WSC 2011: Dave Wiegand [#104]

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WSC 2011: Dave Wiegand [#104]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Wiegand, 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 22-12, +1555, and is ranked #4.

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 Dave Wiegand]

Given name(s): Dave
Surname(s): Wiegand
Home: Portland, Oregon, USA
Awards: NSC 2005, 2009
Hobbies: Bridge, music
Occupation: Mortgage Underwriter
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 2/134, 19-8 +1447
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 26/108, 15.5-10.5 +915
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 14/126, 19-12 +525
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/98, 21-10 +1410
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 6/132, 20-11 +1495
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 86/172, 15-15 -62
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 1/87, 21-7 +1074
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 47/76, 13-15 +217
WSC 1999 Rank: 17
WSC 2001 Rank: 9
WSC 2003 Rank: 55
WSC 2005 Rank: 8
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 598 Average for: 453 Average against: 408
Round 1	Canada	Wiegand played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 369 to 418 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2	United States	Wiegand played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and won 598 to 383 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +166. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Poland	Wiegand played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 430 to 337 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +259. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	Scotland	Wiegand played #32 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 402 to 405 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +256.
Round 5	Canada	Wiegand played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and won 468 to 392 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +332.
Round 6	United States	Wiegand played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 501 to 365 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +468. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Bahrain	Wiegand played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 427 to 497 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +398.
Round 8	United States	Wiegand played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 484 to 408 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +474. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Australia	Wiegand played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 386 to 454 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +406.
Round 10	Australia	Wiegand played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 474 to 391 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +489.
Round 11	England	Wiegand played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 439 to 483 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, +445. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Wales	Wiegand played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 557 to 350 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +652.
Round 13	United States	Wiegand played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 486 to 357 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +781.
Round 14	England	Wiegand played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 527 to 360 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +948.
Round 15	United States	Wiegand played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 443 to 419 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +972. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	Scotland	Wiegand played #82 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 480 to 415 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +1037. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Australia	Wiegand played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 447 to 476 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +1008. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Australia	Wiegand played #58 Chris May (AUS) and lost 383 to 439 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +952. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19	Scotland	Wiegand played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 396 to 481 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +867. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Canada	Wiegand played #10 David Boys (CAN) and won 498 to 358 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +1007.
Round 21	United States	Wiegand played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 455 to 379 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +1083.
Round 22	England	Wiegand played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 518 to 435 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +1166.
Round 23	Northern Ireland	Wiegand played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and lost 309 to 431 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +1044. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Northern Ireland	Wiegand played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 452 to 356 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +1140.
Round 25	United States	Wiegand played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 403 to 315 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +1228.
Round 26	England	Wiegand played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 462 to 416 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +1274. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 27	England	Wiegand played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) again and won 450 to 336 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1388. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	Australia	Wiegand played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 479 to 423 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1444. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 29	WSC Runner-Up	Wiegand played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and lost 415 to 471 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +1388. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (40 hits).
Round 30	Australia	Wiegand played #58 Chris May (AUS) again and won 466 to 437 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1417. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31	WSC Runner-Up	Wiegand played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) again and lost 400 to 478 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1339. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 32	Singapore	Wiegand played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 469 to 384 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-11, +1424. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 33	Australia	Wiegand played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) again and won 565 to 355 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-11, +1634. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 34	Australia	Wiegand played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) for the third time and lost 380 to 459 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 22-12, +1555. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (24 hits).
After the Finals		Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).

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