 497 to 401 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +1022.
Round 15		Shuman played #21 Joshua Victor (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 350 to 436 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +936.
Round 16		Shuman played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 409 to 414 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +931.
Round 17		Shuman played #2 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 454 to 344 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +1041.
Round 18		Shuman played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 372 to 362 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +1051.
Round 19		Shuman played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 311 to 377 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +985.
Round 20		Shuman played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) again and lost 378 to 427 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +936.
Round 21		Shuman played #18 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) again and won 334 to 285 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +985.
Round 22		Shuman played #20 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and won 417 to 400 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +1002.
Round 23		Shuman played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) again and won 371 to 367 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1006.
Round 24		Shuman played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 418 to 365 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1059.
Round 25		Shuman played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) again and lost 418 to 439 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1038.
Round 26		Shuman played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) again and won 414 to 338 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1114.
Round 27		Shuman played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) again and won 394 to 379 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1129.
Round 28		Shuman played #41 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and won 455 to 344 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1240.
Round 29		Shuman played #18 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) for the third time and lost 330 to 378 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1192.
Round 30		Shuman played #8 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) for the third time and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1115.
Round 31		Shuman played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) for the third time and won 407 to 338 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1184.

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