WSC 2011: Laurie Cohen [#17]

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WSC 2011: Laurie Cohen [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, 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 16-18, +133, and is ranked #73.

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 Laurie Cohen]

Given name(s): Laurie
Surname(s): Cohen
Home: Tempe, AZ, USA
Awards: 3rd place - 2010 U.S. Nationals
Hobbies: Travel, movies
Occupation: College Administrator
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 114/132, 13-18 -1057
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 49/172, 17-13 -204
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 6/108, 18-10 +1214
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 74/76, 9-19 -572
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 417 Average against: 413
Before the Tournament		Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Sri Lanka	Cohen played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 369 to 437 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2	Poland	Cohen played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 564 to 386 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +110.
Round 3	United States	Cohen played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 353 to 575 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -112. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Thailand	Cohen played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and won 532 to 323 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +97.
Round 5	Australia	Cohen played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 321 to 473 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -55.
Round 6	New Zealand	Cohen played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 356 to 456 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -155.
Round 7	Indonesia	Cohen played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 439 to 373 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, -89.
Round 8	Canada	Cohen played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 505 to 412 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +4. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Canada	Cohen played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 418 to 463 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -41.
Round 10	Thailand	Cohen played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 357 to 490 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -174.
Round 11	United States	Cohen played #43 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 420 to 494 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-7, -248. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Singapore	Cohen played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 300 to 386 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-8, -334.
Round 13	South Africa	Cohen played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 538 to 342 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -138.
Round 14	United States	Cohen played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and won 392 to 381 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, -127.
Round 15	United States	Cohen played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 443 to 438 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, -122.
Round 16	United States	Cohen played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 319 to 435 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -238.
Round 17	United States	Cohen played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 376 to 382 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, -244.
Round 18	Wales	Cohen played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 361 to 456 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-11, -339.
Round 19	Sweden	Cohen played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 464 to 347 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, -222.
Round 20	Scotland	Cohen played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 360 to 330 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-11, -192.
Round 21	Thailand	Cohen played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 465 to 366 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -93.
Round 22	Oman	Cohen played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 458 to 344 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, +21.
Round 23	Ghana	Cohen played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 320 to 491 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-12, -150. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Malta	Cohen played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 373 to 490 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-13, -267.
Round 25	Israel	Cohen played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 409 to 413 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-14, -271.
Round 26	England	Cohen played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 483 to 486 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-15, -274. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 27	New Zealand	Cohen played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 373 to 390 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-16, -291.
Round 28	Slovakia	Cohen played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 443 to 274 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-16, -122. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	Poland	Cohen played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 463 to 337 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-16, +4.
Round 30	World Youth Champion	Cohen played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and lost 385 to 418 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-17, -29.
Round 31	Germany, Federal Republic of	Cohen played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 467 to 366 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-17, +72.
Round 32	Thailand	Cohen played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 433 to 388 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-17, +117.
Round 33	Kenya	Cohen played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 424 to 503 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 15-18, +38.
Round 34	Romania	Cohen played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 496 to 401 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 16-18, +133.

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