WSC 2007: Phil Robertshaw [#84]

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WSC 2007: Phil Robertshaw [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Robertshaw, 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 13-11, +5, and is ranked #39.

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): Phil Surname(s): Robertshaw Home: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England Awards: 2 UK tournaments; (6th) 2006 NSC Hobbies: Reading, creative writing, sports, concerts. Occupation: Library Assistant/qualified translator 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: 602 Average for: 420 Average against: 420
Before the Tournament		Robertshaw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Poland	Robertshaw played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 449 to 361 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2	Singapore	Robertshaw played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 384 to 436 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +36.
Round 3	Malta	Robertshaw played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 602 to 347 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +291.
Round 4	Philippines	Robertshaw played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 456 to 424 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +323.
Round 5	United States	Robertshaw played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 337 to 483 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +177.
Round 6	Canada	Robertshaw played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 300 to 516 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -39.
Round 7	Indonesia	Robertshaw played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 440 to 400 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +1.
Round 8	Kenya	Robertshaw played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 441 to 438 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +4.
Round 9	Kenya	Robertshaw played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 359 to 428 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, -65.
Round 10	Nigeria	Robertshaw played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, -105.
Round 11	Australia	Robertshaw played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 474 to 381 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -12.
Round 12	England	Robertshaw played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 469 to 347 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, +110.
Round 13	World Youth Champion	Robertshaw played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 397 to 461 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +46.
Round 14	England	Robertshaw played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 421 to 361 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +106.
Round 15	United States	Robertshaw played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 322 to 512 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, -84. Robertshaw is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Canada	Robertshaw played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 443 to 351 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, +8.
Round 17	Nigeria	Robertshaw played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 338 to 441 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -95. Robertshaw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Canada	Robertshaw played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 504 to 446 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, -37.
Round 19	Thailand	Robertshaw played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 467 to 444 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, -14.
Round 20	South Africa	Robertshaw played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 468 to 374 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +80.
Round 21	New Zealand	Robertshaw played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 383 to 525 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, -62.
Round 22	Wales	Robertshaw played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 396 to 416 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -82.
Round 23	England	Robertshaw played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 409 to 414 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, -87.
Round 24	Thailand	Robertshaw played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 462 to 370 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +5.

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