WSC 2009: Trevor Mark Hovelmeier [#40]

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WSC 2009:
Trevor Mark Hovelmeier [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Trevor Mark Hovelmeier, 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, +207, and is ranked #67.

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 Mark Surname(s): Hovelmeier Home: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Awards: 2001, 2005, 2009 SA NSC; 2001 2008 S.A. National Grandmaster; 2002 African Champion Hobbies: computers Occupation: Doctor WSC 1999 Rank: 73 WSC 2001 Rank: 52 WSC 2003 Rank: 53 WSC 2005 Rank: 87 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: South Africa

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 425 Average against: 416
Before the Tournament		Hovelmeier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Kenya	Hovelmeier played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 367 to 486 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -119.
Round 2	Canada	Hovelmeier played #14 David Boys (CAN) and won 400 to 367 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -86.
Round 3	Malta	Hovelmeier played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 383 to 395 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -98.
Round 4	Scotland	Hovelmeier played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 425 to 432 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -105.
Round 5	Singapore	Hovelmeier played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 448 to 380 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -37.
Round 6	Netherlands	Hovelmeier played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 384 to 514 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -167.
Round 7	Guyana	Hovelmeier played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 506 to 381 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -42.
Round 8	Thailand	Hovelmeier played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 422 to 428 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-5, -48.
Round 9	France	Hovelmeier played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 496 to 381 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, +67.
Round 10	Tanzania	Hovelmeier played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 416 to 350 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, +133.
Round 11	Malaysia	Hovelmeier played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 489 to 264 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +358.
Round 12	Romania	Hovelmeier played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 450 to 353 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +455.
Round 13	United States	Hovelmeier played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 433 to 454 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +434.
Round 14	Nigeria	Hovelmeier played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and lost 439 to 450 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-7, +423.
Round 15	England	Hovelmeier played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 486 to 322 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +587.
Round 16	Romania	Hovelmeier played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 387 to 494 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +480.
Round 17	Wales	Hovelmeier played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 298 to 440 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, +338.
Round 18	United Arab Emirates	Hovelmeier played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 313 to 576 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, +75.
Round 19	Canada	Hovelmeier played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 358 to 456 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-11, -23.
Round 20	Indonesia	Hovelmeier played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 441 to 393 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-11, +25.
Round 21	Pakistan	Hovelmeier played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 389 to 416 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-12, -2.
Round 22	Philippines	Hovelmeier played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and lost 453 to 462 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-13, -11.
Round 23	United States	Hovelmeier played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 482 to 380 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, +91.
Round 24	Canada	Hovelmeier played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 523 to 407 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, +207.

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WSC 2009:Trevor Mark Hovelmeier [#40]

WSC 2009:
Trevor Mark Hovelmeier [#40]