WSC 2007: Wayne Kelly [#52]

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WSC 2007: Wayne Kelly [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Wayne Kelly, 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, -66, and is ranked #65.

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
	Given name(s): Wayne Surname(s): Kelly Home: Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom Awards: British Expert, Winner of Durham (2006) Essex league event (2004, 2005, 2006 - with 12/12 record) Hobbies: Pop music, lyric writing, cooking, gym, organising fantasy football competitions Occupation: Accountancy Assistant 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

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: 582 Average for: 432 Average against: 435
Before the Tournament		Kelly is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Australia	Kelly played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2	Canada	Kelly played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 477 to 474 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-0, +6.
Round 3	India	Kelly played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 582 to 368 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +220.
Round 4	Scotland	Kelly played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 378 to 480 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +118.
Round 5	England	Kelly played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 523 to 421 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +220.
Round 6	Thailand	Kelly played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 353 to 490 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +83. Kelly is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	United States	Kelly played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 337 to 610 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -190.
Round 8	New Zealand	Kelly played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 445 to 463 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -208.
Round 9	Nigeria	Kelly played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 427 to 363 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, -144. Kelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Thailand	Kelly played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 493 to 395 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, -46.
Round 11	Romania	Kelly played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 367 to 482 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, -161.
Round 12	Canada	Kelly played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 406 to 514 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, -269.
Round 13	United States	Kelly played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 326 to 398 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -341.
Round 14	Australia	Kelly played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 391 to 500 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, -450.
Round 15	Kuwait	Kelly played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 497 to 288 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, -241.
Round 16	Wales	Kelly played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 397 to 440 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-9, -284.
Round 17	Oman	Kelly played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-10, -295.
Round 18	Bahrain	Kelly played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 404 to 491 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-11, -382.
Round 19	Japan	Kelly played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and won 420 to 411 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-11, -373.
Round 20	England	Kelly played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 441 to 475 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-12, -407.
Round 21	Zambia	Kelly played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 528 to 295 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-12, -174.
Round 22	United States	Kelly played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 475 to 549 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-13, -248.
Round 23	Sri Lanka	Kelly played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 370 to 360 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-13, -238.
Round 24	New Zealand	Kelly played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 553 to 381 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, -66.

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