WSC 2007: Adam Logan [#62]

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WSC 2007: Adam Logan [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Logan, 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, +140, and is ranked #25.

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 Adam Logan]

Given name(s): Adam
Surname(s): Logan
Home: Waterloo, ON, Canada
Awards: 2005 WSC; 1993, 1998 Waltham Premier; 1996 NSC; 1996, 2005 CNSC; 2004 British Elimination ST; 2005 Durham (11-0); etc.
Hobbies: Classical music, reading
Occupation: Mathematician
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 26/149, 16-11 +561
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 26/149, 16-11 +561
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 16/176, 17-10 +965
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 13/134, 17-10 +708
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 1/108, 24-3 +1613
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 21/126, 18-13 +690
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 4/98, 21-10 +1116
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 37/132, 17-14 +642
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 8/172, 20-10 +1066
WSC 1993 Rank: 11
WSC 1995 Rank: 8
WSC 1997 Rank: 9
WSC 1999 Rank: 4
WSC 2001 Rank: 10
WSC 2005 Rank: 1
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: World Champion

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: 611 Average for: 428 Average against: 422
Before the Tournament		Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 1	United States	Logan played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 469 to 434 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +35. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	Kenya	Logan played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 453 to 390 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +98.
Round 3	England	Logan played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 345 to 374 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +69.
Round 4	Sri Lanka	Logan played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 399 to 388 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +80.
Round 5	New Zealand	Logan played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 407 to 430 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +57.
Round 6	Indonesia	Logan played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 476 to 464 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +69.
Round 7	Thailand	Logan played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 494 to 377 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +186.
Round 8	Canada	Logan played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 444 to 394 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +236. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	United States	Logan played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 433 to 417 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +252.
Round 10	Thailand	Logan played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 432 to 473 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +211. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	Scotland	Logan played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 454 to 368 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +297.
Round 12	United States	Logan played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 379 to 507 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +169. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Logan played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 393 to 486 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +76. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	South Africa	Logan played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 447 to 373 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +150.
Round 15	United States	Logan played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 611 to 381 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +380. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	England	Logan played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 396 to 387 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +389. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Canada	Logan played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 381 to 472 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +298.
Round 18	Malaysia	Logan played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 403 to 426 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +275.
Round 19	United Arab Emirates	Logan played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 465 to 386 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +354. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20	Philippines	Logan played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 357 to 475 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +236. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Australia	Logan played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 417 to 410 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +243.
Round 22	New Zealand	Logan played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 399 to 423 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +219. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits).
Round 23	Wales	Logan played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 512 to 377 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +354.
Round 24	Nigeria	Logan played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 307 to 521 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +140.
Final Round 1		Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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