WSC 2007: Geoff Thevenot [#95]

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WSC 2007: Geoff Thevenot [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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 14-10, +407, and is ranked #21.

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 Geoff Thevenot]

Given name(s): Geoff
Surname(s): Thevenot
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: 2006 US Scrabble Open (runner-up); member of U.S. team at 2007 CanAm
Hobbies: music, tennis, reading
Occupation: copy editor
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 122/172, 13-17 +231
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 43/87, 14-14 +220
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 2/76, 19- 9 +1310
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]
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Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 431 Average against: 414
Before the Tournament		Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Scotland	Thevenot played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 409 to 421 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -12.
Round 2	Kenya	Thevenot played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 349 to 430 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -93.
Round 3	India	Thevenot played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 367 to 498 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-3, -224.
Round 4	Japan	Thevenot played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 445 to 431 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -210.
Round 5	Australia	Thevenot played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 475 to 350 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, -85.
Round 6	Kenya	Thevenot played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 424 to 442 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-4, -103.
Round 7	Ireland	Thevenot played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 449 to 366 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -20.
Round 8	Philippines	Thevenot played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 505 to 372 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +113. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	England	Thevenot played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 461 to 435 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +139.
Round 10	United States	Thevenot played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 449 to 409 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +179.
Round 11	Australia	Thevenot played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 464 to 375 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +268. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	United States	Thevenot played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 467 to 380 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +355.
Round 13	World Champion	Thevenot played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 486 to 393 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +448. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	United States	Thevenot played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 307 to 487 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +268. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Scotland	Thevenot played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 466 to 420 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +314.
Round 16	United States	Thevenot played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 451 to 475 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +290.
Round 17	England	Thevenot played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 423 to 459 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +254.
Round 18	New Zealand	Thevenot played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 330 to 473 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +111.
Round 19	South Africa	Thevenot played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 466 to 485 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +92.
Round 20	England	Thevenot played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 445 to 375 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +162.
Round 21	England	Thevenot played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 501 to 295 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +368.
Round 22	United States	Thevenot played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 454 to 393 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +429. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Thailand	Thevenot played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 398 to 318 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +509.
Round 24	Australia	Thevenot played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 358 to 460 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +407.

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