Peter Armstrong [#9] 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 Peter Armstrong, 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. Armstrong currently has a record of 14-10, -815, and is ranked #28.

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): Peter Surname(s): Armstrong Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Age: 32 Awards: Arden Cup 2004 Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee Occupation: GIS / Data Manager WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 540 Average for: 403 Average against: 437
Registration		Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Singapore	Armstrong played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 456 to 428 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		England	Armstrong played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 346 to 439 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -65.
Round 3		Tanzania	Armstrong played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 454 to 365 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +24.
Round 4		Sri Lanka	Armstrong played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +55.
Round 5		England	Armstrong played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 370 to 494 (a spread of -124) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, -69.
Round 6	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Armstrong played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 540 to 414 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +57.
Round 7		Ghana	Armstrong played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 418 to 406 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +69.
Round 8		Australia	Armstrong played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 311 to 565 (a spread of -254) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, -185.
Round 9		World Champion	Armstrong played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 392 to 539 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, -332.
Round 10		Malaysia	Armstrong played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 442 to 381 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, -271.
Round 11	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Armstrong played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-4, -262.
Round 12		Thailand	Armstrong played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 416 to 324 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, -170.
Round 13		England	Armstrong played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 491 to 477 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, -156.
Round 14		Canada	Armstrong played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 436 to 349 (a spread of 87) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, -69.
Round 15		Canada	Armstrong played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 408 to 375 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, -36. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Malaysia	Armstrong played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 407 to 384 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, -13. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		United States	Armstrong played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 429 to 390 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +26. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Thailand	Armstrong played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 378 to 523 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, -119. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Australia	Armstrong played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 324 to 638 (a spread of -314) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, -433. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20		Australia	Armstrong played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 318 to 472 (a spread of -154) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, -587. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		United States	Armstrong played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 499 to 334 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, -422.
Round 22		Wales	Armstrong played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 288 to 510 (a spread of -222) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, -644.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Ghana	Armstrong played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 384 to 412 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, -672.
Round 24		England	Armstrong played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 336 to 479 (a spread of -143) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, -815.

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