WSC 2007: Mark Kenas [#53]

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WSC 2007: Mark Kenas [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Kenas, 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, -315, and is ranked #68.

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 Mark Kenas]

Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Kenas
Home: Madison, WI, United States
Hobbies: Fun(d) raising
Occupation: Devil's Advocate
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 21/149, 16-11 +1036
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 21/149, 16-11 +1036
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 69/176, 14-13 +592
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 51/132, 17-14 -331
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 28/172, 18-12 +485
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 42/87, 14-14 +221
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 45/76, 13-15 +489
WSC 2003 Rank: 66
WSC 2005 Rank: 51
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]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 597 Average for: 421 Average against: 434
Before the Tournament		Kenas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Netherlands	Kenas played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 418 to 363 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2	Sri Lanka	Kenas played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 400 to 407 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +48.
Round 3	Australia	Kenas played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and won 491 to 355 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +184.
Round 4	Kenya	Kenas played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 410 to 390 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +204.
Round 5	Pakistan	Kenas played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 460 to 458 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +206.
Round 6	New Zealand	Kenas played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 455 to 386 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +275.
Round 7	United States	Kenas played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 400 to 539 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +136.
Round 8	United States	Kenas played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 291 to 549 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, -122.
Round 9	South Africa	Kenas played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 440 to 509 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -191.
Round 10	United States	Kenas played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 409 to 449 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, -231.
Round 11	Thailand	Kenas played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 373 to 459 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, -317.
Round 12	Sri Lanka	Kenas played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 486 to 487 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -318.
Round 13	Oman	Kenas played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 503 to 409 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, -224.
Round 14	Canada	Kenas played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 326 to 461 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -359.
Round 15	Singapore	Kenas played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 327 to 534 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -566.
Round 16	United States	Kenas played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 452 to 428 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -542.
Round 17	South Africa	Kenas played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 336 to 443 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-10, -649. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Kenas played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 421 to 409 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-10, -637.
Round 19	New Zealand	Kenas played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 432 to 418 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, -623.
Round 20	England	Kenas played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 597 to 310 (a spread of 287). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, -336.
Round 21	England	Kenas played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 390 to 415 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, -361.
Round 22	India	Kenas played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 452 to 359 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, -268.
Round 23	United States	Kenas played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 414 to 433 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-12, -287.
Round 24	Canada	Kenas played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 424 to 452 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, -315.

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