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WSC 2005 Round 0

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Photos: WSC 2005 Round 0

The Marriott Regent's Park, site of the 2005 World Scrabble Championship.

Players and reporters match wits in an early-morning press conference.

Mark Nyman (Eng) and Naween Fernando (AUS) play a friendly game while Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and Gerald Carter (THA) look on.

Name badges waiting for registration.

Players mingling at registration.

Registration Staff

Albert Hahn (CAN) asks for an extra large T-shirt.

Joey Mallick (USA),Lisa Odom (USA),Mark Kenas (USA),John O'Laughlin (USA),Steve Polatnick (USA),John Luebkemann (USA),Peter Armstrong (USA),Randy Hersom (USA),Dave Wiegand (USA),Jerry Lerman (USA),Tim Adamson (USA); Jason Katz-Brown (USA),Jim Kramer (USA),David Poder (USA),Joel Sherman (USA).

Philip Nelkon making announcements and handing out a few last name badges.

Players and cameramen during announcements.

Donna ? of ?, documentary filmmaker, introduces herself.

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