WSC 2007: Lynne Butler [#17]

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WSC 2007: Lynne Butler [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Lynne Butler, 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 10-14, -322, and is ranked #83.

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 Lynne Butler]

Given name(s): Lynne
Surname(s): Butler
Home: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Awards: 1985 Australian NSC; 2007 (2nd) NZ NSC
Hobbies: reading, walking, sudoku, kakuro, hanjie*
Occupation: Coordinator Administration Services
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 167/302, 11-11 -204
WSC 1991 Rank: 34
WSC 1993 Rank: 50
WSC 1997 Rank: 56
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

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: 503 Average for: 411 Average against: 424
Before the Tournament		Butler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Tanzania	Butler played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 392 to 338 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2	Canada	Butler played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 372 to 472 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -46.
Round 3	Australia	Butler played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 480 to 461 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, -27.
Round 4	Australia	Butler played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 454 to 305 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +122.
Round 5	World Champion	Butler played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +145.
Round 6	United States	Butler played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 386 to 455 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +76.
Round 7	United States	Butler played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 341 to 403 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +14.
Round 8	World Youth Champion	Butler played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 375 to 518 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -129.
Round 9	United States	Butler played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 453 to 365 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, -41.
Round 10	Canada	Butler played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 368 to 475 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, -148.
Round 11	India	Butler played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 435 to 397 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, -110.
Round 12	Canada	Butler played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 404 to 458 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -164.
Round 13	Nigeria	Butler played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 493 to 328 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +1. Butler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Butler played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 328 to 363 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, -34.
Round 15	United States	Butler played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 465 to 403 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +28. Butler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	United States	Butler played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 429 to 439 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +18.
Round 17	Canada	Butler played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 372 to 459 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -69.
Round 18	New Zealand	Butler played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 438 to 382 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, -13.
Round 19	England	Butler played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 394 to 419 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -38.
Round 20	Bahrain	Butler played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 503 to 378 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +87.
Round 21	Singapore	Butler played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 383 to 473 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -3.
Round 22	Thailand	Butler played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 361 to 467 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-12, -109.
Round 23	Australia	Butler played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 420 to 461 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-13, -150.
Round 24	England	Butler played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 381 to 553 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-14, -322.
Final Round 1		Butler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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