SPC 2025: David Whitley [CSW1-15]

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On this page, you will find information about David Whitley, 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 4-3, +85, and is ranked #12 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): Whitley Home: Monrovia, CA, United States Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 427 Average against: 414
Round 1		Whitley played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and won 419 to 366 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Whitley played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and lost 370 to 485 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-1, -62.
Round 3		Whitley played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 337 to 419 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-2, -144.
Round 4		Whitley played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 553 to 359 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-2, +50.
Round 5		Whitley played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 461 to 460 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +51. Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Whitley played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 479 to 356 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +174.
Round 7		Whitley played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +85.
Round 8		Whitley played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Whitley played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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