WSC 2007: Allan Simmons [#90]

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WSC 2007: Allan Simmons [#90]

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On this page, you will find information about Allan Simmons, 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, -4, and is ranked #40.

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 Allan Simmons]

Given name(s): Allan
Surname(s): Simmons
Home: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
Awards: 1994 2007 UK Masters; 1987 1988 1991 BMSC; 2002 2003 2005 Scottish NSC; 2005 Scottish Masters
Hobbies: Rock Guitar, Gardening, DIY
Occupation: Professional Scrabble Consultant since 2001
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 50/149, 15-12 -182
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 50/149, 15-12 -182
WSC 1995 Rank: 25
WSC 2001 Rank: 21
WSC 2005 Rank: 75
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Scotland

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]
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Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 414 Average against: 414
Before the Tournament		Simmons is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	United States	Simmons played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 421 to 409 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +12.
Round 2	England	Simmons played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 309 to 453 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -132.
Round 3	Thailand	Simmons played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 439 to 443 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -136.
Round 4	Qatar	Simmons played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 374 to 350 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -112.
Round 5	Kenya	Simmons played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 417 to 447 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -142.
Round 6	Thailand	Simmons played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 437 to 491 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, -196.
Round 7	Japan	Simmons played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 388 to 393 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-5, -201.
Round 8	Bahrain	Simmons played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 447 to 388 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, -142. Simmons is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Barbados	Simmons played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 389 to 386 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -139.
Round 10	Kenya	Simmons played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 396 to 497 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, -240.
Round 11	United States	Simmons played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 434 to 345 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, -151.
Round 12	Wales	Simmons played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 316 to 466 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-7, -301.
Round 13	India	Simmons played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 490 to 275 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-7, -86.
Round 14	England	Simmons played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 435 to 416 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, -67.
Round 15	Philippines	Simmons played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 440 to 342 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +31.
Round 16	England	Simmons played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 447 to 417 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, +61.
Round 17	United States	Simmons played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 402 to 483 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -20.
Round 18	Canada	Simmons played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 551 to 336 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +195.
Round 19	Malta	Simmons played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 403 to 391 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +207.
Round 20	Canada	Simmons played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 438 to 426 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +219.
Round 21	Malaysia	Simmons played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 422 to 436 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +205.
Round 22	Romania	Simmons played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 480 to 430 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +255.
Round 23	South Africa	Simmons played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 340 to 515 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +80.
Round 24	Pakistan	Simmons played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 328 to 412 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, -4.
Final Round 1		Simmons is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Final Round 3		Simmons is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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