David Eldar (born c. 1990) is an Australian

Scrabble ''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left ...

player and poker player who specializes in

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. He is the World Scrabble Champion of 2017, sweeping Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3-0 in the final.

Education

Eldar attended the King David School in Armadale, an eastern suburb of

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Scrabble

His Scrabble achievements include: ;Youth * World Youth Scrabble Champion 2006 *Australian National Champion (2007, 2013) *Victorian State Champion 2003 *Runner-up Australian Masters (2005, 2006, 2007) *11th Place

World Scrabble Championship 2005 The World Scrabble Championship 2005 was held in thMarriott Regent's Park Hotel London, England between 16 November and 20 November. The winner was Adam Logan of Canada. As in previous years, the tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament ...

*11th Place

World Scrabble Championship 2007 The World Scrabble Championship 2007 was held in thTaj President Hotel Mumbai, India between 9 November and 12 November. The winner was Nigel Richards of New Zealand. The tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament, whose top two players ...

*2008 Causeway Challenge Champion ;Open * North American Scrabble Championship 2016 Collins Division Winner (USD 2,500) *

World Scrabble Championship 2017 The MSI World Scrabble Championship 2017 was a Scrabble tournament organised by Mattel and Mindsports International (MSI) to determine the world champion in English Scrabble. It was held from 22 to 27 August in Nottinghamshire, England. The eve ...

Winner (GBP 7,500)

Poker

Eldar plays under the alias Deldar182 on

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and has earned over $1,800,000, as of April 2018. 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.

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World Youth Scrabble championships
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