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NSC 2011: Orry Swift [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Orry Swift, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +225, and is ranked #24 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 Orry Swift]

Given name(s): Orry
Surname(s): Swift
Home: Houston, TX, United States
Hobbies: Video Games, Basketball, Anime
Round by Round

High score: 525
Average for: 408
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of Gregg Speicher]

Swift played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 1-0, +32.

Round 2

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Swift played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 398 to 447 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 1-1, -17.

Round 3

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Swift played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 384 to 359 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 2-1, +8.

Round 4

[photo of Roland Filio]

Swift played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 499 to 319 (a spread of 180).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-1, +188.

Round 5

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Swift played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-1, +208.

Round 6

[photo of Chris Cree]

Swift played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 446 to 355 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-1, +299.

Round 7

[photo of Jim Kramer]

Swift played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 447 to 411 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-1, +335.

Round 8

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Swift played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 489 to 333 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-1, +491.

Round 9

[photo of Scott Appel]

Swift played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 525 to 445 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-1, +571.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Swift played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 451 to 460 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +562.

Round 11

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Swift played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 231 to 456 (a spread of -225).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-3, +337.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Trey Wright]

Swift played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 397 to 306 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-3, +428.

Round 13

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Swift played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 410 to 399 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-3, +439.

Round 14

[photo of Ross Brown]

Swift played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 452 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-4, +344.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Will Anderson]

Swift played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 452 to 399 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-4, +397.

Round 16

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Swift played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 442 to 316 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-4, +523.

Round 17

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Swift played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 426 to 350 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-4, +599.

Round 18

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 385 to 430 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-5, +554.

Round 19

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Swift played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 422 to 391 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 14-5, +585.

Round 20

[photo of Scott Appel]

Swift played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 510 to 464 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-5, +631.

Round 21

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Swift played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and lost 404 to 409 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 15-6, +626.

Round 22

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Swift played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 459 to 321 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-6, +764.

Round 23

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Swift played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-6, +816.

Round 24

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Swift played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 373 to 383 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 17-7, +806.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Jesse Day]

Swift played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 410 to 485 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 17-8, +731.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Swift played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and won 429 to 342 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-8, +818.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Swift played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-9, +722.

Round 28

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Swift played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) again and lost 299 to 482 (a spread of -183).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 18-10, +539.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 29

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Swift played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 381 to 452 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 18-11, +468.

Swift is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Swift is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 30

[photo of Trey Wright]

Swift played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) again and lost 307 to 401 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 18-12, +374.

Round 31

[photo of Joe Edley]

Swift played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 318 to 467 (a spread of -149).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 18-13, +225.


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