NSC 2010: Kurt Davies [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Kurt Davies, 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 17-14, +413, and is ranked #24 in Division 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): Kurt Surname(s): Davies Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States Awards: I'm the coolest person you'll ever meet. Just ask my mom. Hobbies: Travel, Linguistics, World Conquest Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 394 Average against: 381
Round 1		Davies played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 286 to 445 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -159.
Round 2		Davies played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 426 to 330 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -63.
Round 3		Davies played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 471 to 313 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +95.
Round 4		Davies played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 515 to 345 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +265. Davies is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Davies played #60 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 428 to 353 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +340.
Round 6		Davies played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 538 to 297 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +581.
Round 7		Davies played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 461 to 333 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +709.
Round 8		Davies played #22 David Bibb (Del City, OK) and won 403 to 396 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +716. Davies is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Davies played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 421 to 433 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +704.
Round 10		Davies played #15 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 422 to 416 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +710.
Round 11		Davies played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +784.
Round 12		Davies played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 352 to 429 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +707.
Round 13		Davies played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 360 to 490 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +577.
Round 14		Davies played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 355 to 289 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +643.
Round 15		Davies played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 455 to 404 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +694.
Round 16		Davies played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 450 to 331 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +813.
Round 17		Davies played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 468 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +716.
Round 18		Davies played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 365 to 366 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +715.
Round 19		Davies played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 335 to 382 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +668.
Round 20		Davies played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and lost 268 to 545 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +391.
Round 21		Davies played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 432 to 364 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +459.
Round 22		Davies played #16 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 390 to 357 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +492.
Round 23		Davies played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 414 to 444 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +462.
Round 24		Davies played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 381 to 397 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +446.
Round 25		Davies played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 380 to 356 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +470.
Round 26		Davies played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 369 to 437 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +402.
Round 27		Davies played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 310 to 391 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, +321.
Round 28		Davies played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and lost 313 to 344 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +290.
Round 29		Davies played #55 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 328 to 393 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, +225.
Round 30		Davies played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 374 to 307 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, +292.
Round 31		Davies played #55 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) again and won 461 to 340 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-14, +413.

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