WSC 2011: Stewart Holden [#39]

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WSC 2011: Stewart Holden [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Stewart Holden, 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 19-15, +514, and is ranked #28.

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 Stewart Holden]

Given name(s): Stewart
Surname(s): Holden
Home: Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Awards: ABSP Grandmaster title holder. 2004 "Countdown" series champion, 2007 UK National Scrabble Championships runner-up
Hobbies: Snooker, chess, cryptic crosswords and being an awesome dad
Occupation: Recruitment Consultant
WSC 2003 Rank: 62
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 694 Average for: 430 Average against: 415
Round 1	Pakistan	Holden played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 422 to 432 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2	Slovakia	Holden played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 509 to 280 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +219.
Round 3	Indonesia	Holden played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 468 to 454 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +233.
Round 4	England	Holden played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 344 to 358 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +219.
Round 5	Australia	Holden played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 420 to 387 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +252. Holden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Holden played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 460 to 337 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +375.
Round 7	United States	Holden played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 509 to 393 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +491. Holden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	United States	Holden played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 442 to 551 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +382. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	United States	Holden played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and won 418 to 325 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +475. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Israel	Holden played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 467 to 401 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +541. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 11	Malta	Holden played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 561 to 402 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +700. Holden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Scotland	Holden played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 335 to 412 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +623.
Round 13	Canada	Holden played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 461 to 367 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +717.
Round 14	Australia	Holden played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 374 to 479 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +612.
Round 15	England	Holden played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 411 to 523 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +500. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 16	Australia	Holden played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 314 to 487 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +327.
Round 17	United States	Holden played #43 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 510 to 410 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +427.
Round 18	England	Holden played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 402 to 366 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +463. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	England	Holden played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 694 to 342 (a spread of 352). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +815. Holden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Northern Ireland	Holden played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 425 to 325 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +915.
Round 21	New Zealand	Holden played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 432 to 416 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +931. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 22	England	Holden played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 332 to 466 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +797. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	United States	Holden played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 431 to 309 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +919. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	WSC Runner-Up	Holden played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and lost 353 to 498 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +774. Holden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (56 hits).
Round 25	Australia	Holden played #58 Chris May (AUS) and lost 398 to 526 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +646. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	England	Holden played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 403 to 485 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +564.
Round 27	Canada	Holden played #10 David Boys (CAN) and won 461 to 421 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +604. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	Australia	Holden played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 366 to 481 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +489.
Round 29	Scotland	Holden played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 415 to 457 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +447.
Round 30	United States	Holden played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 463 to 293 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-13, +617.
Round 31	Canada	Holden played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 448 to 383 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +682.
Round 32	England	Holden played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 324 to 490 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-14, +516.
Round 33	United States	Holden played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 18-15, +467. Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 34	United States	Holden played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 489 to 442 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 19-15, +514.
After the Finals		Holden is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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