NSC 2009: Dave Leifer [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 17-14, +322, and is ranked #36 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): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Atlanta, GA, USA Awards: Highest rated player in GA, Distinguished Service Award, Institute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Casinos, Reading, Writing, Grandchildren Occupation: Tax Director

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 384 Average against: 373
Round 1		Leifer played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 347 to 404 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -57. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leifer played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 346 to 342 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-1, -53.
Round 3		Leifer played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 408 to 429 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -74.
Round 4		Leifer played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and lost 313 to 497 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -258.
Round 5		Leifer played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 371 to 516 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-4, -403.
Round 6		Leifer played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 415 to 323 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -311.
Round 7		Leifer played #124 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 315 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, -221.
Round 8		Leifer played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 372 to 293 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-4, -142.
Round 9		Leifer played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 372 to 345 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-4, -115.
Round 10		Leifer played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 418 to 347 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-4, -44.
Round 11		Leifer played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and lost 299 to 412 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-5, -157.
Round 12		Leifer played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 333 to 403 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-6, -227.
Round 13		Leifer played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 383 to 451 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -295.
Round 14		Leifer played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 428 to 361 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, -228.
Round 15		Leifer played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 497 to 329 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, -60.
Round 16		Leifer played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 406 to 308 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +38.
Round 17		Leifer played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 342 to 350 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +30.
Round 18		Leifer played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 394 to 371 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, +53.
Round 19		Leifer played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 365 to 311 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-8, +107.
Round 20		Leifer played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 474 to 362 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +219.
Round 21		Leifer played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +299.
Round 22		Leifer played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 349 to 372 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +276.
Round 23		Leifer played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 332 to 338 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +270.
Round 24		Leifer played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 295 to 416 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-11, +149.
Round 25		Leifer played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 322 to 353 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +118.
Round 26		Leifer played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 488 to 394 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-12, +212.
Round 27		Leifer played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 389 to 355 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +246.
Round 28		Leifer played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 437 to 292 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +391.
Round 29		Leifer played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 400 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +332.
Round 30		Leifer played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 411 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-14, +294.
Round 31		Leifer played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 472 to 444 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 17-14, +322.

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