WSC 2009: Jeff Grant [#35]

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WSC 2009: Jeff Grant [#35]

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Grant, 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 13-11, +383, and is ranked #35.

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 Jeff Grant]

Given name(s): Jeff
Surname(s): Grant
Home: Hastings, New Zealand
Awards: 1981 1983 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001 2003 2007 NZ NSC; 1990 1992 1993 1997 2007 NZ Masters; (3rd) 1995 WSC
Hobbies: Tennis, Word Play
Occupation: Writer
WSC 1991 Rank: 17
WSC 1993 Rank: 24
WSC 1995 Rank: 3
WSC 1997 Rank: 13
WSC 1999 Rank: 41
WSC 2001 Rank: 33
WSC 2003 Rank: 13
WSC 2005 Rank: 59
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 410 Average against: 394
Before the Tournament		Grant is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	South Africa	Grant played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 313 to 491 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -178.
Round 2	Trinidad and Tobago	Grant played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 388 to 485 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-2, -275.
Round 3	Singapore	Grant played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 365 to 381 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-3, -291.
Round 4	United States	Grant played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 492 to 429 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-3, -228.
Round 5	Wales	Grant played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and won 422 to 407 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -213.
Round 6	Thailand	Grant played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 366 to 444 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -291.
Round 7	Ghana	Grant played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 337 to 461 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -415.
Round 8	Bahrain	Grant played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 298 to 390 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-6, -507.
Round 9	Canada	Grant played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 343 to 390 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-7, -554.
Round 10	Philippines	Grant played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 505 to 336 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-7, -385.
Round 11	Qatar	Grant played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and won 439 to 341 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -287.
Round 12	Canada	Grant played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 379 to 479 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-8, -387.
Round 13	Zambia	Grant played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 437 to 297 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -247.
Round 14	Singapore	Grant played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 333 to 470 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-9, -384.
Round 15	Guyana	Grant played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 419 to 354 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-9, -319.
Round 16	Malaysia	Grant played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 410 to 516 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -425.
Round 17	Netherlands	Grant played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 497 to 340 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, -268.
Round 18	France	Grant played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 440 to 364 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -192.
Round 19	United States	Grant played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 484 to 329 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, -37.
Round 20	New Zealand	Grant played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 403 to 358 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, +8.
Round 21	Malaysia	Grant played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 399 to 491 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-11, -84.
Round 22	Canada	Grant played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 518 to 271 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-11, +163.
Round 23	England	Grant played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 355 to 262 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +256.
Round 24	Scotland	Grant played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 496 to 369 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +383.

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