WSC 2009: Mark Schellenberg [#93]

Back to WSC 2009 Players

WSC 2009:
Mark Schellenberg [#93]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Mark Schellenberg, 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, +191, and is ranked #38.

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): Mark Surname(s): Schellenberg Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards: 2003-01 Calgary, AB; 2003-01-25/26 Calgary, AB; 2003-05 Calgary, AB Hobbies: Cooking, frisbee, golf, tennis, poker Occupation: Line Cook NSC 2000 Division: 3 NSC 2000 Rank: 49/122, 16-15 +118 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 424 Average against: 416
Round 1	Scotland	Schellenberg played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 465 to 424 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +41.
Round 2	Kuwait	Schellenberg played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 549 to 253 (a spread of 296). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +337.
Round 3	England	Schellenberg played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 340 to 430 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +247.
Round 4	United States	Schellenberg played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +299.
Round 5	World Champion	Schellenberg played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +277. Schellenberg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	United States	Schellenberg played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 453 to 460 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +270.
Round 7	United States	Schellenberg played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 288 to 441 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +117.
Round 8	Malaysia	Schellenberg played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 361 to 437 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, +41.
Round 9	Singapore	Schellenberg played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 368 to 481 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-6, -72.
Round 10	Kenya	Schellenberg played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 449 to 514 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-7, -137.
Round 11	Ghana	Schellenberg played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 496 to 412 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-7, -53.
Round 12	New Zealand	Schellenberg played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 479 to 379 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, +47.
Round 13	Philippines	Schellenberg played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 497 to 358 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, +186.
Round 14	Nigeria	Schellenberg played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 358 to 432 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-8, +112.
Round 15	Indonesia	Schellenberg played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 477 to 451 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, +138.
Round 16	United States	Schellenberg played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 486 to 414 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, +210.
Round 17	New Zealand	Schellenberg played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 455 to 450 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +215.
Round 18	Canada	Schellenberg played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 432 to 487 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, +160.
Round 19	Thailand	Schellenberg played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 452 to 383 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +229.
Round 20	United States	Schellenberg played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 341 to 502 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, +68.
Round 21	Malta	Schellenberg played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 434 to 375 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +127.
Round 22	Bahrain	Schellenberg played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 401 to 366 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +162.
Round 23	New Zealand	Schellenberg played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 382 to 394 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +150.
Round 24	Bahrain	Schellenberg played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 397 to 356 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +191.
After the Finals		Schellenberg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark of J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England except in Canada and the United States, where it is a registered trademark of HASBRO. Used under license from Mattel Europa BV.

For more information about the event, please contact Philip Nelkon at philip.nelkon@mattel.com. For technical assistance with this web site, please contact John Chew, webmaster of the (North American) National SCRABBLE® Association, at jjchew@math.utoronto.ca.

WSC 2009:Mark Schellenberg [#93]

WSC 2009:
Mark Schellenberg [#93]