WSC 2007: Adam Philpotts [#78]

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WSC 2007: Adam Philpotts [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Philpotts, 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, +164, and is ranked #51.

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): Adam Surname(s): Philpotts Home: Nottingham, United Kingdom Awards: 2004 Durham, 2006 Home International (best individual performance). Hobbies: Running, football, snooker Occupation: PhD student 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: 581 Average for: 418 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Philpotts is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Malta	Philpotts played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 499 to 359 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +140.
Round 2	Nigeria	Philpotts played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 428 to 442 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +126.
Round 3	England	Philpotts played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 403 to 505 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +24.
Round 4	India	Philpotts played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 452 to 401 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +75.
Round 5	Pakistan	Philpotts played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 487 to 374 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +188.
Round 6	Singapore	Philpotts played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 463 to 267 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +384.
Round 7	United States	Philpotts played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 422 to 449 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +357.
Round 8	Philippines	Philpotts played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and won 420 to 315 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +462.
Round 9	United States	Philpotts played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 458 to 400 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +520.
Round 10	England	Philpotts played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 455 to 428 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +547.
Round 11	Singapore	Philpotts played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 351 to 500 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +398. Philpotts is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	Philpotts played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 377 to 551 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +224.
Round 13	Indonesia	Philpotts played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 486 to 447 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +263. Philpotts is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Philippines	Philpotts played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 372 to 498 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +137.
Round 15	Pakistan	Philpotts played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 299 to 492 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -56.
Round 16	Canada	Philpotts played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 424 to 381 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, -13. Philpotts is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Thailand	Philpotts played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 422 to 423 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, -14.
Round 18	Wales	Philpotts played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 337 to 404 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, -81.
Round 19	Canada	Philpotts played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 581 to 357 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, +143.
Round 20	Philippines	Philpotts played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 352 to 479 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +16.
Round 21	United States	Philpotts played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 334 to 346 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, +4.
Round 22	Bahrain	Philpotts played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 407 to 411 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, +0.
Round 23	Sri Lanka	Philpotts played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 410 to 276 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, +134.
Round 24	Nigeria	Philpotts played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +164.

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