Paul Allan [#3] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Allan, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Allan currently has a record of 15-9, +591, and is ranked #12.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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
	Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Allan Home: Glasgow, United Kingdom Age: 35 Hobbies: sleeping Occupation: Student WSC 2005 Team: Scotland

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 598 Average for: 429 Average against: 404
Round 1	United States	Allan played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 368 to 524 (a spread of -156) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -156.
Round 2	Romania	Allan played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 485 to 393 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -64.
Round 3	Nigeria	Allan played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 441 to 511 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -134.
Round 4	Trinidad and Tobago	Allan played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 319 to 411 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -226.
Round 5	Nigeria	Allan played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -211.
Round 6	Kenya	Allan played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 405 to 393 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, -199.
Round 7	Israel	Allan played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 385 to 394 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -208.
Round 8	Netherlands	Allan played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 598 to 271 (a spread of 327) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +119.
Round 9	Philippines	Allan played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 430 to 317 (a spread of 113) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +232.
Round 10	United States	Allan played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 371 to 456 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +147.
Round 11	England	Allan played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 414 to 327 (a spread of 87) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +234.
Round 12	Wales	Allan played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 512 to 347 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +399.
Round 13	United States	Allan played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 427 to 334 (a spread of 93) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +492.
Round 14	England	Allan played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 411 to 476 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +427. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15	Canada	Allan played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 352 to 443 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +336.
Round 16	United Arab Emirates	Allan played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +358.
Round 17	Canada	Allan played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 478 to 422 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +414.
Round 18	New Zealand	Allan played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 495 to 423 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +486.
Round 19	Malta	Allan played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 429 to 344 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +571.
Round 20	Australia	Allan played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 428 to 317 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +682. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21	Malaysia	Allan played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 396 to 603 (a spread of -207) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +475. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Australia	Allan played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 353 to 448 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +380.
Round 23	Canada	Allan played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 510 to 390 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +500.
Round 24	India	Allan played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 449 to 358 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +591.

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