WSC 2011: David Boys [#10]

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WSC 2011: David Boys [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about David Boys, 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 21-13, +38, and is ranked #13.

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 David Boys]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Boys
Home: Dorval, QC, Canada
Awards: WSC Winner 1995, CNSC Winner 2003
Hobbies: Soccer, softball, poker
Occupation: Programmer Analyst
Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2002.
CNSC 1996 Rank: 5
CNSC 1998 Rank: 5
CNSC 2000 Rank: 18
CNSC 2003 Rank: 1
CNSC 2005 Rank: 6
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 14/176, 17-10 +1156
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 7/134, 18-9 +1094
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 15/108, 15-11 +1106
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 31/126, 17-14 +981
WSC 1991 Rank: 3
WSC 1995 Rank: 1
WSC 1997 Rank: 11
WSC 1999 Rank: 3
WSC 2001 Rank: 39
WSC 2003 Rank: 16
WSC 2005 Rank: 7
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 426 Average against: 425
Round 1	Kuwait	Boys played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 420 to 407 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2	Thailand	Boys played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and lost 365 to 440 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -62.
Round 3	Ghana	Boys played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 475 to 417 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, -4. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	England	Boys played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 416 to 468 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -56.
Round 5	Canada	Boys played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 481 to 349 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +76. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Wales	Boys played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 502 to 337 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +241.
Round 7	Canada	Boys played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 409 to 516 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +134. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	New Zealand	Boys played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 381 to 331 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +184.
Round 9	United States	Boys played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 494 to 453 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +225.
Round 10	New Zealand	Boys played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 432 to 408 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +249.
Round 11	United States	Boys played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and won 451 to 380 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +320. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	England	Boys played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 349 to 525 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +144. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Scotland	Boys played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 364 to 534 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, -26. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Singapore	Boys played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 488 to 445 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +17. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Kenya	Boys played #59 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and won 426 to 393 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-5, +50.
Round 16	United States	Boys played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 553 to 292 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +311. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Australia	Boys played #58 Chris May (AUS) and won 432 to 350 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +393.
Round 18	Canada	Boys played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 398 to 460 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +331. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (24 hits).
Round 19	Scotland	Boys played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 448 to 378 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +401. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	Boys played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 358 to 498 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-7, +261.
Round 21	Australia	Boys played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 473 to 336 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +398. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Australia	Boys played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 393 to 375 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +416. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	Boys played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 483 to 474 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +425. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	England	Boys played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 375 to 457 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +343. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	Australia	Boys played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 395 to 531 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +207. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	Thailand	Boys played #66 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +168. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	Northern Ireland	Boys played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and lost 421 to 461 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +128. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	England	Boys played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 499 to 479 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +148. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	Northern Ireland	Boys played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 329 to 427 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-12, +50.
Round 30	Canada	Boys played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 434 to 414 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +70.
Round 31	Malta	Boys played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 407 to 345 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 19-12, +132.
Round 32	England	Boys played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 353 to 490 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 19-13, -5. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 33	Philippines	Boys played #74 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 437 to 433 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 20-13, -1. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 34	United Arab Emirates	Boys played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 450 to 411 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 21-13, +38. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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