WSC 2007: Tim Adamson [#1]

Back to WSC 2007 Players

WSC 2007: Tim Adamson [#1]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Tim Adamson, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 16-8, -363, and is ranked #8.

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 Tim Adamson]

Given name(s): Tim
Surname(s): Adamson
Home: Saint Paul, MN, United States
Awards: 2002-12 Orange, CT; 2002-12 Elmhurst, IL; 2003-03, 2004-11 Twin Cities, MN; 2003-07 Albany, NY
Hobbies: Bridge, travel in South America
Occupation: Masonry contractor
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 25/108, 16-11 -139
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 44/126, 17-14 -224
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 52/172, 16.5-13.5 +489
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 21/87, 16-12 +292
WSC 2003 Rank: 10
WSC 2005 Rank: 25
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 423 Average against: 438
Before the Tournament		Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Uganda	Adamson played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 513 to 312 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +201.
Round 2	Canada	Adamson played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 326 to 593 (a spread of -267). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -66.
Round 3	United States	Adamson played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 466 to 403 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -3.
Round 4	New Zealand	Adamson played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 426 to 334 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +89.
Round 5	England	Adamson played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 483 to 337 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +235.
Round 6	Scotland	Adamson played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 373 to 495 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +113. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Nigeria	Adamson played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 363 to 322 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +154.
Round 8	Nigeria	Adamson played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 460 to 428 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +186.
Round 9	Malaysia	Adamson played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 343 to 532 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, -3.
Round 10	United States	Adamson played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +15.
Round 11	Australia	Adamson played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 447 to 498 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, -36.
Round 12	Kenya	Adamson played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 453 to 434 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, -17.
Round 13	Thailand	Adamson played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 427 to 487 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, -77.
Round 14	World Youth Champion	Adamson played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 422 to 385 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, -40.
Round 15	Thailand	Adamson played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 502 to 367 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +95.
Round 16	United States	Adamson played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 475 to 451 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +119. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	Adamson played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 441 to 407 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +153.
Round 18	Nigeria	Adamson played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 448 to 421 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +180. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	England	Adamson played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 425 to 405 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +200. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20	Singapore	Adamson played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 385 to 589 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, -4. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	New Zealand	Adamson played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 414 to 546 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, -136. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United Arab Emirates	Adamson played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 297 to 592 (a spread of -295). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, -431. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	England	Adamson played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 415 to 394 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, -410.
Round 24	Thailand	Adamson played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 418 to 371 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, -363.
After the Finals		Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark of J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England except in Canada and the United States, where it is a registered trademark of HASBRO. Used under license from Mattel Europa BV.

For more information about the event, please contact Philip Nelkon at philip.nelkon@mattel.com. For technical assistance with this web site, please contact John Chew, webmaster of the (North American) National SCRABBLE® Association, at jjchew@math.utoronto.ca.