WSC 2009: Kevin McMahon [#65]

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WSC 2009: Kevin McMahon [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin McMahon, 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, +626, and is ranked #65.

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): Kevin Surname(s): McMahon Home: Dublin, Ireland Awards: All-Ireland Champion 2007 & 2008 Hobbies: Watching cartoons, writing stories, playing board games Occupation: Student 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 565 Average for: 429 Average against: 403
Round 1	Philippines	McMahon played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 436 to 374 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2	Northern Ireland	McMahon played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 376 to 394 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +44.
Round 3	United States	McMahon played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and won 565 to 370 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +239.
Round 4	Kenya	McMahon played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 354 to 404 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +189.
Round 5	United States	McMahon played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 382 to 447 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, +124.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	McMahon played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 455 to 323 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +256.
Round 7	England	McMahon played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 450 to 458 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, +248.
Round 8	Malaysia	McMahon played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 508 to 372 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +384.
Round 9	Singapore	McMahon played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 364 to 445 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, +303.
Round 10	World Youth Champion	McMahon played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and won 453 to 384 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +372.
Round 11	Nigeria	McMahon played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and lost 359 to 494 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, +237. McMahon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	New Zealand	McMahon played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 400 to 436 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, +201.
Round 13	England	McMahon played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 450 to 427 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, +224.
Round 14	Pakistan	McMahon played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 421 to 445 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, +200.
Round 15	Thailand	McMahon played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 414 to 430 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, +184.
Round 16	Singapore	McMahon played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 548 to 334 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, +398.
Round 17	Philippines	McMahon played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 465 to 423 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, +440.
Round 18	Malaysia	McMahon played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 505 to 267 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-9, +678.
Round 19	Nigeria	McMahon played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and won 407 to 389 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, +696.
Round 20	Ghana	McMahon played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 378 to 436 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +638.
Round 21	Kenya	McMahon played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 381 to 390 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, +629.
Round 22	United States	McMahon played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 413 to 320 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, +722.
Round 23	Thailand	McMahon played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 356 to 409 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, +669.
Round 24	Kenya	McMahon played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 452 to 495 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, +626.

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