NSC 2010: Orry Swift [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2010 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 20-11, +1487, and is ranked #4 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): Orry Surname(s): Swift Home: Dayton, TX, United States Hobbies: Video Games, Basketball, Anime

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 436 Average against: 388
Round 1		Swift played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 397 to 286 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +111.
Round 2		Swift played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 322 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +194.
Round 3		Swift played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 432 to 371 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +255. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Swift played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 389 to 375 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +269.
Round 5		Swift played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and won 488 to 479 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +278.
Round 6		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 435 to 465 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +248.
Round 7		Swift played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 494 to 347 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +395.
Round 8		Swift played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-1, +463.
Round 9		Swift played #22 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 455 to 294 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +624.
Round 10		Swift played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 566 to 405 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +785.
Round 11		Swift played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 514 to 252 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1047. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Swift played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 377 to 492 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +932. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Swift played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 408 to 384 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +956. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Swift played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 472 to 485 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +943.
Round 15		Swift played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 469 to 358 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +1054.
Round 16		Swift played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 509 to 369 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +1194.
Round 17		Swift played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 419 to 492 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1121. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Swift played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 405 to 434 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +1092. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Swift played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 424 to 427 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +1089.
Round 20		Swift played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 413 to 306 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +1196.
Round 21		Swift played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 502 to 353 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1345.
Round 22		Swift played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 457 to 459 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1343. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Swift played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 445 to 396 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +1392.
Round 24		Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 345 to 457 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +1280.
Round 25		Swift played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) again and lost 357 to 462 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +1175. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Swift played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 375 to 419 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +1131. Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Swift played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +1161.
Round 28		Swift played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) again and won 437 to 372 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1226.
Round 29		Swift played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 479 to 301 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1404.
Round 30		Swift played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) for the third time and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +1347.
Round 31		Swift played #24 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 480 to 340 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +1487.

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