WSC 2007: Marty Gabriel [#37]

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WSC 2007: Marty Gabriel [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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 11-13, +211, and is ranked #64.

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 Marty Gabriel]

Given name(s): Marty
Surname(s): Gabriel
Home: Charleston, IL, United States
Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times); National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times); two 700+ games at club; 128 consecutive free throws made
Hobbies: golf, basketball, softball, tennis, pool, ping pong, birds
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 99/126, 13-18 -283
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 36/98, 17-14 -9
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 65/132, 16-15 -442
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 95/172, 14.5-15.5 +285
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 46/87, 14-14 -272
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 33/76, 14.5-13.5 -416
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: 437 Average against: 428
Before the Tournament		Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Oman	Gabriel played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 579 to 298 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +281.
Round 2	World Youth Champion	Gabriel played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 455 to 373 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +363. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Nigeria	Gabriel played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 498 to 352 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +509. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Malaysia	Gabriel played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 409 to 480 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +438. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Gabriel played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 476 to 480 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +434. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	England	Gabriel played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 549 to 336 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +647.
Round 7	United States	Gabriel played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 539 to 400 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +786.
Round 8	United States	Gabriel played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 351 to 425 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +712.
Round 9	England	Gabriel played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 343 to 446 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +609.
Round 10	Kenya	Gabriel played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 500 to 339 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +770.
Round 11	Nigeria	Gabriel played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 467 to 373 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +864.
Round 12	United States	Gabriel played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 380 to 467 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +777. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	England	Gabriel played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 329 to 536 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +570.
Round 14	Canada	Gabriel played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 513 to 394 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +689.
Round 15	South Africa	Gabriel played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 318 to 618 (a spread of -300). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, +389.
Round 16	New Zealand	Gabriel played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 439 to 429 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +399.
Round 17	Scotland	Gabriel played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 483 to 402 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +480.
Round 18	Scotland	Gabriel played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 598 to 369 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +709.
Round 19	New Zealand	Gabriel played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 446 to 541 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +614. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	United Arab Emirates	Gabriel played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 296 to 500 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +410.
Round 21	Romania	Gabriel played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 406 to 411 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, +405.
Round 22	England	Gabriel played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 345 to 470 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, +280.
Round 23	Thailand	Gabriel played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 350 to 391 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, +239.
Round 24	England	Gabriel played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 422 to 450 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-13, +211.
After the Finals		Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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