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NSC 2012: David Gibson [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about David Gibson, who is competing at the 2012 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 22-9, +1563, and is ranked #2 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
Round by Round

High score: 545
Average for: 437
Average against: 386

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

[photo of Betty Cornelison]

Gibson played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 403 to 346 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-0, +57.

Round 2

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Gibson played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 515 to 334 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 2-0, +238.

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

Round 3

[photo of Michael Thelen]

Gibson played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 381 to 404 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 2-1, +215.

Round 4

[photo of Jason Keller]

Gibson played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 476 to 370 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-1, +321.

Round 5

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Gibson played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 416 to 339 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +398.

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

Round 6

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Gibson played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 390 to 498 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-2, +290.

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

Round 7

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Gibson played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 433 to 369 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +354.

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

Round 8

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Gibson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 496 to 386 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 6-2, +464.

Round 9

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Gibson played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 470 to 403 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 7-2, +531.

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

Round 10

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Gibson played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 416 to 315 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +632.

Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Gibson played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 380 to 389 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 8-3, +623.

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

Round 12

[photo of Orry Swift]

Gibson played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 404 to 414 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 8-4, +613.

Round 13

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Gibson played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 405 to 455 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 8-5, +563.

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

Round 14

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Gibson played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 500 to 324 (a spread of 176).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-5, +739.

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

Round 15

[photo of Will Anderson]

Gibson played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 468 to 401 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-5, +806.

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

Round 16

[photo of Jesse Day]

Gibson played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 453 to 421 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-5, +838.

Round 17

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Gibson played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and won 424 to 380 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-5, +882.

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

Round 18

[photo of Ross Brown]

Gibson played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 454 to 312 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-5, +1024.

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

Round 19

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Gibson played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 388 to 363 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-5, +1049.

Round 20

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Gibson played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 464 to 437 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-5, +1076.

Round 21

[photo of Michael Early]

Gibson played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 403 to 316 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-5, +1163.

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

Round 22

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Gibson played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) again and won 518 to 400 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-5, +1281.

Round 23

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Gibson played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 440 to 371 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 18-5, +1350.

Round 24

[photo of Jason Keller]

Gibson played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 489 to 320 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 19-5, +1519.

Round 25

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Gibson played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 407 to 409 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 19-6, +1517.

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

Round 26

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Gibson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 353 to 438 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 19-7, +1432.

Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Jesse Day]

Gibson played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 445 to 467 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-8, +1410.

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

Round 28

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Gibson played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and won 436 to 358 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 20-8, +1488.

Gibson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 29

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Gibson played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) for the third time and won 545 to 397 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-8, +1636.

Round 30

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Gibson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and won 466 to 362 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 22-8, +1740.

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

Round 31

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Gibson played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the fourth time and lost 298 to 475 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-9, +1563.

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


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