WSC 2007: Gerald Carter [#19]

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WSC 2007: Gerald Carter [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Gerald Carter, 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, +75, and is ranked #38.

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 Gerald Carter]

Given name(s): Gerald
Surname(s): Carter
Home: Bangkok, Thailand
Awards: 1998 Asia-Pacific Scrabble Champion
Hobbies: American pool player, Tottenham Hotspur supporter
Occupation: Teacher
Notes: A/k/a Gerry Carter
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 76/134, 13-14 +101
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 23/108, 16-11 +263
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 53/126, 16-15 +85
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 53/98, 15-16 +186
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 30/132, 18-13 +210
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 79/172, 15-15 +409
WSC 1997 Rank: 37
WSC 2005 Rank: 42
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Thailand

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: 599 Average for: 420 Average against: 417
Round 1	Singapore	Carter played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 436 to 422 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2	United States	Carter played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 501 to 359 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +156.
Round 3	Barbados	Carter played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 535 to 301 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +390.
Round 4	England	Carter played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +401. Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Scotland	Carter played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 488 to 440 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +449. Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Australia	Carter played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 599 to 361 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +687. Carter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Malaysia	Carter played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 371 to 436 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +622. Carter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	New Zealand	Carter played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 352 to 508 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +466. Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Canada	Carter played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 501 to 430 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +537.
Round 10	World Champion	Carter played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 473 to 432 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +578. Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	Nigeria	Carter played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 293 to 525 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +346. Carter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	United Arab Emirates	Carter played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 340 to 405 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +281. Carter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Thailand	Carter played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 464 to 403 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +342.
Round 14	England	Carter played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 375 to 442 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +275.
Round 15	United States	Carter played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 367 to 502 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +140.
Round 16	Thailand	Carter played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 325 to 299 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +166.
Round 17	World Youth Champion	Carter played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 360 to 452 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +74.
Round 18	Romania	Carter played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 408 to 464 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +18.
Round 19	India	Carter played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 455 to 419 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +54.
Round 20	Kenya	Carter played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 541 to 319 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +276.
Round 21	United States	Carter played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 446 to 365 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +357.
Round 22	Kenya	Carter played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 372 to 467 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +262. Carter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	United States	Carter played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 318 to 398 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +182.
Round 24	Wales	Carter played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 368 to 475 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +75.

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