WSC 2009: Ron Hoekstra [#39]

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WSC 2009: Ron Hoekstra [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Hoekstra, 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, +377, and is ranked #66.

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 Ron Hoekstra]

Given name(s): Ron
Surname(s): Hoekstra
Home: Kentwood, MI, United States
Awards: 2000 CNSC
Hobbies: sports, music, languages
Occupation: Accountant
CNSC 1998 Rank: 32
CNSC 2000 Rank: 1
CNSC 2003 Rank: 11
CNSC 2005 Rank: 9
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 41/151, 17-14 +509
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 30/98, 17-14 +568
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 81/132, 15-16 -538
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 112/172, 14-16 -323
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 65/87, 12.5-15.5 +45
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 43/76, 14-14 -589
WSC 2001 Rank: 45
WSC 2003 Rank: 61
WSC 2005 Rank: 50
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 426 Average against: 410
Round 1	Romania	Hoekstra played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 542 to 389 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +153.
Round 2	Japan	Hoekstra played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 546 to 278 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +421. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Thailand	Hoekstra played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 386 to 431 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +376.
Round 4	Australia	Hoekstra played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 334 to 361 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +349.
Round 5	England	Hoekstra played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 388 to 451 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +286.
Round 6	England	Hoekstra played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 339 to 584 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, +41.
Round 7	Singapore	Hoekstra played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 348 to 444 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-5, -55.
Round 8	Northern Ireland	Hoekstra played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 332 to 388 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-6, -111.
Round 9	Canada	Hoekstra played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 388 to 378 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-6, -101.
Round 10	Ghana	Hoekstra played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 467 to 353 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-6, +13.
Round 11	Thailand	Hoekstra played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 430 to 438 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, +5.
Round 12	Uganda	Hoekstra played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 428 to 347 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, +86.
Round 13	Canada	Hoekstra played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 484 to 442 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, +128.
Round 14	United States	Hoekstra played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 379 to 404 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-8, +103.
Round 15	Malaysia	Hoekstra played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 414 to 422 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-9, +95.
Round 16	Indonesia	Hoekstra played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 561 to 336 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-9, +320.
Round 17	United States	Hoekstra played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 463 to 401 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +382.
Round 18	England	Hoekstra played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 532 to 311 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +603.
Round 19	Scotland	Hoekstra played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 392 to 540 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-10, +455. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	Kenya	Hoekstra played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 339 to 417 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-11, +377.
Round 21	Sri Lanka	Hoekstra played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 486 to 397 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, +466.
Round 22	Malta	Hoekstra played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 419 to 417 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, +468.
Round 23	United States	Hoekstra played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 424 to 490 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, +402.
Round 24	Australia	Hoekstra played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 404 to 429 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-13, +377.
After the Finals		Hoekstra is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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