WSC 2007: Daniel Pratt [#80]

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WSC 2007: Daniel Pratt [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Pratt, 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 11.5-12.5, +69, and is ranked #61.

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 Daniel Pratt]

Given name(s): Daniel
Surname(s): Pratt
Home: Laurel, MD, United States
Awards: Winner of tournaments in four countries in four decades. 1978 NSC (2nd).
Hobbies: travel, reading, dictionaries, Latin choir
Occupation: Lexicography
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 2/65, 170.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 4/32, 11-6 +859
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 2/32, 12-5 +483
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 5/302, 17-5 +1215
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 17, 15-6 +1233
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 37/149, 15-12 +897
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 37/149, 15-12 +897
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 51/176, 15-12 +450
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 45/108, 14-13 +163
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

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: 567 Average for: 416 Average against: 413
Before the Tournament		Pratt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	World Champion	Pratt played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 434 to 469 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -35. Pratt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Pratt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	Malta	Pratt played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 439 to 392 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3	Trinidad and Tobago	Pratt played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and lost 385 to 438 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -41.
Round 4	Kenya	Pratt played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and tied at 403. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -41.
Round 5	Bahrain	Pratt played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 434 to 362 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +31.
Round 6	Philippines	Pratt played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 432 to 463 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2.5-3.5, +0.
Round 7	India	Pratt played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 538 to 337 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +201. Pratt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Thailand	Pratt played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 455 to 445 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +211.
Round 9	New Zealand	Pratt played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 403 to 424 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +190. Pratt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Romania	Pratt played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 309 to 460 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +39.
Round 11	Canada	Pratt played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 337 to 472 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -96.
Round 12	Australia	Pratt played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 378 to 439 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -157.
Round 13	Japan	Pratt played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and won 567 to 410 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +0.
Round 14	Canada	Pratt played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 320 to 556 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -236.
Round 15	India	Pratt played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 508 to 303 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -31.
Round 16	England	Pratt played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 282 to 487 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -236.
Round 17	Germany, Federal Republic of	Pratt played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 419 to 434 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -251.
Round 18	Poland	Pratt played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 353 to 398 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -296.
Round 19	Netherlands	Pratt played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 472 to 307 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -131.
Round 20	Kuwait	Pratt played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 443 to 355 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -43.
Round 21	France	Pratt played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9.5-11.5, +62.
Round 22	Kenya	Pratt played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 369 to 360 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +71.
Round 23	England	Pratt played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 420 to 488 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +3.
Round 24	India	Pratt played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 439 to 373 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +69.

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