WSC 2011: Gunnar Andersson [#2]

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WSC 2011: Gunnar Andersson [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Gunnar Andersson, who is competing at the 2011 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 13-21, -1194, and is ranked #96.

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): Gunnar Surname(s): Andersson Home: Solna, Sweden Awards: Hobbies: Bridge, crosswords, golf, juggling Occupation: Software developer 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Sweden

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 381 Average against: 416
Round 1	England	Andersson played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 335 to 563 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -228.
Round 2	Wales	Andersson played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 287 to 460 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-2, -401. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Oman	Andersson played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 391 to 370 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-2, -380.
Round 4	New Zealand	Andersson played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 398 to 369 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -351.
Round 5	Japan	Andersson played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 390 to 447 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-3, -408.
Round 6	World Champion	Andersson played #60 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Wsc) and lost 304 to 497 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -601.
Round 7	Trinidad and Tobago	Andersson played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 362 to 446 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-5, -685.
Round 8	Malaysia	Andersson played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 359 to 424 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-6, -750.
Round 9	Gambia	Andersson played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-7, -807.
Round 10	Ghana	Andersson played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 368 to 530 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-8, -969.
Round 11	Czech Republic	Andersson played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 426 to 295 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-8, -838.
Round 12	Germany, Federal Republic of	Andersson played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-8, -829. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Slovakia	Andersson played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 447 to 338 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-8, -720.
Round 14	Kuwait	Andersson played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 400 to 393 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-8, -713.
Round 15	Poland	Andersson played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and lost 363 to 518 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -868. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	United Arab Emirates	Andersson played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 376 to 454 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-10, -946.
Round 17	Malaysia	Andersson played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and lost 387 to 488 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-11, -1047.
Round 18	Norway	Andersson played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 463 to 307 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-11, -891. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	United States	Andersson played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and lost 347 to 464 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-12, -1008.
Round 20	Romania	Andersson played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 340 to 466 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-13, -1134.
Round 21	Netherlands	Andersson played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 383 to 300 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-13, -1051.
Round 22	Poland	Andersson played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and won 470 to 423 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-13, -1004.
Round 23	France	Andersson played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-13, -989. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	England	Andersson played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 327 to 422 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-14, -1084. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	India	Andersson played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 396 to 434 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-15, -1122. Andersson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Poland	Andersson played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 373 to 374 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-16, -1123.
Round 27	Kenya	Andersson played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 406 to 411 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-17, -1128.
Round 28	Bahrain	Andersson played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 331 to 465 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-18, -1262.
Round 29	Indonesia	Andersson played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 406 to 335 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-18, -1191.
Round 30	Scotland	Andersson played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 385 to 407 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-19, -1213.
Round 31	Poland	Andersson played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 393 to 349 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-19, -1169.
Round 32	Canada	Andersson played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 453 to 359 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-19, -1075.
Round 33	Israel	Andersson played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 407 to 417 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-20, -1085.
Round 34	Singapore	Andersson played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 348 to 457 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-21, -1194.

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