WSC 2009: Phil Robertshaw [#87]

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WSC 2009: Phil Robertshaw [#87]

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Robertshaw, 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 13-11, +644, and is ranked #33.

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): Phil Surname(s): Robertshaw Home: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England Awards: (6th) 2006 NSC; (2nd) 2007 BMSC; (39th) 2007 WSC; 2009 Easter Matchplay; (2nd) 2009 UK Open; 4 other UK tournament wins Hobbies: Travel, food, reading, sports, crosswords, quizzes Occupation: Library Assistant 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 588 Average for: 442 Average against: 415
Round 1	Tanzania	Robertshaw played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 434 to 360 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +74.
Round 2	Kenya	Robertshaw played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 508 to 440 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +142.
Round 3	England	Robertshaw played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 482 to 452 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +172.
Round 4	United States	Robertshaw played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 391 to 527 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +36.
Round 5	England	Robertshaw played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 335 to 409 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -38.
Round 6	Singapore	Robertshaw played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 463 to 525 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, -100.
Round 7	Malaysia	Robertshaw played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 410 to 522 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -212.
Round 8	Ghana	Robertshaw played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 378 to 421 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, -255.
Round 9	Malaysia	Robertshaw played #46 William Kang (MYS) and lost 365 to 367 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, -257.
Round 10	Malaysia	Robertshaw played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 528 to 386 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -115. Robertshaw is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Indonesia	Robertshaw played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 447 to 324 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, +8.
Round 12	Singapore	Robertshaw played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 588 to 353 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +243.
Round 13	Scotland	Robertshaw played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 435 to 422 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +256.
Round 14	Romania	Robertshaw played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 507 to 328 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +435.
Round 15	Thailand	Robertshaw played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 416 to 444 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +407.
Round 16	Northern Ireland	Robertshaw played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 425 to 456 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-8, +376.
Round 17	Kenya	Robertshaw played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 504 to 428 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +452.
Round 18	Kenya	Robertshaw played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 404 to 365 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +491.
Round 19	Ghana	Robertshaw played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 467 to 358 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +600. Robertshaw is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Australia	Robertshaw played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 400 to 421 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +579.
Round 21	Pakistan	Robertshaw played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 401 to 429 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +551.
Round 22	Singapore	Robertshaw played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 480 to 410 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +621.
Round 23	United Arab Emirates	Robertshaw played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 461 to 325 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +757.
Round 24	England	Robertshaw played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 369 to 482 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +644.

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