This is it from me for today, but stay tuned for a report from Sherrie. John -- World Scrabble Championship 1997: Results after day 1 (Also on the web at http://www.math.utoronto.ca/jjchew/wsc97) Rank Seed Name (online) Wins Sprd OldR NewR Chng For Agn Hi 1 1 Wapnick 7.0 +394 1800 1877 +77 447 390 512 2 1 A Saldanha 6.0 +591 1800 1846 +46 438 354 479 3 1 Acton 6.0 +563 1800 1846 +46 429 349 478 4 1 Nyman 6.0 +419 1800 1845 +45 452 392 554 5 1 Sigley 5.0 +487 1800 1824 +24 439 370 537 6 1 Perrins 5.0 +421 1800 1825 +25 429 369 494 7 1 Byers 5.0 +327 1800 1824 +24 427 380 508 8 1 Grant 5.0 +309 1800 1824 +24 441 397 535 9 1 Thobani 5.0 +285 1800 1825 +25 419 378 546 10 1 Lipton 5.0 +263 1800 1824 +24 429 391 506 11 1 Luebkemann 5.0 +262 1800 1824 +24 410 373 450 12 1 Webb 5.0 +232 1800 1824 +24 417 384 539 13 1 Bhandarkar 5.0 +231 1800 1824 +24 400 367 469 14 1 Khan 5.0 +226 1800 1824 +24 431 399 523 15 1 Felt 5.0 +166 1800 1824 +24 429 405 466 16 1 Tiekert 5.0 +160 1800 1825 +25 405 382 471 17 1 Williams 5.0 +125 1800 1824 +24 393 376 435 17 1 Sherman 5.0 +125 1800 1824 +24 408 390 464 19 1 Boys 4.0 +545 1800 1808 +8 469 392 554 20 1 Hersom 4.0 +467 1800 1808 +8 420 353 535 21 1 Nderitu 4.0 +432 1800 1808 +8 427 365 496 22 1 Okosagah 4.0 +363 1800 1808 +8 435 383 541 23 1 Klarphajone 4.0 +268 1800 1808 +8 438 400 544 24 1 Gruzd 4.0 +252 1800 1809 +9 445 409 601 25 1 Warusawitharana 4.0 +248 1800 1808 +8 401 365 476 25 1 Mead 4.0 +248 1800 1808 +8 411 375 471 27 1 Downer 4.0 +234 1800 1808 +8 390 357 440 28 1 Yawo 4.0 +218 1800 1809 +9 439 408 456 29 1 Grayson 4.0 +204 1800 1808 +8 402 373 464 30 1 Logan 4.0 +202 1800 1808 +8 409 381 460 31 1 Sukhumrattanaporn 4.0 +184 1800 1808 +8 420 393 459 32 1 Holgate 4.0 +175 1800 1808 +8 421 396 492 33 1 Schonbrun 4.0 +155 1800 1808 +8 410 388 472 34 1 Fernando 4.0 +152 1800 1808 +8 408 386 514 35 1 Fisher 4.0 +70 1800 1808 +8 412 402 452 36 1 Daniel 4.0 +63 1800 1808 +8 417 408 499 37 1 Edley 4.0 +44 1800 1808 +8 394 388 450 38 1 Elbourne 4.0 -105 1800 1808 +8 366 381 444 39 1 Hahn 4.0 -209 1800 1808 +8 376 406 447 40 1 Ndungu 4.0 -272 1800 1808 +8 393 431 472 41 1 Sim Ho 3.0 +27 1800 1790 -10 370 366 452 42 1 Spate 3.0 +23 1800 1790 -10 389 386 450 43 1 Cappelletto 3.0 -17 1800 1790 -10 413 415 484 44 1 Mensah 3.0 -21 1800 1790 -10 372 375 438 45 1 Geary 3.0 -35 1800 1790 -10 390 395 528 46 1 Lao 3.0 -56 1800 1790 -10 365 373 437 47 1 Graham 3.0 -57 1800 1790 -10 392 400 480 48 1 Pray 3.0 -68 1800 1790 -10 390 400 494 48 1 Awowade 3.0 -68 1800 1790 -10 385 394 475 50 1 Salih 3.0 -96 1800 1790 -10 396 410 485 51 1 Clenaghan 3.0 -128 1800 1790 -10 347 366 456 52 1 Chinnaiyah 3.0 -135 1800 1790 -10 390 410 492 53 1 Mamadou 3.0 -142 1800 1790 -10 373 393 421 54 1 N Saldanha 3.0 -155 1800 1790 -10 376 398 423 54 1 Davids 3.0 -155 1800 1790 -10 376 398 436 56 1 Carter 3.0 -175 1800 1790 -10 379 404 432 57 1 Khoshnaw 3.0 -199 1800 1790 -10 415 444 508 58 1 Jonah 3.0 -213 1800 1790 -10 385 416 428 59 1 Addo 3.0 -220 1800 1790 -10 407 438 443 60 1 Butler 3.0 -258 1800 1790 -10 361 398 466 61 1 Boyd 3.0 -263 1800 1790 -10 371 409 453 62 1 Nanavati 3.0 -306 1800 1790 -10 364 408 462 63 1 Pui 2.0 -156 1800 1770 -30 358 380 444 64 1 Blom 2.0 -184 1800 1770 -30 332 358 492 65 1 Onyeonwu 2.0 -191 1800 1770 -30 377 404 498 66 1 Paolella 2.0 -208 1800 1770 -30 367 397 441 67 1 Cleary 2.0 -215 1800 1770 -30 368 398 418 68 1 Raychbart 2.0 -248 1800 1770 -30 361 397 402 69 1 Ul-Haq 2.0 -279 1800 1770 -30 365 405 435 70 1 Gibbons 2.0 -293 1800 1770 -30 310 352 486 71 1 Saliba 2.0 -358 1800 1770 -30 345 396 424 72 1 Chune 2.0 -451 1800 1770 -30 356 420 438 73 1 Meghen 2.0 -453 1800 1770 -30 334 399 384 74 1 Springer 2.0 -579 1800 1770 -30 342 425 428 75 1 Nakai 2.0 -588 1800 1770 -30 322 406 366 76 1 Kiat Hing 2.0 -664 1800 1770 -30 343 438 425 77 1 Abdullah 1.0 -120 1800 1750 -50 373 391 426 78 1 Lobo 1.0 -158 1800 1750 -50 396 418 457 79 1 Sandu 1.0 -792 1800 1750 -50 304 418 346 80 1 Nanayakkara 0.0 -870 1800 1730 -70 313 438 357 1 Wapnick W24 W16 W09 W03 W28 W02 W06 498 412 399 379 468 459 512 2 A Saldanha W71 W43 W18 W13 W36 L01 W07 473 458 479 367 452 389 450 3 Acton W17 W60 W11 L01 W16 W33 W13 476 478 408 368 373 431 470 4 Nyman W26 L11 W31 W64 W35 W28 W10 398 359 455 554 484 451 463 5 Sigley W68 L64 L32 W75 W76 W61 W14 537 369 304 435 471 488 470 6 Perrins W66 W47 L13 W23 W54 W14 L01 494 462 361 404 445 441 397 7 Byers W32 W79 L28 W22 W62 W36 L02 426 415 369 402 508 469 400 8 Grant L43 W71 W67 W24 L18 W59 W35 410 443 389 535 393 490 428 9 Thobani W30 W65 L01 W46 L10 W34 W40 456 401 382 377 331 437 546 10 Lipton L15 W41 W43 W55 W09 W11 L04 449 415 463 506 417 432 320 11 Luebkemann W53 W04 L03 W39 W37 L10 W36 450 428 376 416 383 407 412 12 Webb L48 W74 W47 W52 L33 W23 W28 400 393 359 405 364 462 539 13 Bhandarkar W61 W23 W06 L02 W38 W18 L03 469 437 399 325 415 418 336 14 Khan W74 W48 W55 W42 W19 L06 L05 508 403 411 482 523 385 304 15 Felt W10 L28 W21 L62 W49 W56 W37 461 346 463 390 431 466 445 16 Tiekert W56 L01 W65 W34 L03 W19 W29 372 350 455 471 317 436 433 17 Williams L03 L29 W69 W60 W68 W46 W26 340 428 412 378 406 435 355 18 Sherman W51 W54 L02 W32 W08 L13 W33 389 446 341 434 435 345 464 19 Boys W76 W67 W35 L36 L14 L16 W57 543 554 447 425 370 394 553 20 Hersom W40 L62 L24 W51 L59 W52 W42 390 392 378 400 430 535 416 21 Nderitu L54 W51 L15 W74 L61 W43 W56 355 382 461 496 356 460 480 22 Okosagah L52 W45 W79 L07 W42 L35 W48 425 459 541 342 459 388 431 23 Klarphajone W49 L13 W57 L06 W39 L12 W54 428 431 447 364 544 379 474 24 Gruzd L01 W56 W20 L08 L46 W63 W50 398 454 398 463 392 411 601 25 Warusawitharana L55 W80 L39 W57 L29 W68 W63 359 470 394 431 333 343 476 26 Mead L04 W53 L40 W48 W55 W38 L17 393 407 471 456 362 436 350 27 Downer L67 L76 W71 W66 W47 L44 W62 325 382 413 440 386 382 404 28 Yawo W41 W15 W07 W38 L01 L04 L12 456 454 429 443 449 401 441 29 Grayson L60 W17 L68 W79 W25 W54 L16 365 452 374 464 351 421 387 30 Logan L09 L66 W73 L76 W60 W58 W59 409 378 404 360 434 460 421 31 Sukhumrattanaporn L33 W73 L04 L61 W51 W47 W44 385 459 417 426 412 458 381 32 Holgate L07 W77 W05 L18 L40 W72 W52 359 414 492 358 453 471 401 33 Schonbrun W31 L42 W60 W59 W12 L03 L18 400 364 413 472 418 411 390 34 Fernando W75 L55 W58 L16 W43 L09 W61 514 365 421 394 456 335 371 35 Fisher W72 W39 L19 W68 L04 W22 L08 409 446 376 387 452 444 372 36 Daniel W57 W59 W62 W19 L02 L07 L11 499 398 438 453 357 392 381 37 Edley W58 L38 W76 W40 L11 W62 L15 450 354 446 414 378 397 319 38 Elbourne W50 W37 W64 L28 L13 L26 W46 411 444 406 316 273 302 409 39 Hahn W78 L35 W25 L11 L23 W49 W45 388 364 426 273 338 447 394 40 Ndungu L20 W63 W26 L37 W32 W42 L09 237 385 472 390 465 398 401 41 Sim Ho L28 L10 L75 L72 W80 W64 W67 366 384 317 343 452 361 369 42 Spate W73 W33 W44 L14 L22 L40 L20 374 373 365 450 422 368 372 43 Cappelletto W08 L02 L10 W70 L34 L21 W72 444 288 346 484 421 433 473 44 Mensah W45 W52 L42 L54 L50 W27 L31 428 438 299 293 385 399 362 45 Geary L44 L22 L63 W77 W74 W67 L39 360 382 354 464 528 364 280 46 Lao L47 W75 W61 L09 W24 L17 L38 339 437 437 303 430 338 268 47 Graham W46 L06 L12 W78 L27 L31 W65 384 318 345 459 341 418 480 48 Pray W12 L14 L52 L26 W69 W70 L22 440 386 246 367 459 494 339 49 Awowade L23 L61 W77 W65 L15 L39 W68 403 315 393 475 333 382 391 50 Salih L38 L58 L51 W73 W44 W55 L24 410 384 333 485 396 439 327 51 Clenaghan L18 L21 W50 L20 L31 W79 W70 316 315 381 276 352 336 456 52 Chinnaiyah W22 L44 W48 L12 W64 L20 L32 429 318 492 347 427 353 367 53 Mamadou L11 L26 L74 W80 W75 L60 W71 379 395 287 380 421 368 378 54 N Saldanha W21 L18 W78 W44 L06 L29 L23 366 375 416 423 327 361 364 55 Davids W25 W34 L14 L10 L26 L50 W76 406 436 341 347 338 409 357 56 Carter L16 L24 W72 W58 W67 L15 L21 355 404 432 398 411 358 292 57 Khoshnaw L36 W69 L23 L25 W78 W76 L19 362 447 391 395 497 508 307 58 Jonah L37 W50 L34 L56 W77 L30 W64 388 387 323 375 428 378 417 59 Addo W69 L36 W66 L33 W20 L08 L30 439 378 443 404 442 382 359 60 Butler W29 L03 L33 L17 L30 W53 W69 387 282 292 340 305 455 466 61 Boyd L13 W49 L46 W31 W21 L05 L34 321 414 390 453 389 314 318 62 Nanavati W63 W20 L36 W15 L07 L37 L27 353 396 357 462 344 336 301 63 Pui L62 L40 W45 L67 W66 L24 L25 326 378 444 377 388 293 299 64 Blom W70 W05 L38 L04 L52 L41 L58 25 492 340 334 418 346 370 65 Onyeonwu W80 L09 L16 L49 L72 W74 L47 498 381 359 317 357 377 348 66 Paolella L06 W30 L59 L27 L63 L77 W80 278 409 441 367 294 342 441 67 Cleary W27 L19 L08 W63 L56 L45 L41 377 418 339 388 358 351 343 68 Raychbart L05 W70 W29 L35 L17 L25 L49 290 394 389 369 402 324 361 69 Ul-Haq L59 L57 L17 W71 L48 W75 L60 415 435 271 385 327 374 349 70 Gibbons L64 L68 W80 L43 W79 L48 L51 -25 339 440 327 486 290 313 71 Saliba L02 L08 L27 L69 W73 W78 L53 307 344 288 268 424 423 362 72 Chune L35 L78 L56 W41 W65 L32 L43 336 316 320 385 438 364 332 73 Meghen L42 L31 L30 L50 L71 W80 W79 283 314 384 296 320 383 357 74 Springer L14 L12 W53 L21 L45 L65 W78 332 320 394 300 309 312 428 75 Nakai L34 L46 W41 L05 L53 L69 W77 298 221 330 349 344 344 366 76 Kiat Hing L19 W27 L37 W30 L05 L57 L55 228 425 328 373 346 356 347 77 Abdullah L79 L32 L49 L45 L58 W66 L75 324 413 362 382 426 365 342 78 Lobo L39 W72 L54 L47 L57 L71 L74 377 457 353 450 385 362 385 79 Sandu W77 L07 L22 L29 L70 L51 L73 327 346 264 279 265 331 319 80 Nanayakkara L65 L25 L70 L53 L41 L73 L66 267 357 345 338 290 325 272