SPC 2024: David Garcia [3-08]

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On this page, you will find information about David Garcia, 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 24-7, +1253, and is ranked #1 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: 538 Average for: 414 Average against: 373
Round 1		Garcia played #67 Diane Schavone (Bethel Park, PA) and won 382 to 352 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Garcia played #78 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 381 to 375 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +36.
Round 3		Garcia played #14 Ejike Osondu (Bloomfield, NJ) and won 344 to 340 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +40. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Garcia played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 421 to 330 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +131. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Garcia played #19 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 381 to 392 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +120.
Round 6		Garcia played #21 Joshua Victor (Cheltenham, PA) and won 491 to 286 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +325. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Garcia played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) and lost 369 to 444 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +250. Garcia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Garcia played #49 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 411 to 355 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +306.
Round 9		Garcia played #9 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 538 to 280 (a spread of 258). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +564.
Round 10		Garcia played #41 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 401 to 417 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +548.
Round 11		Garcia played #30 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 459 to 385 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +622.
Round 12		Garcia played #10 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and won 421 to 358 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +685.
Round 13		Garcia played #16 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 402 to 376 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +711.
Round 14		Garcia played #18 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 283 to 468 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +526.
Round 15		Garcia played #2 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 430 to 394 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +562.
Round 16		Garcia played #52 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and won 451 to 386 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +627.
Round 17		Garcia played #22 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 451 to 309 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +769.
Round 18		Garcia played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 363 to 380 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +752.
Round 19		Garcia played #11 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 379 to 314 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +817.
Round 20		Garcia played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) again and won 427 to 378 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +866.
Round 21		Garcia played #1 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) again and won 407 to 359 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +914.
Round 22		Garcia played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 455 to 352 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1017.
Round 23		Garcia played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 374 to 361 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1030.
Round 24		Garcia played #18 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) again and won 484 to 323 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1191.
Round 25		Garcia played #12 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) again and won 442 to 409 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1224.
Round 26		Garcia played #15 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) again and won 504 to 366 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +1362.
Round 27		Garcia played #6 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 423 to 421 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +1364.
Round 28		Garcia played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 421 to 514 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1271.
Round 29		Garcia played #24 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) again and lost 308 to 417 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +1162.
Round 30		Garcia played #5 David Shuman (Nashville, TN) for the third time and won 402 to 325 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-7, +1239.
Round 31		Garcia played #7 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-7, +1253.

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