The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: David Eldar [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-6, +902, and is ranked #2.

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 SCT 2014 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 451 Average against: 413
Round 1	Pakistan	Eldar played #1 Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) and lost 399 to 487 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2	Ghana	Eldar played #88 Kwaku Sapong (GHA) and won 427 to 352 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3	England	Eldar played #38 Barry Grossman (Eng) and won 462 to 400 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +49.
Round 4	United States	Eldar played #76 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +87.
Round 5	England	Eldar played #90 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 281 to 476 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -108. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	England	Eldar played #31 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 441 to 417 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, -84.
Round 7	England	Eldar played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 463 to 426 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-2, -47.
Round 8	Malta	Eldar played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and won 561 to 368 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-2, +146.
Round 9	United States	Eldar played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and won 425 to 418 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-2, +153.
Round 10	England	Eldar played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 463 to 308 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +308. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Northern Ireland	Eldar played #49 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 499 to 370 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +437. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	England	Eldar played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 488 to 304 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +621. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Australia	Eldar played #62 Chris May (AUS) and won 488 to 461 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +648. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Eldar played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 537 to 398 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +787. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	England	Eldar played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 453 to 402 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +838. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	United States	Eldar played #52 David Koenig (USA) and won 532 to 436 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +934. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 17	Nigeria	Eldar played #33 Azu Ogbogu (NGA) and lost 415 to 433 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +916. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malaysia	Eldar played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 497 to 428 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-3, +985. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	United States	Eldar played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 566 to 389 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-3, +1162. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	Pakistan	Eldar played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 314 to 438 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1038. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Eldar played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 348 to 347 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1039. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United States	Eldar played #55 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 451 to 460 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1030. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	England	Eldar played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) again and won 561 to 421 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1170. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Canada	Eldar played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 328 to 596 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +902. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
First Prize Ceremony		Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Quarterfinal Round 1		Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Quarterfinal Round 3		Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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