WSC 2011: Geoff Thevenot [#92]

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WSC 2011: Geoff Thevenot [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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, +842, and is ranked #16.

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 Geoff Thevenot]

Given name(s): Geoff
Surname(s): Thevenot
Home: Austin, TX, USA
Awards: Finsihed second at 2006 US NSC
Hobbies: Composing and recording music
Occupation: Copyeditor
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 122/172, 13-17 +231
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 43/87, 14-14 +220
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 2/76, 19- 9 +1310
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 611 Average for: 436 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Gambia	Thevenot played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 461 to 413 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +48.
Round 2	Singapore	Thevenot played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 396 to 512 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -68. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Thailand	Thevenot played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and lost 383 to 457 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -142. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Kenya	Thevenot played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 427 to 291 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -6.
Round 5	United States	Thevenot played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and won 438 to 389 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +43.
Round 6	Singapore	Thevenot played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 505 to 300 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +248. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Wales	Thevenot played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 534 to 416 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +366. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Northern Ireland	Thevenot played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and won 551 to 442 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +475. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Scotland	Thevenot played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 347 to 532 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +290.
Round 10	Canada	Thevenot played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 395 to 386 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +299. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11	Singapore	Thevenot played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 472 to 368 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +403. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Kenya	Thevenot played #59 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and won 565 to 255 (a spread of 310). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +713.
Round 13	Scotland	Thevenot played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 403 to 415 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +701. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Thevenot played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 409 to 492 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +618. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	England	Thevenot played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 353 to 457 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +514. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Thailand	Thevenot played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 502 to 322 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +694. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	England	Thevenot played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 451 to 416 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +729. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 18	England	Thevenot played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 388 to 546 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +571.
Round 19	Thailand	Thevenot played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and lost 341 to 371 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +541.
Round 20	United States	Thevenot played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 501 to 371 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +671. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	England	Thevenot played #55 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 369 to 566 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +474. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United States	Thevenot played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 503 to 432 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +545. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	United States	Thevenot played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 452 to 433 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +564. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 24	England	Thevenot played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 353 to 486 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +431.
Round 25	United States	Thevenot played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 315 to 403 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +343.
Round 26	Northern Ireland	Thevenot played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 407 to 434 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +316. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	South Africa	Thevenot played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-13, +312.
Round 28	India	Thevenot played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and won 519 to 375 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +456.
Round 29	Malta	Thevenot played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 338 to 419 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-14, +375.
Round 30	Australia	Thevenot played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-14, +409.
Round 31	Malaysia	Thevenot played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 458 to 409 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +458.
Round 32	Scotland	Thevenot played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 408 to 390 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 18-14, +476.
Round 33	Australia	Thevenot played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 611 to 308 (a spread of 303). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 19-14, +779.
Round 34	WSC Runner-Up	Thevenot played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and won 493 to 430 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 20-14, +842. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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