WSC 2009: Mark Nyman [#70]

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WSC 2009: Mark Nyman [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Nyman, 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, +620, and is ranked #19.

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

[photo of Mark Nyman]

Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Nyman
Home: Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Awards: 1993 (2nd) 1999 WSC; 1993 Exeter; 1992 1996 2002 BMSC; 1995 Thailand Open; 1995 1997 2000 2003 2004 UK Masters; 1998 2001 2002 2004 UK NSC
Hobbies: 5-a-side football, golf, entertaining my kids
Occupation: Oxfam Volunteer
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 2/149, 20-7 +1252
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 2/149, 20-7 +1252
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 13/176, 17.5-9.5 +802
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 26/176, 15-11 +795
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 5/134, 18.5-8.5 +169
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 57/172, 16-14 +685
WSC 1991 Rank: 22
WSC 1993 Rank: 1
WSC 1995 Rank: 17
WSC 1997 Rank: 5
WSC 1999 Rank: 2
WSC 2003 Rank: 4
WSC 2005 Rank: 52
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 442 Average against: 417
Round 1	Sri Lanka	Nyman played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 540 to 363 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +177.
Round 2	Canada	Nyman played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 395 to 502 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +70.
Round 3	Thailand	Nyman played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 445 to 392 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +123.
Round 4	Thailand	Nyman played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 502 to 393 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +232.
Round 5	Pakistan	Nyman played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 471 to 379 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +324.
Round 6	England	Nyman played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 419 to 451 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +292.
Round 7	Singapore	Nyman played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 499 to 403 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +388.
Round 8	India	Nyman played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 347 to 499 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +236. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Thailand	Nyman played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 444 to 456 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +224.
Round 10	Philippines	Nyman played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 504 to 342 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +386.
Round 11	United States	Nyman played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 474 to 354 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +506.
Round 12	Romania	Nyman played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 477 to 374 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +609.
Round 13	England	Nyman played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 517 to 431 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +695. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	United States	Nyman played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 412 to 476 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +631. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	United States	Nyman played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 463 to 460 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +634. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	World Champion	Nyman played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 356 to 438 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +552. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	United States	Nyman played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 383 to 401 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +534.
Round 18	Scotland	Nyman played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 447 to 466 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +515.
Round 19	Singapore	Nyman played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 524 to 397 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +642. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Northern Ireland	Nyman played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 479 to 376 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +745. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	England	Nyman played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 315 to 479 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +581.
Round 22	United Arab Emirates	Nyman played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 386 to 359 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +608.
Round 23	Canada	Nyman played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 337 to 438 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +507.
Round 24	England	Nyman played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 482 to 369 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +620.

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