WSC 2011: Adam Logan [#54]

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WSC 2011: Adam Logan [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Logan, 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 21-13, +939, and is ranked #9.

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 Adam Logan]

Given name(s): Adam
Surname(s): Logan
Home: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Awards: WSC 2005; US championship 1996; CNSC 1996, 2005, 2008; etc
Hobbies: Walking, classical music, languages, fiction
Occupation: Mathematician
CNSC 1996 Rank: 1
CNSC 1998 Rank: 4
CNSC 2000 Rank: 2
CNSC 2005 Rank: 1
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 26/149, 16-11 +561
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 26/149, 16-11 +561
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 16/176, 17-10 +965
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 13/134, 17-10 +708
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 1/108, 24-3 +1613
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 21/126, 18-13 +690
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 4/98, 21-10 +1116
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 37/132, 17-14 +642
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 8/172, 20-10 +1066
WSC 1993 Rank: 11
WSC 1995 Rank: 8
WSC 1997 Rank: 9
WSC 1999 Rank: 4
WSC 2001 Rank: 10
WSC 2005 Rank: 1
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 603 Average for: 435 Average against: 408
Before the Tournament		Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Ghana	Logan played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 402 to 377 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2	Kenya	Logan played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 490 to 395 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +120.
Round 3	Australia	Logan played #58 Chris May (AUS) and won 417 to 299 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +238. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	England	Logan played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 427 to 343 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +322. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Logan played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and won 603 to 258 (a spread of 345). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +667.
Round 6	England	Logan played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 462 to 352 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +777. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	United States	Logan played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 432 to 410 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +799. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	England	Logan played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 468 to 516 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +751. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 9	Northern Ireland	Logan played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 459 to 328 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +882. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	United States	Logan played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 386 to 395 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +873. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 11	WSC Runner-Up	Logan played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and lost 351 to 387 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +837. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (68 hits).
Round 12	Scotland	Logan played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 587 to 410 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +1014. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13	Northern Ireland	Logan played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and lost 367 to 461 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +920. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	England	Logan played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 333 to 476 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +777. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	World Champion	Logan played #60 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Wsc) and won 495 to 394 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +878. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	Australia	Logan played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 437 to 501 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +814. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Australia	Logan played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 394 to 365 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +843.
Round 18	Canada	Logan played #10 David Boys (CAN) and won 460 to 398 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +905. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 19	New Zealand	Logan played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 351 to 324 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +932. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	England	Logan played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 477 to 321 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +1088. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 21	Australia	Logan played #58 Chris May (AUS) again and won 472 to 416 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1144. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 22	WSC Runner-Up	Logan played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) again and lost 343 to 478 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1009. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 23	England	Logan played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) again and lost 462 to 495 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +976. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Singapore	Logan played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 463 to 420 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +1019. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	India	Logan played #77 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 396 to 432 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +983. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	United States	Logan played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 406 to 352 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1037. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27	Canada	Logan played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 437 to 478 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +996. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 28	Thailand	Logan played #66 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 479 to 389 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +1086. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 29	Australia	Logan played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) again and lost 346 to 520 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +912. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	Singapore	Logan played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) again and won 463 to 416 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +959.
Round 31	England	Logan played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) again and lost 419 to 566 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +812. Logan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 32	Australia	Logan played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 469 to 438 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-12, +843. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 33	Northern Ireland	Logan played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) again and won 507 to 323 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-12, +1027. Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 34	England	Logan played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) for the third time and lost 342 to 430 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 21-13, +939.
After the Finals		Logan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).

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