David Eldar
David Eldar | |
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Born | (1989-09-26) September 26, 1989 (age 34) |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Scrabble World Champion (2017; 2023) |
Nickname(s) | Deldar182 |
Residence | Australia |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
Information accurate as of 7 September 2023. | |
David Eldar (born 26 September 1989) is an Australian Scrabble player and pro-amateur poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.[1][2] He is the World Scrabble Champion of 2017, sweeping Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3–0 in the final, and 2023, again beating Lamabadusuriya by a score of 4–3.
He is the second player to win multiple World Scrabble Championships, along with Nigel Richards, who has six wins.[3]
Education
Eldar attended the King David School in Armadale, an eastern suburb of Melbourne.[4]
Scrabble
His Scrabble achievements include:[5]
- Youth/Regional
- World Youth Scrabble Champion 2006
- Australian National Champion (2007, 2013, 2024)
- Victorian State Champion 2003
- Runner-up Australian Masters (2005, 2006, 2007)
- 11th Place World Scrabble Championship 2005
- 11th Place World Scrabble Championship 2007
- 2008 Causeway Challenge Champion
- Open
- North American Scrabble Championship 2016 Collins Division Winner (US$2,500)
- World Scrabble Championship 2017 Winner (£7,000)[6]
- World Scrabble Championship 2023 Winner (US$10,000)[7]
Poker
Eldar plays under the alias Deldar182 on PokerStars and has earned over $1,800,000, as of April 2018.[8]
Eldar finished 5th in the 2009 European High Roller Championship No Limit Hold'em event winnings $181,450. As of 2018, his total live tournaments cashes exceeds $200,000.[9]
References
- ^ Op de Woerd, Frank (12 October 2017). "Railbird Report: High Stakes' David Eldar Becomes Scrabble World Champ". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Oh my word: Aussie-born David Eldar is world Scrabble champion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Fatsis, Stefan (9 August 2023). "This Year's World Scrabble Champion Blew Everyone Away With a Three-Letter Word". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Harpaz, Beth (11 August 2023). "The Jewish world champion of Scrabble shares his secrets on how to win the game". The Forward. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Chew, John J. "WSC 2007: David Eldar". live.wscgames.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Obscure word propels Londoner to victory in world Scrabble championships". The Telegraph. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Kinsella, Elise; Yu, Andi (29 July 2023). "Melbourne man wins $10k in world Scrabble championship showdown". ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Poker Player Deldar182". HighstakesDB. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "David Eldar's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
External links
- Profile
- David Eldar Scrabble tournament results at cross-tables.com
- No SQUIT when it comes to Scrabble
- World Youth Scrabble championships
- Hendon Mob profile
- v
- t
- e
- 1991: Peter Morris
- 1993: Mark Nyman
- 1995: David Boys
- 1997: Joel Sherman
- 1999: Joel Wapnick
- 2001: Brian Cappelletto
- 2003: Panupol Sujjayakorn
- 2005: Adam Logan
- 2007: Nigel Richards
- 2009: Pakorn Nemitrmansuk
- 2011: Nigel Richards
- 2013: Nigel Richards
- 2014: Craig Beevers
- 2015: Wellington Jighere
- 2016: Brett Smitheram
- 2017: David Eldar
- 2018: Nigel Richards
- 2019: Nigel Richards