WSC 2009: Trevor Halsall [#37]

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WSC 2009: Trevor Halsall [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Trevor Halsall, 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, +22, and is ranked #57.

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): Trevor Surname(s): Halsall Home: Melbourne, Australia Awards: 1994 Australian NSC; 2005 Australian Masters Hobbies: restaurants, newspapers, the definitions, politics, movies. Occupation: Actuarial Analyst 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 415 Average against: 415
Round 1	United States	Halsall played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 434 to 476 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2	Scotland	Halsall played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 376 to 432 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -98.
Round 3	Japan	Halsall played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and lost 398 to 418 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-3, -118.
Round 4	Kenya	Halsall played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 394 to 359 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -83.
Round 5	Malta	Halsall played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 494 to 299 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, +112.
Round 6	Tanzania	Halsall played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 504 to 335 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +281.
Round 7	Indonesia	Halsall played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 517 to 321 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +477.
Round 8	Australia	Halsall played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 363 to 473 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +367.
Round 9	Netherlands	Halsall played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 448 to 364 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +451.
Round 10	Malaysia	Halsall played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 446 to 379 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +518.
Round 11	England	Halsall played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 357 to 545 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +330.
Round 12	Canada	Halsall played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 391 to 520 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, +201.
Round 13	Thailand	Halsall played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 320 to 406 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, +115.
Round 14	Bahrain	Halsall played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 418 to 316 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +217.
Round 15	Romania	Halsall played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 435 to 389 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +263.
Round 16	Kenya	Halsall played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 454 to 414 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +303.
Round 17	United States	Halsall played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and won 426 to 356 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +373.
Round 18	Northern Ireland	Halsall played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 414 to 430 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +357.
Round 19	England	Halsall played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 464 to 407 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +414. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	England	Halsall played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 349 to 439 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +324.
Round 21	United Arab Emirates	Halsall played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 438 to 459 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, +303.
Round 22	Kenya	Halsall played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 416 to 455 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-11, +264.
Round 23	South Africa	Halsall played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 285 to 552 (a spread of -267). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, -3.
Round 24	Canada	Halsall played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 429 to 404 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, +22.

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