WSC 2007: Jim Kramer [#55]

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WSC 2007: Jim Kramer [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, 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 14-10, +198, and is ranked #24.

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 Jim Kramer]

Given name(s): Jim
Surname(s): Kramer
Home: Roseville, MN, United States
Awards: 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion
Occupation: Proofreader
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 103/302, 12-10 +288
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 152, 11-10 +227
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 104/149, 12-14 +101
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 104/149, 12-14 +101
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 48/176, 15-12 +648
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 52/176, 15-12 +327
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 20/134, 16-11 +710
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 21/108, 16-11 +459
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 4/126, 20-11 +1381
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 8/98, 20-11 +1020
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 11/132, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 50/172, 17-13 -344
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 9/87, 17-11 +1495
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 1/76, 21- 7 +1351
WSC 1997 Rank: 81
WSC 2001 Rank: 3
WSC 2003 Rank: 5
WSC 2005 Rank: 61
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: 521 Average for: 414 Average against: 406
Before the Tournament		Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Canada	Kramer played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 473 to 370 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2	Barbados	Kramer played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 433 to 436 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +100.
Round 3	United States	Kramer played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 455 to 395 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +160. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Kuwait	Kramer played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 511 to 287 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +384.
Round 5	Canada	Kramer played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 521 to 333 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +572.
Round 6	India	Kramer played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 473 to 436 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +609. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Thailand	Kramer played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 397 to 414 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +592.
Round 8	United States	Kramer played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 425 to 351 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +666.
Round 9	Nigeria	Kramer played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 342 to 483 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +525. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	Kenya	Kramer played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +536.
Round 11	Malaysia	Kramer played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 380 to 364 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +552.
Round 12	Australia	Kramer played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 353 to 418 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +487. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Kramer played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 332 to 476 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +343.
Round 14	Malta	Kramer played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 447 to 368 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +422.
Round 15	World Champion	Kramer played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 381 to 611 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +192.
Round 16	Romania	Kramer played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 465 to 381 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +276.
Round 17	United Arab Emirates	Kramer played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 308 to 457 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +127.
Round 18	Thailand	Kramer played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 438 to 354 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +211.
Round 19	Kenya	Kramer played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 385 to 394 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +202.
Round 20	Wales	Kramer played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +263.
Round 21	Thailand	Kramer played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 365 to 446 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +182.
Round 22	United States	Kramer played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 393 to 454 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +121. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Thailand	Kramer played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 434 to 370 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +185.
Round 24	United States	Kramer played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 405 to 392 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +198.

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