NSC 2008: David Gibson [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about David Gibson, who is competing at the 2008 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 19.5-8.5, +1543, and is ranked #3 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

[photo of David Gibson]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Gibson
Home: Spartanburg, SC, United States
Awards: 1994 NSC; 2002-12 Orlando, FL; 2003-08 All-Stars Championship; 2004-12 Kissimmee, FL; 2005-03 Charlotte, NC
Hobbies: Music, Golf
Occupation: College Math Instructor
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 9/149, 18-9 +567
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 9/149, 18-9 +567
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 5/176, 19-8 +1186
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 1/134, 23-4 +1700
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 46/132, 17-14 +210
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 2/172, 23-10 +2133
WSC 1993 Rank: 3

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 431 Average against: 376
Round 1		Gibson played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 393 to 427 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Gibson played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 414 to 498 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -118.
Round 3		Gibson played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 389 to 402 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-3, -131.
Round 4		Gibson played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 356 to 446 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-4, -221.
Round 5		Gibson played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 324 to 478 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-5, -375. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Gibson played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 461 to 239 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-5, -153.
Round 7		Gibson played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-6, -178.
Round 8		Gibson played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 380 to 295 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-6, -93.
Round 9		Gibson played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 434 to 447 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -106.
Round 10		Gibson played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and tied at 335. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -106.
Round 11		Gibson played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 501 to 314 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3.5-7.5, +81.
Round 12		Gibson played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 501 to 316 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4.5-7.5, +266.
Round 13		Gibson played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 342 to 399 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4.5-8.5, +209.
Round 14		Gibson played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 484 to 451 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5.5-8.5, +242.
Round 15		Gibson played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 415 to 345 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +312.
Round 16		Gibson played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 407 to 315 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +404.
Round 17		Gibson played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 486 to 374 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +516.
Round 18		Gibson played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 456 to 341 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +631.
Round 19		Gibson played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +754.
Round 20		Gibson played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 484 to 441 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +797.
Round 21		Gibson played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 401 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +811.
Round 22		Gibson played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 527 to 402 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +936.
Round 23		Gibson played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 506 to 345 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +1097.
Round 24		Gibson played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 543 to 335 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +1305.
Round 25		Gibson played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 423 to 365 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +1363.
Round 26		Gibson played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 459 to 325 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +1497. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Gibson played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 404 to 385 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +1516. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Gibson played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +1543. Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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