WSC 2007: Terry Kirk [#54]

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WSC 2007: Terry Kirk [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kirk, 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 12-12, +251, and is ranked #46.

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): Terry Surname(s): Kirk Home: London, England Awards: Runner-up twice in UK NSC; winner of several UK tournaments; ABSP Grandmaster and Chair Hobbies: Crosswords, Guinness Occupation: Data Manager WSC 2003 Rank: 46 WSC 2005 Rank: 20 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: 519 Average for: 413 Average against: 403
Before the Tournament		Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	United States	Kirk played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 464 to 364 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +100.
Round 2	Scotland	Kirk played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 453 to 309 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +244.
Round 3	Canada	Kirk played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 436 to 327 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +353. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Thailand	Kirk played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 377 to 388 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +342. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	England	Kirk played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 421 to 523 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +240.
Round 6	Canada	Kirk played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 519 to 380 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +379.
Round 7	United States	Kirk played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 502 to 531 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +350.
Round 8	Pakistan	Kirk played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 457 to 478 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +329.
Round 9	Kenya	Kirk played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 434 to 462 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, +301.
Round 10	England	Kirk played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 296 to 429 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-6, +168.
Round 11	India	Kirk played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and lost 403 to 413 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, +158.
Round 12	Philippines	Kirk played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 430 to 393 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, +195.
Round 13	Singapore	Kirk played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 326 to 463 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, +58.
Round 14	Bahrain	Kirk played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 355 to 397 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-9, +16.
Round 15	Zambia	Kirk played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 468 to 321 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-9, +163.
Round 16	United States	Kirk played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 487 to 282 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-9, +368.
Round 17	Sri Lanka	Kirk played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 382 to 344 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, +406.
Round 18	Kuwait	Kirk played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 482 to 294 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +594.
Round 19	Kenya	Kirk played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 354 to 425 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-10, +523.
Round 20	United States	Kirk played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 451 to 333 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, +641.
Round 21	United States	Kirk played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 295 to 501 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-11, +435.
Round 22	India	Kirk played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 403 to 348 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +490.
Round 23	England	Kirk played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 414 to 409 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, +495.
Round 24	Australia	Kirk played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 305 to 549 (a spread of -244). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, +251.

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