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Dave Leifer [#60] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Leifer currently has a record of 13.5-17.5, -694, and is ranked #69 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 | |
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| Given name(s): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Awards: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness Occupation: Corporate Tax Director NSC 1988 Division: 1 NSC 1988 Rank: 134/200, 12-15 +373 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 81/149, 13-14 -149 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 59/176, 15-12 +16 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 20/176, 17-10 +473 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 15/134, 17-10 +354 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 71/108, 12-15 -50 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 122/126, 11-20 -766 NSC 2000 Division: 2 NSC 2000 Rank: 11/105, 19.5-11.5 +629 NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 35/103, 17-14 +148 NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 45/139, 16-14 +551 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 40/108, 15-13 +113 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 24/102, 16-12 +351 |
![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](060r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 518 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Leifer played #36 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 402 to 379 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Leifer had not played Tangredi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +23. |
| Round 2 |
| Leifer played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 330 to 407 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Leifer had not played Appel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -54. |
| Round 3 |
| Leifer played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 330 to 489 (a spread of -159). Before this event, Leifer had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -213. |
| Round 4 |
| Leifer played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and tied at 372. Before this event, Leifer had not played Sykes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -213. |
| Round 5 |
| Leifer played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 518 to 317 (a spread of 201). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Leifer’s record vs. Rosen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -12. |
| Round 6 |
| Leifer played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 416 to 304 (a spread of 112). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Frentz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +100. |
| Round 7 |
| Leifer played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 355 to 308 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Bassett-Bouchard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +147. |
| Round 8 |
| Leifer played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 377 to 460 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Leifer had not played Kramer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +64. |
| Round 9 |
| Leifer played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 327 to 511 (a spread of -184). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Leifer’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -120. |
| Round 10 |
| Leifer played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 319 to 379 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Leifer had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -180. |
| Round 11 |
| Leifer played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Leifer had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -150. |
| Round 12 |
| Leifer played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 342 to 467 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Leifer had not played Weinstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -275. |
| Round 13 |
| Leifer played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 432 to 497 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Leifer had not played Reeves in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -340. |
| Round 14 |
| Leifer played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 388 to 335 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Leifer’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -287. |
| Round 15 |
| Leifer played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 321 to 429 (a spread of -108). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Leifer’s record vs. Stegman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -395. |
| Round 16 |
| Leifer played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 465 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Leifer had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -512. |
| Round 17 |
| Leifer played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 402 to 364 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Leifer had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -474. |
| Round 18 |
| Leifer played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 421 to 314 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Leifer had not played Baker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -367. |
| Round 19 |
| Leifer played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Leifer had not played Matthews in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -414. |
| Round 20 |
| Leifer played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 333 to 406 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Leifer’s record vs. Pellinen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -487. |
| Round 21 |
| Leifer played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 344 to 403 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Leifer had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -546. |
| Round 22 |
| Leifer played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 340 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Leifer had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -559. |
| Round 23 |
| Leifer played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 344 to 550 (a spread of -206). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Leifer’s record vs. Faria in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -765. |
| Round 24 |
| Leifer played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 381 to 404 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Leifer’s record vs. Tier in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -788. |
| Round 25 |
| Leifer played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 416 to 330 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Leifer had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -702. |
| Round 26 |
| Leifer played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 358 to 356 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Leifer’s record vs. Saul in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -700. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 27 |
| Leifer played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) again and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Leifer’s record vs. Saul in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -791. |
| Round 28 |
| Leifer played #91 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 394 to 362 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Leifer had not played Rand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -759. |
| Round 29 |
| Leifer played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 372 to 310 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Leifer’s record vs. Carol in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -697. |
| Round 30 |
| Leifer played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 418 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Leifer had not played Withers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -774. |
| Round 31 |
| Leifer played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 389 to 309 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Leifer had not played Phillips in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -694. |
![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
![[photo of Thacha Koowirat]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/koowirat_thacha.jpg)
![[photo of Christopher Sykes]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sykes_chris.jpeg)
![[photo of Ted Rosen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/rosen_ted.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad.jpg)
![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpeg)
![[photo of Joe Gaspard]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gaspard_joe.jpeg)
![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/reeves_jeff.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
![[photo of Stan Miranda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/miranda_stan_2.jpg)
![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Peter Schwartzman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schwartzman_peter_2.jpg)
![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Tier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Whiteoak]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/whiteoak_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Saul]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saul_steve_2.jpg)
![[photo of Larry Rand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/rand_larry.jpg)
![[photo of Jean Carol]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/carol_jean.jpg)
![[photo of Ben Withers]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/withers_ben_2.jpg)
![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)