WSC 2009: Abigail McDonald [#64]

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WSC 2009: Abigail McDonald [#64]

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On this page, you will find information about Abigail McDonald, 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 9.5-14.5, -1640, and is ranked #96.

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): Abigail Surname(s): McDonald Home: Georgetown, Guyana Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Desktop Publisher 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Guyana

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 364 Average against: 433
Round 1	Sweden	McDonald played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 369 to 288 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +81.
Round 2	Pakistan	McDonald played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and lost 366 to 456 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -9.
Round 3	Australia	McDonald played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 266 to 522 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, -265.
Round 4	France	McDonald played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -255.
Round 5	England	McDonald played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 428 to 449 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -276.
Round 6	Malaysia	McDonald played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 485 to 355 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -146.
Round 7	South Africa	McDonald played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 381 to 506 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -271.
Round 8	United States	McDonald played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 317 to 526 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -480.
Round 9	Trinidad and Tobago	McDonald played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 457 to 379 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-5, -402.
Round 10	Kenya	McDonald played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 374 to 349 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -377.
Round 11	Pakistan	McDonald played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 272 to 449 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -554.
Round 12	Canada	McDonald played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 305 to 392 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, -641.
Round 13	Nigeria	McDonald played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 330 to 373 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-8, -684.
Round 14	Malta	McDonald played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and tied at 434. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -684.
Round 15	New Zealand	McDonald played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 354 to 419 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -749.
Round 16	Romania	McDonald played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 327 to 466 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5.5-10.5, -888.
Round 17	Japan	McDonald played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and lost 316 to 425 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -997. McDonald is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Qatar	McDonald played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and won 398 to 382 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -981.
Round 19	Sri Lanka	McDonald played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 255 to 523 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -1249.
Round 20	Oman	McDonald played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 436 to 338 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -1151.
Round 21	Zambia	McDonald played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 290 to 574 (a spread of -284). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -1435.
Round 22	United Arab Emirates	McDonald played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and won 432 to 417 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -1420.
Round 23	Kuwait	McDonald played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 444 to 414 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -1390.
Round 24	Canada	McDonald played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 313 to 563 (a spread of -250). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -1640.

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