WSC 2009: Howard Warner [#107]

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WSC 2009: Howard Warner [#107]

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Warner, 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 12.5-11.5, +191, and is ranked #47.

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 Howard Warner]

Given name(s): Howard
Surname(s): Warner
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Awards: 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 NZ Masters; 1999 2003 2005 2006 NZ NSC; 2002 Trans-Tasman Challenge
Hobbies: classical music, film, hiking
Occupation: Plain English consultant
WSC 1999 Rank: 33
WSC 2001 Rank: 19
WSC 2003 Rank: 20
WSC 2005 Rank: 18
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 420 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Warner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Pakistan	Warner played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 451 to 337 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +114.
Round 2	Ghana	Warner played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 392 to 556 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -50.
Round 3	India	Warner played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 358 to 442 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -134.
Round 4	Scotland	Warner played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 430 to 555 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -259.
Round 5	Tanzania	Warner played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-4, -341.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Warner played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 403 to 390 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -328.
Round 7	Thailand	Warner played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 337 to 512 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-5, -503.
Round 8	Philippines	Warner played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -417.
Round 9	Malaysia	Warner played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 424 to 371 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, -364.
Round 10	Australia	Warner played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 524 to 284 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, -124.
Round 11	Netherlands	Warner played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 496 to 360 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +12.
Round 12	Ireland	Warner played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 436 to 400 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +48.
Round 13	Nigeria	Warner played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and won 462 to 409 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +101.
Round 14	Bahrain	Warner played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 496 to 302 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +295.
Round 15	United States	Warner played #103 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 383 to 458 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, +220.
Round 16	England	Warner played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 518 to 341 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +397.
Round 17	United States	Warner played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 431 to 461 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +367.
Round 18	Thailand	Warner played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and tied at 416. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +367.
Round 19	Scotland	Warner played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 353 to 430 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +290.
Round 20	Australia	Warner played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and won 564 to 371 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +483.
Round 21	England	Warner played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 366 to 480 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +369.
Round 22	Nigeria	Warner played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 310 to 444 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +235.
Round 23	Canada	Warner played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 394 to 382 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +247.
Round 24	Malta	Warner played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 351 to 407 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +191.

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