WSC 2011: Lewis Mackay [#55]

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WSC 2011: Lewis Mackay [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Lewis Mackay, 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, +845, and is ranked #25.

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 Lewis Mackay]

Given name(s): Lewis
Surname(s): Mackay
Home: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Awards: 2005 ABSP Expert award; 2009 ABSP GM award; 2007 ABSP Highest Rated Player award; 2010 UK Masters; other titles
Hobbies: Chess, poker, cricket, computers and software, reading, language, music, TV comedies
Occupation: Software Developer
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 638 Average for: 455 Average against: 430
Round 1	Scotland	Mackay played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 479 to 411 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +68. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Thailand	Mackay played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 342 to 480 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -70. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Kenya	Mackay played #59 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and won 474 to 315 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +89. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Canada	Mackay played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 519 to 424 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +184.
Round 5	Norway	Mackay played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 468 to 331 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +321.
Round 6	England	Mackay played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 316 to 579 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +58.
Round 7	Northern Ireland	Mackay played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 412 to 432 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +38.
Round 8	New Zealand	Mackay played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 397 to 467 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -32.
Round 9	Australia	Mackay played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 484 to 353 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +99.
Round 10	Canada	Mackay played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 389 to 551 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -63. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 11	Singapore	Mackay played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 493 to 504 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -74. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	Mackay played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 443 to 407 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, -38.
Round 13	Bahrain	Mackay played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 494 to 367 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +89.
Round 14	Canada	Mackay played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and won 441 to 417 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +113. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	New Zealand	Mackay played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 572 to 274 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +411.
Round 16	Thailand	Mackay played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 463 to 323 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +551.
Round 17	Thailand	Mackay played #87 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 493 to 399 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +645. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Mackay played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 461 to 399 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +707. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	WSC Runner-Up	Mackay played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and lost 341 to 523 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +525. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	England	Mackay played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 307 to 512 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +320. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 21	United States	Mackay played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 566 to 369 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +517. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Thailand	Mackay played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 564 to 310 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +771.
Round 23	United States	Mackay played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 419 to 481 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +709. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	United States	Mackay played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 438 to 585 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +562. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	England	Mackay played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 465 to 428 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +599.
Round 26	Scotland	Mackay played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 490 to 508 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +581. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27	England	Mackay played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 483 to 507 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +557. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	Philippines	Mackay played #74 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 375 to 494 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +438.
Round 29	Singapore	Mackay played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 529 to 521 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-13, +446.
Round 30	United States	Mackay played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 440 to 400 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +486. Mackay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31	Canada	Mackay played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 638 to 338 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +786.
Round 32	Scotland	Mackay played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-14, +768.
Round 33	Malta	Mackay played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and won 458 to 350 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 19-14, +876.
Round 34	England	Mackay played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) again and lost 431 to 462 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 19-15, +845.

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