WSC 2009: Andrew Golding [#31]

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WSC 2009: Andrew Golding [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Golding, 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, -445, and is ranked #73.

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 Golding]

Given name(s): Andrew
Surname(s): Golding
Home: Verdun, QC, Canada
Awards: 2006 Montreal
Hobbies: Scuba diving, choral singing, pinball
Occupation: Programmer/Analyst
CNSC 1996 Rank: 20
CNSC 1998 Rank: 6
CNSC 2000 Rank: 37
CNSC 2003 Rank: 10
CNSC 2005 Rank: 12
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 127/172, 13-17 -255
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 8/108, 18-10 +801
WSC 2003 Rank: 37
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 411 Average against: 430
Round 1	United States	Golding played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 397 to 535 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2	England	Golding played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 502 to 395 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -31.
Round 3	United States	Golding played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 353 to 479 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -157.
Round 4	Bahrain	Golding played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 564 to 353 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +54.
Round 5	Thailand	Golding played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 441 to 449 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +46.
Round 6	Philippines	Golding played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and lost 353 to 376 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, +23.
Round 7	Nigeria	Golding played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 405 to 498 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-5, -70.
Round 8	Pakistan	Golding played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 345 to 496 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-6, -221.
Round 9	Canada	Golding played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 378 to 388 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -231.
Round 10	Sweden	Golding played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 463 to 351 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-7, -119.
Round 11	Pakistan	Golding played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 473 to 394 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, -40.
Round 12	Thailand	Golding played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 328 to 491 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-8, -203.
Round 13	Uganda	Golding played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 306 to 506 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-9, -403.
Round 14	Ghana	Golding played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 392 to 362 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-9, -373.
Round 15	Zambia	Golding played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 353 to 479 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-10, -499.
Round 16	Malaysia	Golding played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-10, -439.
Round 17	France	Golding played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 415 to 405 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, -429.
Round 18	Netherlands	Golding played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 450 to 329 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-10, -308.
Round 19	Trinidad and Tobago	Golding played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 477 to 348 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, -179.
Round 20	Australia	Golding played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 480 to 458 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, -157.
Round 21	England	Golding played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 288 to 577 (a spread of -289). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -446. Golding is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	New Zealand	Golding played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 271 to 518 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-12, -693.
Round 23	Sri Lanka	Golding played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 447 to 449 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-13, -695.
Round 24	Guyana	Golding played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 563 to 313 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -445.
After the Finals		Golding is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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