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WESPAC 2023: David Eldar [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22.5-9.5, +2094, 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 WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 689 Average for: 457 Average against: 391
Round 1	Nigeria	Eldar played #47 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 484 to 364 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +120.
Round 2	Trinidad and Tobago	Eldar played #51 Patricia John (TTO) and won 464 to 299 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +285.
Round 3	Qatar	Eldar played #143 Maria Christine Caoile (QAT) and won 689 to 103 (a spread of 586). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +871.
Round 4	Ghana	Eldar played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and won 538 to 362 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +1047.
Round 5	Nigeria	Eldar played #84 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 537 to 307 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +1277.
Round 6	United States	Eldar played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and won 503 to 442 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +1338.
Round 7	Malaysia	Eldar played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and lost 345 to 465 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +1218.
Round 8	Nigeria	Eldar played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 404 to 433 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +1189.
Round 9	United States	Eldar played #37 Kevin Fraley (USA) and tied at 406. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +1189.
Round 10	Canada	Eldar played #72 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 469 to 369 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +1289.
Round 11	Canada	Eldar played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and lost 370 to 405 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +1254.
Round 12	Australia	Eldar played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and won 497 to 403 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +1348.
Round 13	United States	Eldar played #71 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 495 to 366 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +1477.
Round 14	England	Eldar played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 396 to 439 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +1434.
Round 15	United States	Eldar played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and lost 423 to 448 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +1409.
Round 16	United States	Eldar played #6 Will Anderson (USA) and won 512 to 370 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +1551.
Round 17	United States	Eldar played #123 David Whitley (USA) and won 501 to 420 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +1632.
Round 18	Australia	Eldar played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and won 423 to 363 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +1692.
Round 19	United States	Eldar played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 441 to 351 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +1782.
Round 20	Thailand	Eldar played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 440 to 445 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +1777.
Round 21	Canada	Eldar played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 497 to 421 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +1853.
Round 22	United States	Eldar played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 388 to 385 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +1856.
Round 23	United States	Eldar played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) again and lost 423 to 466 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +1813.
Round 24	Nigeria	Eldar played #32 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and won 456 to 421 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +1848.
Round 25	Australia	Eldar played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 405 to 358 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +1895.
Round 26	Nigeria	Eldar played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and lost 461 to 479 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +1877.
Round 27	Thailand	Eldar played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) again and won 529 to 369 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +2037.
Round 28	Canada	Eldar played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 459 to 444 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +2052.
Round 29	England	Eldar played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) again and won 428 to 420 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20.5-8.5, +2060.
Round 30	United States	Eldar played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and won 407 to 375 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21.5-8.5, +2092.
Round 31	England	Eldar played #73 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 350 to 443 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21.5-9.5, +1999.
Round 32	Nigeria	Eldar played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) for the third time and won 481 to 386 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22.5-9.5, +2094.

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