David Eldar [#29] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about David Eldar, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Eldar currently has a record of 15-9, +672, and is ranked #11.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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 Age: 16 Awards: Victorian Championship 04, several other tournaments Hobbies: Tennis, Table tennis, Music Occupation: School Student WSC 2005 Team: Australia

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 492 Average for: 430 Average against: 402
Registration		Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		World Champion	Eldar played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 423 to 428 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -5. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Eldar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		United States	Eldar played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 475 to 363 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +107.
Round 3		Kuwait	Eldar played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 325 to 436 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -4.
Round 4		Singapore	Eldar played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 454 to 563 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -113.
Round 5	Larger photo available	Zambia	Eldar played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 432 to 479 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -160.
Round 6		Scotland	Eldar played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 442 to 352 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -70.
Round 7		Cameroon	Eldar played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 411 to 347 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, -6.
Round 8	Larger photo available	Ghana	Eldar played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 418 to 532 (a spread of -114) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -120.
Round 9		Kenya	Eldar played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 492 to 302 (a spread of 190) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-5, +70.
Round 10		England	Eldar played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 441 to 433 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, +78.
Round 11		Canada	Eldar played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 360 to 453 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -15.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Poland	Eldar played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 460 to 329 (a spread of 131) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +116.
Round 13		England	Eldar played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 468 to 424 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +160. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		England	Eldar played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 411 to 351 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +220.
Round 15		Philippines	Eldar played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 454 to 332 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +342.
Round 16		Canada	Eldar played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 373 to 397 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +318.
Round 17		United States	Eldar played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 401 to 391 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +328. Eldar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Ghana	Eldar played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 419 to 430 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +317.
Round 19		South Africa	Eldar played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 425 to 381 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +361.
Round 20		England	Eldar played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 431 to 354 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +438.
Round 21		United States	Eldar played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 483 to 407 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +514.
Round 22		Scotland	Eldar played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 448 to 353 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +609.
Round 23		United States	Eldar played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 401 to 448 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +562.
Round 24		United States	Eldar played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 482 to 372 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +672.

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