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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Malta

McDonald played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and tied at 434.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 5.5-8.5, -684.

Round 15

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.