WSC 2009: Andrew Fisher [#27]

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WSC 2009: Andrew Fisher [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Fisher, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-9, +533, and is ranked #15.

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 Andrew Fisher]

Given name(s): Andrew
Surname(s): Fisher
Home: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Awards: Various tournament wins in Australia and UK, including Nationals, CSIM, Vics, BEST, BMSC, ABSP Masters
Hobbies: Crosswords, choral singing
Occupation: Chartered accountant
WSC 1991 Rank: 20
WSC 1995 Rank: 20
WSC 1997 Rank: 22
WSC 1999 Rank: 5
WSC 2001 Rank: 5
WSC 2003 Rank: 29
WSC 2005 Rank: 21
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 597 Average for: 449 Average against: 427
Round 1	Singapore	Fisher played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 597 to 398 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +199.
Round 2	Bahrain	Fisher played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 508 to 328 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +379.
Round 3	Canada	Fisher played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 352 to 444 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +287. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Thailand	Fisher played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 508 to 391 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +404. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Fisher played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 435 to 425 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +414.
Round 6	United States	Fisher played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 553 to 425 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +542. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Australia	Fisher played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and won 480 to 392 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +630. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	England	Fisher played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 441 to 432 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +639. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	England	Fisher played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 433 to 431 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +641. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Canada	Fisher played #14 David Boys (CAN) and lost 421 to 447 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +615. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	Nigeria	Fisher played #44 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 452 to 483 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +584. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	United States	Fisher played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and won 557 to 357 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +784. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Fisher played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 395 to 433 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +746. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	World Champion	Fisher played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and won 437 to 429 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +754. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Thailand	Fisher played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 425 to 496 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +683. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	United States	Fisher played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 411 to 595 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +499. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	South Africa	Fisher played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 422 to 313 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +608. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Singapore	Fisher played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 371 to 345 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +634.
Round 19	United States	Fisher played #103 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 497 to 375 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +756. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Australia	Fisher played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 356 to 531 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +581.
Round 21	Thailand	Fisher played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 443 to 492 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +532. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 22	Scotland	Fisher played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 430 to 359 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +603.
Round 23	United States	Fisher played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 497 to 474 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +626.
Round 24	England	Fisher played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 353 to 446 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +533.

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