Leslie Charles [#22] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Leslie Charles, 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. Charles currently has a record of 11-13, +179, and is ranked #63.

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): Leslie Surname(s): Charles Home: Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago Age: 61 Awards: Two-time national champion, top-rated player Hobbies: Sports enthusiast, reading Occupation: Retired accountant, auditor, school principal WSC 1999 Rank: 86 WSC 2005 Team: Trinidad and Tobago

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 410 Average against: 403
Round 1		England	Charles played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 360 to 509 (a spread of -149) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -149.
Round 2		Oman	Charles played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 359 to 374 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -164.
Round 3		Sri Lanka	Charles played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 487 to 312 (a spread of 175) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, +11.
Round 4		Scotland	Charles played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 411 to 319 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +103.
Round 5		Kenya	Charles played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 463 to 281 (a spread of 182) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +285.
Round 6		Malta	Charles played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 427 to 431 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +281.
Round 7		England	Charles played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 349 to 506 (a spread of -157) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, +124.
Round 8		Pakistan	Charles played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +207.
Round 9		Nigeria	Charles played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 380 to 504 (a spread of -124) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, +83.
Round 10	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Charles played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 364 to 475 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -28.
Round 11	Larger photo available	South Africa	Charles played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 446 to 431 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-6, -13.
Round 12		India	Charles played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 370 to 350 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +7.
Round 13		Wales	Charles played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 291 to 441 (a spread of -150) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, -143.
Round 14		United States	Charles played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 489 to 372 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -26.
Round 15		England	Charles played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 375 to 425 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-8, -76.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Zambia	Charles played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 402 to 406 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -80.
Round 17		England	Charles played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 266 to 494 (a spread of -228) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-10, -308.
Round 18		Scotland	Charles played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 340 to 484 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-11, -452.
Round 19		United States	Charles played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 450 to 459 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-12, -461.
Round 20		Tanzania	Charles played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 470 to 395 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-12, -386.
Round 21		United States	Charles played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 416 to 465 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-13, -435.
Round 22		Bahrain	Charles played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 468 to 291 (a spread of 177) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-13, -258.
Round 23		Ireland	Charles played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 511 to 330 (a spread of 181) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, -77.
Round 24		Israel	Charles played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 507 to 251 (a spread of 256) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-13, +179.

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