Marten Bjorkman [#13] 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 Marten Bjorkman, 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. Bjorkman currently has a record of 5-19, -1806, and is ranked #102.

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): Marten Surname(s): Bjorkman Home: Åtvidaberg, Sweden Age: 31 Hobbies: Video games Occupation: Casino worker WSC 2005 Team: Sweden

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 457 Average for: 349 Average against: 424
Round 1		Netherlands	Bjorkman played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 379 to 431 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Canada	Bjorkman played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 293 to 513 (a spread of -220) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -272.
Round 3		Cameroon	Bjorkman played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 361 to 442 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-3, -353.
Round 4		Sri Lanka	Bjorkman played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 457 to 407 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-3, -303.
Round 5		United States	Bjorkman played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 345 to 406 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-4, -364.
Round 6		United States	Bjorkman played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 324 to 427 (a spread of -103) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-5, -467.
Round 7		Scotland	Bjorkman played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 266 to 536 (a spread of -270) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-6, -737.
Round 8	Larger photo available	Oman	Bjorkman played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 282 to 340 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-7, -795. Bjorkman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Romania	Bjorkman played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-8, -872.
Round 10		Sri Lanka	Bjorkman played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 350 to 452 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-9, -974.
Round 11		Japan	Bjorkman played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 421 to 353 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-9, -906.
Round 12		Tanzania	Bjorkman played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 342 to 386 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-10, -950.
Round 13		Bahrain	Bjorkman played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 343 to 496 (a spread of -153) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-11, -1103.
Round 14		France	Bjorkman played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 418 to 350 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-11, -1035.
Round 15		Kenya	Bjorkman played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 238 to 548 (a spread of -310) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-12, -1345.
Round 16		Bahrain	Bjorkman played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 412 to 331 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-12, -1264.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Poland	Bjorkman played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 351 to 405 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-13, -1318.
Round 18		Japan	Bjorkman played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-14, -1341.
Round 19		Indonesia	Bjorkman played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 343 to 491 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-15, -1489.
Round 20		Israel	Bjorkman played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 369 to 414 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-16, -1534.
Round 21	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Bjorkman played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 286 to 407 (a spread of -121) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-17, -1655.
Round 22		Romania	Bjorkman played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and lost 320 to 441 (a spread of -121) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-18, -1776.
Round 23		Uganda	Bjorkman played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 353 to 340 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-18, -1763.
Round 24		Indonesia	Bjorkman played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 425 to 468 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-19, -1806.

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