SPC 2025: Orry Swift [1-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2025 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 17.5-13.5, +142, and is ranked #15 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: 497 Average for: 420 Average against: 415
Round 1		Swift played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 414 to 392 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2		Swift played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 452 to 345 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +129.
Round 3		Swift played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 490 to 436 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +183.
Round 4		Swift played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 356 to 468 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +71.
Round 5		Swift played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 414 to 524 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, -39.
Round 6		Swift played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 435 to 347 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +49.
Round 7		Swift played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 407 to 415 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +41.
Round 8		Swift played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and tied at 417. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +41.
Round 9		Swift played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +133.
Round 10		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 461 to 356 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +238.
Round 11		Swift played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 415 to 497 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +156.
Round 12		Swift played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 400 to 366 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +190.
Round 13		Swift played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 359 to 349 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +200.
Round 14		Swift played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 422 to 483 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +139.
Round 15		Swift played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 497 to 412 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +224.
Round 16		Swift played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 472 to 414 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +282.
Round 17		Swift played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 476 to 416 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +342.
Round 18		Swift played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and won 446 to 396 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +392.
Round 19		Swift played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 487 to 439 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +440.
Round 20		Swift played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 385 to 458 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +367.
Round 21		Swift played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 380 to 493 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +254.
Round 22		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 365 to 466 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +153.
Round 23		Swift played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 440 to 358 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +235.
Round 24		Swift played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 429 to 450 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +214.
Round 25		Swift played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and won 431 to 382 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +263.
Round 26		Swift played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 398 to 390 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +271.
Round 27		Swift played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 405 to 408 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +268.
Round 28		Swift played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 296 to 407 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +157.
Round 29		Swift played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and lost 392 to 463 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +86.
Round 30		Swift played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 436 to 440 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +82.
Round 31		Swift played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 413 to 353 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +142.

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