WSC 2007: Nathan Benedict [#11]

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WSC 2007: Nathan Benedict [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Nathan Benedict, 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, +333, and is ranked #32.

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 Nathan Benedict]

Given name(s): Nathan
Surname(s): Benedict
Home: Tucson, AZ, United States
Awards: 11th at 2004 Nationals; 2003, 2004 Albuquerque NM; 2004-05 Los Gatos, CA; 2004-12 Tucson, NM; 2nd place Grand Canyon 2003; 2003, 1999 Reno Early Bird
Hobbies: Poker, crosswords, armchair economics
Occupation: Professional gambler
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 11/172, 19.5-10.5 +990
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 71/87, 12-16 -526
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: 531 Average for: 425 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Benedict is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Wales	Benedict played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 480 to 378 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2	Scotland	Benedict played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 420 to 470 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +52.
Round 3	United States	Benedict played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 403 to 466 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -11.
Round 4	Australia	Benedict played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and won 423 to 382 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +30. Benedict is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Barbados	Benedict played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 431 to 343 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +118.
Round 6	Malaysia	Benedict played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 474 to 446 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +146.
Round 7	England	Benedict played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 531 to 502 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +175.
Round 8	United Arab Emirates	Benedict played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 398 to 417 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +156.
Round 9	England	Benedict played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 400 to 458 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +98.
Round 10	Singapore	Benedict played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 451 to 231 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +318.
Round 11	Malta	Benedict played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 398 to 412 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +304.
Round 12	England	Benedict played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 419 to 436 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-6, +287.
Round 13	Nigeria	Benedict played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 489 to 389 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +387.
Round 14	New Zealand	Benedict played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 363 to 328 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +422.
Round 15	Romania	Benedict played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 423 to 432 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +413.
Round 16	Nigeria	Benedict played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 375 to 514 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-8, +274.
Round 17	England	Benedict played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 359 to 467 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, +166.
Round 18	Pakistan	Benedict played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-10, +104.
Round 19	Australia	Benedict played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 477 to 318 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, +263.
Round 20	Canada	Benedict played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 423 to 496 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, +190.
Round 21	Philippines	Benedict played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and won 412 to 390 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, +212.
Round 22	United States	Benedict played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 373 to 365 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, +220.
Round 23	United States	Benedict played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 433 to 414 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +239.
Round 24	United States	Benedict played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 471 to 377 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +333.

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