WSC 2007: Michael Baker [#10]

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WSC 2007: Michael Baker [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 12-12, +167, and is ranked #49.

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 Michael Baker]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Baker
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Hobbies: Poker, Pool.
Occupation: Engineering Technician
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 1/90, 20-7 +920
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 5/106, 18-9 +747
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 88/126, 14-17 -258
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 61/98, 15-16 -653
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 87/132, 14-17 +625
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 74/172, 15.5-14.5 +347
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 60/87, 13-15 -315
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 68/76, 11-17 -511
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]
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Round by Round
High score: 598 Average for: 409 Average against: 402
Before the Tournament		Baker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Nigeria	Baker played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 311 to 502 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -191.
Round 2	Malta	Baker played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 360 to 410 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -241.
Round 3	Canada	Baker played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 290 to 489 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-3, -440.
Round 4	Oman	Baker played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 362 to 500 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-4, -578.
Round 5	Poland	Baker played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 464 to 392 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-4, -506.
Round 6	Qatar	Baker played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 478 to 337 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, -365.
Round 7	Australia	Baker played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 435 to 381 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -311.
Round 8	Pakistan	Baker played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 385 to 397 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-5, -323.
Round 9	Zambia	Baker played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 433 to 333 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -223.
Round 10	Sri Lanka	Baker played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 337 to 415 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -301.
Round 11	Nigeria	Baker played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 335 to 428 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -394.
Round 12	Sri Lanka	Baker played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 447 to 291 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, -238.
Round 13	United States	Baker played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 423 to 510 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-8, -325.
Round 14	Japan	Baker played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 467 to 311 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-8, -169.
Round 15	Bahrain	Baker played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 598 to 404 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-8, +25. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Baker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Thailand	Baker played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 430 to 372 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-8, +83.
Round 17	United States	Baker played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 378 to 435 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +26.
Round 18	Philippines	Baker played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, -44.
Round 19	Kenya	Baker played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 499 to 410 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-10, +45.
Round 20	England	Baker played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 333 to 451 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -73.
Round 21	Wales	Baker played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 431 to 314 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, +44.
Round 22	United States	Baker played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, +36.
Round 23	India	Baker played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 474 to 398 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, +112.
Round 24	Japan	Baker played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and won 425 to 370 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, +167.
Final Round 3		Baker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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