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WSC 2009:
Mark Schellenberg [#93]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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).