WSC 2007: David Boys [#15]

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WSC 2007: David Boys [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about David Boys, 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 14-10, +682, and is ranked #17.

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 David Boys]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Boys
Home: Dorval, QC, Canada
Awards: 1995 WSC; 2003 CNSC
Hobbies: Soccer, Hockey, Softball, Golf, Sitting on my butt
Occupation: Programmer Analyst
Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2002.
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 14/176, 17-10 +1156
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 7/134, 18-9 +1094
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 15/108, 15-11 +1106
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 31/126, 17-14 +981
WSC 1991 Rank: 3
WSC 1995 Rank: 1
WSC 1997 Rank: 11
WSC 1999 Rank: 3
WSC 2001 Rank: 39
WSC 2003 Rank: 16
WSC 2005 Rank: 7
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

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: 627 Average for: 440 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 1	Sri Lanka	Boys played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 458 to 403 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2	Thailand	Boys played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 455 to 350 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +160.
Round 3	United States	Boys played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 473 to 362 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +271. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Australia	Boys played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 304 to 517 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +58.
Round 5	India	Boys played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 411 to 487 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, -18. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	England	Boys played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 516 to 300 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +198.
Round 7	England	Boys played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 530 to 359 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +369.
Round 8	World Champion	Boys played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 394 to 444 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +319. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Pakistan	Boys played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 344 to 521 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +142.
Round 10	New Zealand	Boys played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 475 to 368 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +249.
Round 11	England	Boys played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 316 to 445 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +120.
Round 12	England	Boys played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 514 to 406 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +228.
Round 13	Thailand	Boys played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 627 to 359 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +496.
Round 14	Kenya	Boys played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 401 to 407 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +490.
Round 15	England	Boys played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 444 to 395 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +539.
Round 16	Australia	Boys played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 410 to 436 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +513.
Round 17	Scotland	Boys played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 455 to 409 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +559.
Round 18	Philippines	Boys played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 461 to 428 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +592.
Round 19	United States	Boys played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 468 to 504 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +556.
Round 20	Scotland	Boys played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 426 to 438 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +544.
Round 21	South Africa	Boys played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 364 to 401 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-10, +507.
Round 22	Nigeria	Boys played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 400 to 326 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +581.
Round 23	United States	Boys played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 443 to 373 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +651.
Round 24	Romania	Boys played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 470 to 439 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +682.

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