WSC 2007: Paul Allan [#4]

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WSC 2007: Paul Allan [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Allan, 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 13-11, -363, and is ranked #42.

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
	Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Allan Home: Glasgow, United Kingdom Hobbies: sleeping Occupation: Student WSC 2003 Rank: 9 WSC 2005 Rank: 12 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Scotland

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.

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Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 418 Average against: 433
Round 1	India	Allan played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +23.
Round 2	United States	Allan played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 470 to 420 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +73.
Round 3	Thailand	Allan played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 446 to 308 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +211. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	England	Allan played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 480 to 378 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +313.
Round 5	Thailand	Allan played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 440 to 488 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +265. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	United States	Allan played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 495 to 373 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +387. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Australia	Allan played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 437 to 424 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +400.
Round 8	Malaysia	Allan played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 408 to 266 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +542. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	New Zealand	Allan played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 370 to 472 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +440. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	United States	Allan played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 453 to 496 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +397. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	World Champion	Allan played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 368 to 454 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +311.
Round 12	United States	Allan played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 427 to 588 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +150.
Round 13	Romania	Allan played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 451 to 385 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +216.
Round 14	Kenya	Allan played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 438 to 313 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +341.
Round 15	United States	Allan played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 420 to 466 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +295.
Round 16	Malta	Allan played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 399 to 357 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +337.
Round 17	Canada	Allan played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 409 to 455 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +291.
Round 18	United States	Allan played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 369 to 598 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +62.
Round 19	Wales	Allan played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 281 to 455 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, -112.
Round 20	India	Allan played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 452 to 432 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, -92.
Round 21	Canada	Allan played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 466 to 435 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, -61.
Round 22	South Africa	Allan played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 302 to 494 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, -253.
Round 23	Oman	Allan played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 514 to 500 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, -239.
Round 24	Philippines	Allan played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 312 to 436 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-11, -363.

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