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Phil Appleby [#8] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Phil Appleby, 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. Appleby currently has a record of 13-11, +167, and is ranked #41.

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

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Given name(s): Phil
Surname(s): Appleby
Home: Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Age: 47
Awards: 1990 BMSC; 1991 UK NSC; 1993 UK Masters; 3 times UK top-rated player
Hobbies: Golf, Theatre, Fine dining
Occupation: Technical Editor
WSC 1991 Rank: 33
WSC 1995 Rank: 12
WSC 1999 Rank: 14
WSC 2005 Team: England

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 598
Average for: 425
Average against: 418

Round 1

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United States

Appleby played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 0-1, -61.

Round 2

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Nigeria

Appleby played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 598 to 375 (a spread of 223) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-1, +162.

Round 3

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England

Appleby played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 430 to 361 (a spread of 69) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +231.

Round 4

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United States

Appleby played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 465 to 405 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-1, +291.

Round 5

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United States

Appleby played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 494 to 370 (a spread of 124) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +415.

Round 6

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Kuwait

Appleby played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 435 to 310 (a spread of 125) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +540.

Round 7

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Thailand

Appleby played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 399 to 436 (a spread of -37) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 5-2, +503.

Round 8

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United States

Appleby played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 415 to 498 (a spread of -83) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-3, +420.

Round 9

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Singapore

Appleby played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 367 to 339 (a spread of 28) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-3, +448.

Round 10

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World Champion

Appleby played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 335 to 478 (a spread of -143) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 6-4, +305.

Round 11

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United States

Appleby played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 490 to 430 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 7-4, +365.

Round 12

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United States

Appleby played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 325 to 448 (a spread of -123) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-5, +242.

Round 13

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New Zealand

Appleby played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 455 to 415 (a spread of 40) .

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-5, +282.

Round 14

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Scotland

Appleby played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 476 to 411 (a spread of 65) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-5, +347.

Appleby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 15

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Canada

Appleby played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 464 to 384 (a spread of 80) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-5, +427.

Round 16

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United States

Appleby played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 420 to 404 (a spread of 16) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 11-5, +443.

Round 17

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Malaysia

Appleby played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 453 to 426 (a spread of 27) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +470.

Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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Canada

Appleby played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 379 to 427 (a spread of -48) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-6, +422.

Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Appleby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 19

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Australia

Appleby played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 480 to 526 (a spread of -46) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-7, +376.

Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Wales

Appleby played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 12-8, +342.

Round 21

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India

Appleby played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 455 to 479 (a spread of -24) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-9, +318.

Round 22

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United States

Appleby played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 331 to 439 (a spread of -108) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 12-10, +210.

Round 23

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United States

Appleby played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 440 to 373 (a spread of 67) .

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 13-10, +277.

Round 24

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New Zealand

Appleby played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 355 to 465 (a spread of -110) .

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 13-11, +167.