WSC 2009: Allan Simmons [#96]

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WSC 2009: Allan Simmons [#96]

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On this page, you will find information about Allan Simmons, 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 12-12, -473, and is ranked #62.

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 Allan Simmons]

Given name(s): Allan
Surname(s): Simmons
Home: Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Awards: 1994 2007 UK Masters; 1987 1988 1991 2008 BMSC; 2002 2003 2005 Scottish NSC; 2005 Scottish Masters
Hobbies: Rock Guitar/Bass, Gardening, DIY
Occupation: Scrabble consultant/author
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 50/149, 15-12 -182
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 50/149, 15-12 -182
WSC 1995 Rank: 25
WSC 2001 Rank: 21
WSC 2005 Rank: 75
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 415 Average against: 435
Round 1	Canada	Simmons played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 424 to 465 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -41.
Round 2	England	Simmons played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 494 to 460 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -7.
Round 3	Pakistan	Simmons played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 383 to 461 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -85.
Round 4	Saudi Arabia	Simmons played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and won 433 to 402 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -54.
Round 5	Pakistan	Simmons played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 432 to 375 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +3.
Round 6	South Africa	Simmons played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 372 to 540 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -165.
Round 7	United States	Simmons played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 377 to 472 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -260.
Round 8	Netherlands	Simmons played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 373 to 339 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -226.
Round 9	United States	Simmons played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 380 to 399 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -245.
Round 10	Scotland	Simmons played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 352 to 508 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-6, -401.
Round 11	Kenya	Simmons played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, -378.
Round 12	Malaysia	Simmons played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 451 to 428 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, -355.
Round 13	England	Simmons played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 422 to 435 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -368.
Round 14	England	Simmons played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 499 to 401 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, -270. Simmons is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	England	Simmons played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 351 to 542 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -461.
Round 16	United Arab Emirates	Simmons played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 341 to 421 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -541.
Round 17	Philippines	Simmons played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-9, -479.
Round 18	Malaysia	Simmons played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 436 to 403 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-9, -446.
Round 19	Canada	Simmons played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 540 to 392 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-9, -298. Simmons is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	England	Simmons played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 424 to 373 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-9, -247.
Round 21	United States	Simmons played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 401 to 448 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-10, -294.
Round 22	Canada	Simmons played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 472 to 412 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-10, -234.
Round 23	Kenya	Simmons played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 382 to 494 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, -346.
Round 24	New Zealand	Simmons played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 369 to 496 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-12, -473.

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