WSC 2011: Edward Martin [#57]

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WSC 2011: Edward Martin [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Martin, 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, +496, and is ranked #51.

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): Edward Surname(s): Martin Home: London, England Awards: Winner, various UK weekend tournaments Hobbies: Cricket, cycling, snooker Occupation: IT Consultant WSC 2005 Rank: 24 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 585 Average for: 438 Average against: 423
Before the Tournament		Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Sweden	Martin played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 563 to 335 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +228. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Canada	Martin played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 486 to 484 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +230. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Australia	Martin played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 435 to 367 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +298. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	WSC Runner-Up	Martin played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and won 466 to 401 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +363. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	Thailand	Martin played #87 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 392 to 522 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +233. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Canada	Martin played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 352 to 462 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +123. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Thailand	Martin played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +124.
Round 8	England	Martin played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 402 to 479 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +47.
Round 9	Australia	Martin played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 466 to 372 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +141.
Round 10	Malta	Martin played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 396 to 367 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +170.
Round 11	New Zealand	Martin played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 463 to 475 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, +158.
Round 12	England	Martin played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 500 to 376 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +282.
Round 13	India	Martin played #77 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 441 to 468 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +255.
Round 14	United States	Martin played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 585 to 368 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +472. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 15	United States	Martin played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 457 to 417 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +512.
Round 16	United States	Martin played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 380 to 392 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +500.
Round 17	Northern Ireland	Martin played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 389 to 418 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +471.
Round 18	United States	Martin played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 546 to 388 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +629.
Round 19	Scotland	Martin played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 526 to 411 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +744.
Round 20	Scotland	Martin played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 326 to 421 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +649. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Martin played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 346 to 387 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +608. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United States	Martin played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 435 to 518 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +525.
Round 23	Thailand	Martin played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 492 to 377 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +640.
Round 24	Thailand	Martin played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 414 to 374 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +680.
Round 25	Scotland	Martin played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 445 to 478 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +647.
Round 26	United States	Martin played #46 David Koenig (USA) and lost 380 to 462 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +565.
Round 27	Philippines	Martin played #74 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 431 to 425 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +571. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	Malaysia	Martin played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 416 to 454 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +533.
Round 29	South Africa	Martin played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 432 to 376 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-13, +589.
Round 30	United States	Martin played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 390 to 448 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, +531.
Round 31	United Arab Emirates	Martin played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 444 to 450 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-15, +525.
Round 32	United States	Martin played #43 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 485 to 512 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-16, +498.
Round 33	England	Martin played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and lost 347 to 426 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-17, +419.
Round 34	South Africa	Martin played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 453 to 376 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 17-17, +496.

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