WSC 2007: David Webb [#102]

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WSC 2007: David Webb [#102]

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On this page, you will find information about David Webb, 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, +266, and is ranked #23.

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): David Surname(s): Webb Home: Harpenden, Herts, United Kingdom Awards: Highest rated player in U.K. (2000) Hobbies: Poker Occupation: Criminal investigator WSC 1997 Rank: 41 WSC 1999 Rank: 27 WSC 2001 Rank: 68 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: 500 Average for: 419 Average against: 408
Before the Tournament		Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Philippines	Webb played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 416 to 397 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +19.
Round 2	South Africa	Webb played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 431 to 370 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +80.
Round 3	New Zealand	Webb played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 329 to 444 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -35. Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Barbados	Webb played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 462 to 420 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +7.
Round 5	United States	Webb played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 341 to 622 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, -274.
Round 6	Nigeria	Webb played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 373 to 457 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -358.
Round 7	England	Webb played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 469 to 305 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, -194.
Round 8	Canada	Webb played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 432 to 298 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, -60.
Round 9	United States	Webb played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 446 to 343 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +43.
Round 10	England	Webb played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 428 to 455 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +16.
Round 11	Kenya	Webb played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 461 to 426 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +51.
Round 12	Pakistan	Webb played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 426 to 346 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +131.
Round 13	Malta	Webb played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 500 to 321 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +310.
Round 14	Thailand	Webb played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 442 to 375 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +377.
Round 15	Malaysia	Webb played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 405 to 446 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +336.
Round 16	World Champion	Webb played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 387 to 396 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +327.
Round 17	United States	Webb played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 459 to 423 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +363. Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	World Youth Champion	Webb played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 457 to 341 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +479.
Round 19	Malaysia	Webb played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 341 to 582 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +238. Webb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Thailand	Webb played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 361 to 384 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +215. Webb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Thailand	Webb played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 422 to 408 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +229.
Round 22	Philippines	Webb played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 430 to 324 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +335.
Round 23	United States	Webb played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 394 to 415 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +314.
Round 24	South Africa	Webb played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 453 to 501 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +266.
Final Round 1		Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 2		Webb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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