WSC 2007: Howard Warner [#101]

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WSC 2007: Howard Warner [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Warner, 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, +365, and is ranked #22.

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 Howard Warner]

Given name(s): Howard
Surname(s): Warner
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Awards: 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 NZ Masters; 1999 2003 2005 2006 NZ NSC; 2002 Trans-Tasman Challenge
Hobbies: classical music, film, hiking
Occupation: Plain English consultant
WSC 1999 Rank: 33
WSC 2001 Rank: 19
WSC 2003 Rank: 20
WSC 2005 Rank: 18
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

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: 694 Average for: 430 Average against: 415
Before the Tournament		Warner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	India	Warner played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 382 to 449 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -67.
Round 2	Thailand	Warner played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 338 to 576 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-2, -305.
Round 3	United States	Warner played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 381 to 420 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-3, -344.
Round 4	England	Warner played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 446 to 338 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -236.
Round 5	India	Warner played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 417 to 319 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -138.
Round 6	Canada	Warner played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 694 to 372 (a spread of 322). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +184. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Warner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Sri Lanka	Warner played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 396 to 348 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +232.
Round 8	England	Warner played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 439 to 407 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +264.
Round 9	United States	Warner played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 424 to 403 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +285.
Round 10	Pakistan	Warner played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 396 to 299 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +382.
Round 11	United Arab Emirates	Warner played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 385 to 477 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +290.
Round 12	Malaysia	Warner played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 442 to 472 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +260.
Round 13	England	Warner played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 406 to 371 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +295.
Round 14	Thailand	Warner played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 389 to 397 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +287.
Round 15	Malta	Warner played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 308 to 501 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +94.
Round 16	Indonesia	Warner played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 462 to 400 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +156.
Round 17	Kenya	Warner played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 528 to 410 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +274.
Round 18	United States	Warner played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 473 to 330 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +417.
Round 19	United States	Warner played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 541 to 446 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +512. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Warner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	New Zealand	Warner played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 393 to 476 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +429. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Warner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	England	Warner played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 525 to 383 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +571. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	World Champion	Warner played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 423 to 399 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +595.
Round 23	Kenya	Warner played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 390 to 479 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +506.
Round 24	England	Warner played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 340 to 481 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +365.
Final Round 1		Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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