WSC 2009: Lewis Mackay [#63]

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WSC 2009: Lewis Mackay [#63]

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On this page, you will find information about Lewis Mackay, 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 14-10, +585, and is ranked #20.

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): Lewis Surname(s): Mackay Home: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Awards: 2005 ABSP Expert award; 2009 ABSP GM award; 2007 ABSP Highest Rated Player award; various tournament victories Hobbies: Chess, poker, cricket, computers, reading, language, music, TV comedies Occupation: Bank clerk 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 440 Average against: 415
Before the Tournament		Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Canada	Mackay played #57 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 325 to 477 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -152. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	United Arab Emirates	Mackay played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 439 to 469 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -182.
Round 3	Ghana	Mackay played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 458 to 378 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -102.
Round 4	Malta	Mackay played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 463 to 360 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +1.
Round 5	Guyana	Mackay played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 449 to 428 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +22.
Round 6	Canada	Mackay played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 466 to 447 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +41.
Round 7	England	Mackay played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 338 to 451 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, -72.
Round 8	Scotland	Mackay played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 398 to 377 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, -51.
Round 9	United States	Mackay played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 498 to 500 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, -53. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Malaysia	Mackay played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 403 to 411 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, -61.
Round 11	Australia	Mackay played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 545 to 357 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, +127.
Round 12	Indonesia	Mackay played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 440 to 361 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +206.
Round 13	Australia	Mackay played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 452 to 474 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +184.
Round 14	New Zealand	Mackay played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 416 to 334 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +266.
Round 15	Ghana	Mackay played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 491 to 313 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +444.
Round 16	Nigeria	Mackay played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 370 to 474 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +340.
Round 17	Malta	Mackay played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 471 to 350 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +461.
Round 18	United States	Mackay played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 520 to 486 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +495.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Mackay played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 505 to 372 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +628.
Round 20	United States	Mackay played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 365 to 523 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +470.
Round 21	England	Mackay played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 479 to 315 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +634.
Round 22	India	Mackay played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 480 to 378 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +736.
Round 23	Thailand	Mackay played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 362 to 472 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +626.
Round 24	United States	Mackay played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 420 to 461 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +585.

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