WSC 2007: Shane O'Neill [#73]

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WSC 2007: Shane O'Neill [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Shane O'Neill, 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 10-14, -950, and is ranked #87.

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): Shane Surname(s): O'Neill Home: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Awards: 6 Tournament Wins in UK Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Sports. Occupation: Virgin Media, Writer 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Wales

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: 483 Average for: 386 Average against: 426
Round 1	United States	O'Neill played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 378 to 480 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -102.
Round 2	Romania	O'Neill played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 362 to 555 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -295.
Round 3	Oman	O'Neill played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 479 to 389 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -205.
Round 4	Nigeria	O'Neill played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 320 to 445 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-3, -330.
Round 5	Germany, Federal Republic of	O'Neill played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 483 to 400 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -247.
Round 6	New Zealand	O'Neill played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 426 to 358 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -179.
Round 7	Canada	O'Neill played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 430 to 482 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -231.
Round 8	Indonesia	O'Neill played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 356 to 471 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, -346.
Round 9	Australia	O'Neill played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 468 to 324 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -202.
Round 10	England	O'Neill played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 328 to 464 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -338.
Round 11	Wales	O'Neill played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 364 to 472 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-7, -446.
Round 12	United States	O'Neill played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 328 to 504 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-8, -622.
Round 13	Sri Lanka	O'Neill played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 383 to 457 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-9, -696.
Round 14	Sweden	O'Neill played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 443 to 406 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, -659.
Round 15	United States	O'Neill played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 342 to 361 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-10, -678.
Round 16	Japan	O'Neill played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 414 to 344 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -608.
Round 17	Canada	O'Neill played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 431 to 362 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, -539. O'Neill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	France	O'Neill played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 379 to 315 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-10, -475.
Round 19	Sri Lanka	O'Neill played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 413 to 393 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-10, -455.
Round 20	Singapore	O'Neill played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 379 to 449 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, -525.
Round 21	United States	O'Neill played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 314 to 431 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-12, -642.
Round 22	India	O'Neill played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 268 to 566 (a spread of -298). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-13, -940.
Round 23	Tanzania	O'Neill played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 434 to 396 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, -902.
Round 24	Netherlands	O'Neill played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 341 to 389 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-14, -950.

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