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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Kenya

McMahon played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 452 to 495 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 11-13, +626.