WSC 2011: Andrew Golding [#33]

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WSC 2011: Andrew Golding [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Golding, 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 15-19, -248, and is ranked #92.

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 Andrew Golding]

Given name(s): Andrew
Surname(s): Golding
Home: Verdun, QC, Canada
Awards:
Hobbies: SCUBA diving, choral singing, pinball
Occupation: IT Professional
CNSC 1996 Rank: 20
CNSC 1998 Rank: 6
CNSC 2000 Rank: 37
CNSC 2003 Rank: 10
CNSC 2005 Rank: 12
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 127/172, 13-17 -255
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 8/108, 18-10 +801
WSC 2003 Rank: 37
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 405 Average against: 414
Round 1	United States	Golding played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 418 to 369 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2	Australia	Golding played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 331 to 435 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -55.
Round 3	Thailand	Golding played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 296 to 464 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, -223.
Round 4	Canada	Golding played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 339 to 441 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -325.
Round 5	New Zealand	Golding played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 387 to 429 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-4, -367.
Round 6	Gambia	Golding played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 406 to 364 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -325.
Round 7	Kuwait	Golding played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 414 to 391 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -302.
Round 8	Singapore	Golding played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 532 to 398 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -168.
Round 9	Canada	Golding played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 469 to 395 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, -94.
Round 10	Scotland	Golding played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 329 to 458 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, -223.
Round 11	United States	Golding played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 488 to 326 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-5, -61.
Round 12	Canada	Golding played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 380 to 450 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -131.
Round 13	Singapore	Golding played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 438 to 481 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, -174.
Round 14	England	Golding played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 381 to 467 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, -260.
Round 15	South Africa	Golding played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 362 to 510 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -408.
Round 16	Canada	Golding played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 292 to 524 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-10, -640.
Round 17	Poland	Golding played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and lost 365 to 419 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-11, -694. Golding is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Israel	Golding played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 412 to 451 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-12, -733.
Round 19	Slovakia	Golding played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 448 to 273 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-12, -558.
Round 20	Germany, Federal Republic of	Golding played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 495 to 366 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-12, -429.
Round 21	Japan	Golding played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 437 to 381 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-12, -373. Golding is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Kenya	Golding played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 472 to 435 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -336.
Round 23	Sri Lanka	Golding played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 406 to 417 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, -347.
Round 24	United States	Golding played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 305 to 576 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-14, -618.
Round 25	Israel	Golding played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 355 to 365 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-15, -628.
Round 26		Golding recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-15, -553. Golding is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	Netherlands	Golding played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 481 to 365 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-15, -437.
Round 28	South Africa	Golding played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 367 to 458 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-16, -528.
Round 29	Czech Republic	Golding played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 593 to 262 (a spread of 331). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-16, -197.
Round 30	Norway	Golding played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 405 to 325 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-16, -117.
Round 31	Poland	Golding played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 402 to 435 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 14-17, -150. Golding is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	Sweden	Golding played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 359 to 453 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 14-18, -244.
Round 33	Oman	Golding played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 478 to 315 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 15-18, -81.
Round 34	Poland	Golding played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 308 to 475 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 15-19, -248.

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