WSC 2009: Marty Gabriel [#28]

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WSC 2009: Marty Gabriel [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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 11-13, -446, and is ranked #74.

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 Marty Gabriel]

Given name(s): Marty
Surname(s): Gabriel
Home: Charleston, IL, United States
Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times) ; National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times); Scholar/Athlete AWard
Hobbies: tennis, golf, softball, pool, ping pong, birds, writing
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 99/126, 13-18 -283
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 36/98, 17-14 -9
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 65/132, 16-15 -442
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 95/172, 14.5-15.5 +285
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 46/87, 14-14 -272
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 33/76, 14.5-13.5 -416
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 406 Average against: 425
Round 1	New Zealand	Gabriel played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 390 to 459 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -69.
Round 2	Malta	Gabriel played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 407 to 356 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -18.
Round 3	United Arab Emirates	Gabriel played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and won 430 to 399 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +13.
Round 4	Philippines	Gabriel played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and lost 435 to 539 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -91.
Round 5	Ghana	Gabriel played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 410 to 383 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, -64.
Round 6	Malaysia	Gabriel played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 479 to 463 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, -48.
Round 7	Uganda	Gabriel played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 436 to 354 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +34.
Round 8	United States	Gabriel played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 411 to 437 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +8.
Round 9	Malaysia	Gabriel played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 315 to 402 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, -79.
Round 10	Scotland	Gabriel played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 335 to 487 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, -231.
Round 11	Thailand	Gabriel played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 325 to 469 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -375.
Round 12	Scotland	Gabriel played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 369 to 487 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -493.
Round 13	Malaysia	Gabriel played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 387 to 328 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-7, -434.
Round 14	Canada	Gabriel played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 379 to 429 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -484.
Round 15	Pakistan	Gabriel played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 394 to 346 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, -436.
Round 16	Canada	Gabriel played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 414 to 486 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -508.
Round 17	Canada	Gabriel played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 401 to 463 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-10, -570.
Round 18	Canada	Gabriel played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 424 to 464 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-11, -610.
Round 19	Philippines	Gabriel played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 466 to 361 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, -505.
Round 20	Malaysia	Gabriel played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 475 to 446 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-11, -476.
Round 21	Australia	Gabriel played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 485 to 350 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, -341. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Ireland	Gabriel played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and lost 320 to 413 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, -434.
Round 23	Kenya	Gabriel played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 397 to 470 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-13, -507.
Round 24	United States	Gabriel played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 464 to 403 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-13, -446.
After the Finals		Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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