WSC 2007: David Eldar [#32]

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WSC 2007: David Eldar [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-9, +578, and is ranked #11.

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 Hobbies: Pina coladas, walks in the rain, sports (with chung) Occupation: School student WSC 2005 Rank: 11 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: World Youth Champion

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 426 Average against: 402
Round 1	Trinidad and Tobago	Eldar played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 552 to 280 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +272.
Round 2	United States	Eldar played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 373 to 455 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +190. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	New Zealand	Eldar played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 383 to 470 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, +103.
Round 4	Tanzania	Eldar played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 537 to 290 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +350.
Round 5	Philippines	Eldar played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 437 to 406 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +381.
Round 6	Romania	Eldar played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 408 to 363 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +426.
Round 7	Canada	Eldar played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 421 to 461 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +386.
Round 8	New Zealand	Eldar played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 518 to 375 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +529.
Round 9	Thailand	Eldar played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 493 to 361 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +661. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Malaysia	Eldar played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 282 to 539 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +404.
Round 11	Thailand	Eldar played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 339 to 451 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +292.
Round 12	South Africa	Eldar played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 435 to 397 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +330.
Round 13	England	Eldar played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 461 to 397 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +394.
Round 14	United States	Eldar played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 385 to 422 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +357.
Round 15	Indonesia	Eldar played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 384 to 357 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +384.
Round 16	United States	Eldar played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 418 to 409 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +393. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Thailand	Eldar played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 452 to 360 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +485.
Round 18	England	Eldar played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 341 to 457 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +369.
Round 19	Australia	Eldar played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 486 to 328 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +527.
Round 20	Nigeria	Eldar played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 332 to 482 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +377. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	England	Eldar played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 577 to 344 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +610. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Malaysia	Eldar played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 401 to 356 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +655. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	United States	Eldar played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 458 to 455 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +658.
Round 24	Kenya	Eldar played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 352 to 432 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +578.

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