World Scrabble Championship 2005

The World Scrabble Championship 2005 was held in the Marriott Regent's Park Hotel, London, England between 16 November and 20 November. The winner was Adam Logan of Canada.[1]

World Scrabble Championship 2005
16 November 2005 — 20 November 2005
WinnerAdam Logan
Number of players102
LocationLondon, England
SponsorMattel

As in previous years, the tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament over three days. The top two players from this phase contested a best-of-five final.

Results

The preliminary stage involved 102 players over 24 rounds, using the "Chew Pairing" system to select the draw for each round.

Adam Logan beat Pakorn Nemitrmansuk of Thailand 3-0 in the final. Notably, Nemitrmansuk was also the runner-up finalist at WSC 2003.

Adam won the first game 524-409.[2] Pakorn bingoed EDACIOUS, GRINDER and VALETiNG while Adam could only manage one (STATURE) until he ended the game with a rare triple-triple TWISTIeR, which clinched it for him as Pakorn ran out of time.

Adam won the second game 520-316[3] with bingoes RIBANDS, GNaRRED, CLOGGER and ELODEAS while Pakorn managed CATTAILS and VAUNTIER, and lost points on letters and time once again.

Adam won the third game 465-426[4] to clinch the title. Bingoes from Adam were AURATES, REcOINED, ANCOnES and from Pakorn were TEAMING and BIRSLED.

This was the fourth time in eight events that a Canadian had won, including one year in which a Canadian played for the United States.

Complete results
Position Name Country Win-Loss Spread Prize (USD)[1]
1 Logan, AdamCanada20-4+161315,000
2 Nemitrmansuk, PakornThailand18-6+6786,000
3 Fernando, Naween TharangaAustralia17-7+7413,000
4 Asirvatham, GaneshMalaysia16-8+6902,000
5 Williams, GarethWales16-8+6641,000
6 Cleary, Paul StephenAustralia16-8+643900
7 Boys, DavidCanada16-8+612800
8 Wiegand, DavidUnited States16-8+599700
9 Owolabi, LukemanNigeria15-9+832600
10 Cheah, Siu HeanSingapore15-9+776500
11 David EldarAustralia15-9+672
12 Allan, PaulScotland15-9+591
13 Saldanha, DeanCanada15-9+414
14 O'Laughlin, JohnUnited States15-9+367
15 Quao, Michael ArthurGhana14½-9½+725
16 Sujjayakorn, PanupolWorld Champion14½-9½+422
17 Lamabadusuriya, HarshanEngland14-10+1209
18 Warner, HowardNew Zealand14-10+894
19 Sherman, JoelUnited States14-10+847
20 Kirk, TerryEngland14-10+770
21 Fisher, AndrewAustralia14-10+724
22 Placca, ChrysGhana14-10+437
23 Rivera, Oscar T.Philippines14-10+254
24 Martin, EdwardEngland14-10+210
25 Adamson, TimUnited States14-10+166
26 Bhandarkar, AkshayIndia14-10+127
27 Phiphatboonserm, ManopThailand14-10-553
28 Armstrong, PeterUnited States14-10-815
29 Gipson, HelenEngland13-11+736
30 Polatnick, SteveUnited States13-11+492
31 Ball, NickEngland13-11+407
32 Hahn, AlbertCanada13-11+405
33 Wapnick, JoelCanada13-11+395
34 Luebkemann, JohnUnited States13-11+392
35 Brousson, TheresaMalta13-11+349
36 Awowade, FemiEngland13-11+332
37 Hirai, KeiichiroJapan13-11+330
38 Odom, LisaUnited States13-11+272
39 Delia, JojoMalta13-11+260
40 Ananga, Yawo TakyiGhana13-11+183
41 Appleby, PhilEngland13-11+167
42 Carter, GeraldThailand12½-11½+249
43 Smitheram, BrettEngland12½-11½+117
44 Davis, AndrewEngland12-12+808
45 Byers, RussellEngland12-12+469
46 Mallick, JoeyUnited States12-12+361
47 Richards, NigelNew Zealand12-12+294
48 Tabasa, John EdwardPhilippines12-12+289
49 Lerman, JerryUnited States12-12+246
50 Hoekstra, RonCanada12-12+200
51 Kenas, MarkUnited States12-12+196
52 Nyman, MarkEngland12-12+193
53 Poder, DavidUnited States12-12+60
54 Goh, Jiang PernSingapore12-12-159
55 Talosig, RogelioNew Zealand12-12-376
56 Ul-Haq, AssadQatar12-12-386
57 Litunya, PatrickKenya12-12-452
58 Kaufman, ZevCanada12-12-507
59 Grant, JeffNew Zealand11½-12½-553
60 Katz-Brown, JasonUnited States11-13+663
61 Kramer, JimUnited States11-13+318
62 Finley, PeterEngland11-13+257
63 Charles, LeslieTrinidad and Tobago11-13+179
64 Oduwole, OlatundeNigeria11-13+136
65 Capuno, LeonardoUnited Arab Emirates11-13+132
66 Khoshnaw, KarlKurdistan-Iraq11-13-9
67 Lobo, RalphOman11-13-27
68 Kurnia, AndySingapore11-13-48
69 Hersom, RandyUnited States11-13-367
70 Rodrigues, SherwinIndia11-13-487
71 Kalumba, Paul YandishaZambia11-13-667
72 Early, DylanSouth Africa11-13-813
73 Ikolo, AnthonyNigeria11-13-981
74 Yeo, Kien HungMalaysia10½-13½+95
75 Simmons, AllanScotland10-14+416
76 Jabbar, AbdulPakistan10-14+221
77 Sayavesa, NavapadolThailand10-14+48
78 Sinton, PeterNew Zealand10-14-208
79 Amalean, ShailaSri Lanka10-14-518
80 Wanniarachchi, LakshanSri Lanka10-14-532
81 Cohen, EvanIsrael10-14-615
82 Prabhu, Cecil FernandesOman10-14-623
83 Khan, Rashid AteeqPakistan10-14-625
84 Fomum, Samuel TaneeCameroon10-14-665
85 Green, NeilWales10-14-698
86 Buddhdev, AnandNetherlands10-14-1399
87 Hovelmeier, Trevor MarkSouth Africa9½-14½+581
88 Bwire, MatayoKenya9-15+65
89 Raychbart, PalomaIsrael9-15-398
90 McDonnell, BrendanIreland9-15-556
91 Filio, BenBahrain9-15-806
92 Amarasinghe, SamithaSri Lanka9-15-900
93 Bohbot, HerveFrance9-15-901
94 Ntege, ChrisUganda9-15-1115
95 Ahmad, AdeebBahrain9-15-1187
96 Zbikowski, MateuszPoland9-15-1652
97 Tanveer, RohainaKuwait8½-15½-1061
98 Anthonius, FerdyIndonesia8-16-402
99 Esmail, MushtakTanzania8-16-791
100 Sandu, Dan LaurentiuRomania6-18-1413
101 Kuroda, KunihikoJapan6-18-1844
102 Bjorkman, MartenSweden5-19-1806
  • FINALS:
  • Game 1: Adam 524 - Pakorn 409
  • Game 2: Adam 520 - Pakorn 316
  • Game 3: Adam 465 - Pakorn 426

Participants

Places were allocated by country. The number of places per country was:

Panupol Sujjayakorn qualified automatically as defending World Champion, and so did not count towards Thailand's quota.

References
  1. http://www.wscgames.com/2005/prizes.html
  2. http://www.wscgames.com/cgi-bin/showgcg.cgi?id=/2005/f1;turn=0
  3. http://www.wscgames.com/cgi-bin/showgcg.cgi?id=/2005/f2;turn=0
  4. http://www.wscgames.com/cgi-bin/showgcg.cgi?id=/2005/f3;turn=0
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