WSC 2007: Christopher May [#68]

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WSC 2007: Christopher May [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Christopher May, 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, -214, and is ranked #57.

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): Christopher Surname(s): May Home: Sydney, NSW, Australia Awards: 3rd Australian Championships 2007, 3rd Causeway Challenge 2006, Victorian Champion 2006, Trans-Tasman Champion 2004 Hobbies: Singing, listening to music, composing, reading, drinking, other games, sleep Occupation: Student 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Australia

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: 541 Average for: 422 Average against: 431
Before the Tournament		May is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Romania	May played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 447 to 439 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2	Australia	May played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 383 to 478 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -87.
Round 3	United States	May played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 355 to 491 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -223.
Round 4	United States	May played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 382 to 423 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -264. May is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Canada	May played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 389 to 401 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-4, -276.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	May played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 531 to 348 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -93.
Round 7	England	May played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 378 to 552 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -267.
Round 8	Malta	May played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 522 to 372 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -117.
Round 9	India	May played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 370 to 490 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-6, -237.
Round 10	Trinidad and Tobago	May played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 541 to 401 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, -97.
Round 11	Canada	May played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 365 to 466 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-7, -198.
Round 12	United States	May played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 439 to 378 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -137.
Round 13	Singapore	May played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 447 to 377 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, -67.
Round 14	England	May played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 500 to 391 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, +42.
Round 15	England	May played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -21.
Round 16	Sri Lanka	May played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 470 to 418 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, +31. May is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	United States	May played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 307 to 517 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, -179.
Round 18	Indonesia	May played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 361 to 381 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-10, -199.
Round 19	Bahrain	May played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 362 to 444 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-11, -281.
Round 20	New Zealand	May played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 415 to 501 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-12, -367.
Round 21	Kuwait	May played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 474 to 422 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-12, -315.
Round 22	New Zealand	May played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 454 to 409 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -270.
Round 23	New Zealand	May played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 461 to 420 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, -229.
Round 24	United States	May played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 418 to 403 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, -214.
Final Round 3		May is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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