WSC 2011: Neil Scott [#82]

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WSC 2011: Neil Scott [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Neil Scott, 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 20-14, +448, and is ranked #19.

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): Neil Surname(s): Scott Home: Aberdeen, Scotland Awards: Hobbies: Boardgames, Piano Occupation: Medical Statistician WSC 1995 Rank: 24 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 627 Average for: 430 Average against: 417
Round 1	Slovakia	Scott played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 627 to 290 (a spread of 337). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +337. Scott is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Ghana	Scott played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 386 to 456 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +267.
Round 3	South Africa	Scott played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 357 to 542 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, +82. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	England	Scott played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 435 to 428 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +89.
Round 5	United Arab Emirates	Scott played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 506 to 444 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +151. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Australia	Scott played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 510 to 327 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +334.
Round 7	South Africa	Scott played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 422 to 407 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +349.
Round 8	Thailand	Scott played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +356. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	United States	Scott played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 532 to 347 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +541.
Round 10	England	Scott played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 301 to 390 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +452.
Round 11	England	Scott played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 504 to 492 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +464. Scott is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	Northern Ireland	Scott played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and won 412 to 335 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +541.
Round 13	Canada	Scott played #10 David Boys (CAN) and won 534 to 364 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +711. Scott is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Scott played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 378 to 505 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +584. Scott is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Australia	Scott played #58 Chris May (AUS) and lost 388 to 478 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +494. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	United States	Scott played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 415 to 480 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +429.
Round 17	Singapore	Scott played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 330 to 421 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +338. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Canada	Scott played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 389 to 362 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, +365.
Round 19	England	Scott played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 411 to 526 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +250.
Round 20	England	Scott played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +267.
Round 21	World Champion	Scott played #60 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Wsc) and lost 355 to 522 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +100. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	United States	Scott played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 517 to 316 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +301. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	Scott played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 464 to 404 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +361.
Round 24	Thailand	Scott played #66 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 393 to 414 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +340.
Round 25	England	Scott played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 481 to 434 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +387.
Round 26	Australia	Scott played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 438 to 361 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +464.
Round 27	Scotland	Scott played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 357 to 483 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +338.
Round 28	United States	Scott played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 474 to 416 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +396.
Round 29	India	Scott played #77 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 494 to 335 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, +555. Scott is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30	United States	Scott played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 363 to 441 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +477.
Round 31	Australia	Scott played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 479 to 588 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +368. Scott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	England	Scott played #55 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 409 to 391 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 19-13, +386.
Round 33	Thailand	Scott played #87 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 357 to 385 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 19-14, +358.
Round 34	United States	Scott played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 455 to 365 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 20-14, +448.

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