WSC 2011: Simon Gillam [#31]

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WSC 2011: Simon Gillam [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Simon Gillam, 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 17-17, +22, and is ranked #58.

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): Simon Surname(s): Gillam Home: Edinburgh, Scotland Awards: Hobbies: Hill-walking, bridge, chess Occupation: Retired Government Statistician 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 409 Average against: 408
Round 1	England	Gillam played #55 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 411 to 479 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -68. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Canada	Gillam played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -84.
Round 3	Poland	Gillam played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 384 to 461 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-3, -161. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Thailand	Gillam played #66 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 354 to 451 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-4, -258.
Round 5	Israel	Gillam played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 442 to 381 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-4, -197.
Round 6	Kenya	Gillam played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 466 to 408 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, -139.
Round 7	Ghana	Gillam played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 357 to 566 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-5, -348.
Round 8	Poland	Gillam played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 428 to 366 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-5, -286.
Round 9	Poland	Gillam played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 339 to 425 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-6, -372.
Round 10	United States	Gillam played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 377 to 409 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-7, -404.
Round 11	Gambia	Gillam played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 472 to 347 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-7, -279.
Round 12	South Africa	Gillam played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, -246.
Round 13	Kuwait	Gillam played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 396 to 444 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-8, -294.
Round 14	United Arab Emirates	Gillam played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 334 to 391 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-9, -351.
Round 15	Malaysia	Gillam played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 471 to 375 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-9, -255.
Round 16	Oman	Gillam played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 433 to 413 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -235.
Round 17	Australia	Gillam played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 281 to 596 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-10, -550.
Round 18	United States	Gillam played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 470 to 525 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-11, -605. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	World Youth Champion	Gillam played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and lost 363 to 427 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-12, -669.
Round 20	United States	Gillam played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-13, -699.
Round 21	Norway	Gillam played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 552 to 296 (a spread of 256). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-13, -443. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Czech Republic	Gillam played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 485 to 275 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-13, -233.
Round 23	Germany, Federal Republic of	Gillam played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, -108.
Round 24	Singapore	Gillam played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 405 to 404 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -107.
Round 25	England	Gillam played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 472 to 330 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-13, +35.
Round 26	Australia	Gillam played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 299 to 512 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-14, -178.
Round 27	India	Gillam played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 402 to 438 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-15, -214.
Round 28	Canada	Gillam played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, -229.
Round 29	Romania	Gillam played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 408 to 392 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-16, -213. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	Sweden	Gillam played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-16, -191.
Round 31	Singapore	Gillam played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 336 to 420 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-17, -275.
Round 32	France	Gillam played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 462 to 407 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 15-17, -220.
Round 33	Indonesia	Gillam played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 466 to 371 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 16-17, -125.
Round 34	South Africa	Gillam played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 453 to 306 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 17-17, +22.

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