WSC 2009: Neil Green [#36]

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WSC 2009: Neil Green [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Neil Green, 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 12-12, +551, and is ranked #49.

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): Neil Surname(s): Green Home: Cardiff, United Kingdom Awards: 2003 2009 Cardiff; 2004 NSCT; 2008 Weston-Super-Mare Hobbies: Comedy writing, music, Sunderland AFC, Nintendo Occupation: Concierge WSC 2005 Rank: 85 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Wales

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 430 Average against: 407
Round 1	Thailand	Green played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 420 to 425 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -5. Green is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	United States	Green played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 389 to 443 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -59.
Round 3	Sri Lanka	Green played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 412 to 423 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-3, -70.
Round 4	Netherlands	Green played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 560 to 399 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, +91.
Round 5	New Zealand	Green played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, +76.
Round 6	Kenya	Green played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 408 to 427 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-5, +57.
Round 7	Oman	Green played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 470 to 377 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, +150.
Round 8	United States	Green played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 538 to 313 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-5, +375.
Round 9	Kenya	Green played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 500 to 414 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, +461.
Round 10	Canada	Green played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 408 to 413 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, +456.
Round 11	World Youth Champion	Green played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and won 471 to 407 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +520.
Round 12	Malta	Green played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +653.
Round 13	Kenya	Green played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 371 to 421 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +603.
Round 14	Malta	Green played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 426 to 356 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +673.
Round 15	England	Green played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 404 to 540 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, +537.
Round 16	Bahrain	Green played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 408 to 382 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, +563.
Round 17	South Africa	Green played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 440 to 298 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, +705.
Round 18	Ghana	Green played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 364 to 461 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, +608.
Round 19	New Zealand	Green played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 438 to 403 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, +643.
Round 20	Singapore	Green played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 321 to 428 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, +536.
Round 21	England	Green played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 439 to 441 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, +534.
Round 22	New Zealand	Green played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 421 to 372 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +583.
Round 23	Singapore	Green played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 421 to 409 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, +595.
Round 24	Canada	Green played #57 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 434 to 478 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, +551.

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