WSC 2011: Gareth Williams [#105]

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WSC 2011: Gareth Williams [#105]

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On this page, you will find information about Gareth Williams, 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 16-18, -666, and is ranked #85.

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 Gareth Williams]

Given name(s): Gareth
Surname(s): Williams
Home: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Awards: BMSC (1989) UK Masters (1996) WSC 4th (1993) 5th (2005)
Hobbies: History
Occupation: Lecturer
WSC 1993 Rank: 4
WSC 1995 Rank: 34
WSC 1997 Rank: 26
WSC 1999 Rank: 34
WSC 2001 Rank: 34
WSC 2003 Rank: 32
WSC 2005 Rank: 5
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Wales

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 411 Average against: 431
Before the Tournament		Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Williams played #87 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 426 to 434 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2	Sweden	Williams played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 460 to 287 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +165. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Trinidad and Tobago	Williams played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 431 to 363 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +233.
Round 4	India	Williams played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 374 to 446 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, +161. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Canada	Williams played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 460 to 364 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +257.
Round 6	Canada	Williams played #10 David Boys (CAN) and lost 337 to 502 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +92.
Round 7	United States	Williams played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 416 to 534 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -26. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	South Africa	Williams played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 386 to 344 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, +16.
Round 9	Poland	Williams played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 460 to 392 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +84.
Round 10	Thailand	Williams played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and won 487 to 320 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +251.
Round 11	England	Williams played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 475 to 547 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +179. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	United States	Williams played #104 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 350 to 557 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -28.
Round 13	United States	Williams played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 413 to 455 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -70.
Round 14	Thailand	Williams played #66 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 458 to 391 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -3.
Round 15	Israel	Williams played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 395 to 501 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -109.
Round 16	United States	Williams played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 344 to 386 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-9, -151.
Round 17	United States	Williams played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, -133.
Round 18	United States	Williams played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 456 to 361 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -38.
Round 19	New Zealand	Williams played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 450 to 388 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, +24.
Round 20	Australia	Williams played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 358 to 404 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-10, -22.
Round 21	United Arab Emirates	Williams played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 402 to 404 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-11, -24.
Round 22	Thailand	Williams played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 423 to 430 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-12, -31.
Round 23	Malta	Williams played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 500 to 449 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, +20.
Round 24	Ireland	Williams played #99 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and won 410 to 374 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, +56.
Round 25	England	Williams played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 424 to 378 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-12, +102.
Round 26	Singapore	Williams played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 441 to 502 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-13, +41.
Round 27	South Africa	Williams played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 364 to 423 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-14, -18.
Round 28	Canada	Williams played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 391 to 534 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-15, -161.
Round 29	Pakistan	Williams played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 393 to 390 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-15, -158.
Round 30	Kenya	Williams played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 306 to 559 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-16, -411.
Round 31	World Youth Champion	Williams played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and won 414 to 371 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-16, -368.
Round 32	England	Williams played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 416 to 601 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 15-17, -553.
Round 33	Japan	Williams played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 292 to 494 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 15-18, -755.
Round 34	Indonesia	Williams played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 439 to 350 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 16-18, -666.

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