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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Poland

Gabriel played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 360 to 377 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 16-18, +3.