WSC 2007: Edward Martin [#65]

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WSC 2007: Edward Martin [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Martin, 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, -91, and is ranked #54.

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): Edward Surname(s): Martin Home: London, United Kingdom Awards: 2005 Exeter; 2007 Durham Hobbies: Playing cricket, walking, eating Occupation: I.T. Consultant WSC 2005 Rank: 24 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: 504 Average for: 424 Average against: 427
Before the Tournament		Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Australia	Martin played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 456 to 453 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2	Pakistan	Martin played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 371 to 499 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -125.
Round 3	South Africa	Martin played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 443 to 403 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, -85.
Round 4	Canada	Martin played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 323 to 509 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -271.
Round 5	Canada	Martin played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 376 to 426 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -321.
Round 6	Australia	Martin played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 369 to 338 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -290.
Round 7	Canada	Martin played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 504 to 372 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -158. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	New Zealand	Martin played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 407 to 439 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -190.
Round 9	United States	Martin played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 435 to 461 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, -216.
Round 10	Wales	Martin played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 464 to 328 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -80.
Round 11	New Zealand	Martin played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 459 to 485 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -106.
Round 12	Kenya	Martin played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 472 to 449 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -83.
Round 13	New Zealand	Martin played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 425 to 393 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, -51.
Round 14	Oman	Martin played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 491 to 417 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +23.
Round 15	Canada	Martin played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 395 to 444 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, -26.
Round 16	Nigeria	Martin played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 440 to 471 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, -57.
Round 17	United States	Martin played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 467 to 359 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +51. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	India	Martin played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 367 to 488 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, -70.
Round 19	England	Martin played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 444 to 415 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, -41.
Round 20	United States	Martin played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 355 to 422 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-10, -108.
Round 21	United States	Martin played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 415 to 390 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, -83.
Round 22	United States	Martin played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, +42.
Round 23	Romania	Martin played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 337 to 464 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, -85.
Round 24	Singapore	Martin played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 483 to 489 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -91.

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