WSC 2011: Marty Gabriel [#29]

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WSC 2011: Marty Gabriel [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, 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, +3, and is ranked #76.

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 Marty Gabriel]

Given name(s): Marty
Surname(s): Gabriel
Home: Charleston, Illinois, United States
Awards: Touch Football All-American (9x), National Touch Football Championship Team member (7x)
Hobbies: Tennis, Softball, Bowling, Golf, Ping Pong, Birds
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 99/126, 13-18 -283
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 36/98, 17-14 -9
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 65/132, 16-15 -442
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 95/172, 14.5-15.5 +285
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 46/87, 14-14 -272
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 33/76, 14.5-13.5 -416
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 415 Average against: 415
Round 1	Malta	Gabriel played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 492 to 446 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2	Malta	Gabriel played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 471 to 434 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +83.
Round 3	South Africa	Gabriel played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 419 to 335 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +167.
Round 4	Pakistan	Gabriel played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 344 to 445 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +66. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	New Zealand	Gabriel played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 441 to 373 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +134. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Bahrain	Gabriel played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +156.
Round 7	South Africa	Gabriel played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 373 to 408 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +121. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Singapore	Gabriel played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 389 to 438 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +72. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Ireland	Gabriel played #99 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 358 to 387 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +43.
Round 10	Thailand	Gabriel played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and lost 413 to 440 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +16. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 11	Australia	Gabriel played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -61.
Round 12	Thailand	Gabriel played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and lost 424 to 427 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, -64.
Round 13	Japan	Gabriel played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 456 to 441 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, -49.
Round 14	Kenya	Gabriel played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 374 to 418 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, -93.
Round 15	Trinidad and Tobago	Gabriel played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 387 to 424 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -130.
Round 16	Poland	Gabriel played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 480 to 405 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -55.
Round 17	United States	Gabriel played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 382 to 376 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, -49.
Round 18	New Zealand	Gabriel played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 370 to 478 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, -157.
Round 19	Canada	Gabriel played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 522 to 378 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, -13.
Round 20	United States	Gabriel played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 417 to 502 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -98.
Round 21	Malaysia	Gabriel played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and lost 387 to 434 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-12, -145.
Round 22	New Zealand	Gabriel played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 433 to 380 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -92.
Round 23	Singapore	Gabriel played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 465 to 430 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, -57.
Round 24	World Youth Champion	Gabriel played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and lost 402 to 449 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, -104.
Round 25	United States	Gabriel played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and won 479 to 418 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-13, -43.
Round 26	Israel	Gabriel played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 355 to 492 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-14, -180. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	Sri Lanka	Gabriel played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 559 to 348 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-14, +31.
Round 28	Singapore	Gabriel played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-15, -56.
Round 29	Thailand	Gabriel played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-16, -67. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30	Israel	Gabriel played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 392 to 378 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-16, -53.
Round 31	Canada	Gabriel played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 351 to 404 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 14-17, -106.
Round 32	Gambia	Gabriel played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 497 to 435 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 15-17, -44.
Round 33	Kenya	Gabriel played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 453 to 389 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 16-17, +20.
Round 34	Poland	Gabriel played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 360 to 377 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 16-18, +3.

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