Evan Cohen [#25] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Evan Cohen, 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. Cohen currently has a record of 10-14, -615, and is ranked #81.

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): Evan Surname(s): Cohen Home: Givatayim, Israel Age: 37 Awards: 1991 NSC; 2004 2005 Sam Orbaum Memorial Tournament Occupation: Phonologist WSC 1991 Rank: 12 WSC 1993 Rank: 43 WSC 2005 Team: Israel

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 370 Average against: 396
Round 1		Malaysia	Cohen played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 325 to 350 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		United States	Cohen played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 430 to 420 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		United States	Cohen played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 440 to 351 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +74.
Round 4		Oman	Cohen played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 280 to 433 (a spread of -153) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -79.
Round 5		Ghana	Cohen played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 347 to 315 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, -47.
Round 6		Wales	Cohen played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 391 to 437 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -93.
Round 7		Canada	Cohen played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 388 to 420 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -125.
Round 8		United States	Cohen played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 453 to 313 (a spread of 140) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +15.
Round 9		United States	Cohen played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 315 to 417 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, -87.
Round 10		Ireland	Cohen played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 311 to 316 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, -92.
Round 11	Larger photo available	Poland	Cohen played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-7, -111.
Round 12		Scotland	Cohen played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 375 to 523 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-8, -259.
Round 13		Netherlands	Cohen played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 422 to 455 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-9, -292.
Round 14	Larger photo available	South Africa	Cohen played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 303 to 409 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-10, -398.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Oman	Cohen played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 441 to 336 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-10, -293.
Round 16		Israel	Cohen played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 391 to 379 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-10, -281.
Round 17		Sri Lanka	Cohen played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 404 to 474 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-11, -351.
Round 18		Romania	Cohen played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 353 to 349 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-11, -347.
Round 19		England	Cohen played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 333 to 437 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-12, -451.
Round 20		Bahrain	Cohen played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 394 to 392 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-12, -449.
Round 21		Pakistan	Cohen played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 485 to 311 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-12, -275.
Round 22		Thailand	Cohen played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-12, -269.
Round 23		United Arab Emirates	Cohen played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 265 to 355 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-13, -359.
Round 24		Trinidad and Tobago	Cohen played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 251 to 507 (a spread of -256) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-14, -615.

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