Andrew Davis [#26] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Davis, 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. Davis currently has a record of 12-12, +808, and is ranked #44.

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): Andrew Surname(s): Davis Home: Huthwaite, Notts, United Kingdom Age: 35 Awards: 1997 BMSC; 1999 2001 2002 UK Masters Hobbies: Computing, family Occupation: Information Analyst WSC 2001 Rank: 27 WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 424 Average against: 386
Round 1	Kuwait	Davis played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 430 to 223 (a spread of 207) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +207.
Round 2	Qatar	Davis played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 517 to 320 (a spread of 197) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +404. Davis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3	United States	Davis played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 420 to 473 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +351. Davis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4	Malaysia	Davis played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 420 to 341 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +430.
Round 5	Thailand	Davis played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 386 to 471 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +345.
Round 6	United States	Davis played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 435 to 356 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +424.
Round 7	Canada	Davis played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 421 to 442 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +403.
Round 8	Canada	Davis played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 509 to 424 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +488.
Round 9	Davis recorded a forfeit with a spread of -75 points. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +413. Davis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	England	Davis played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 517 to 407 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +523. Davis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Davis played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 539 to 427 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +635.
Round 12	World Champion	Davis played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 393 to 394 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +634.
Round 13	Canada	Davis played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 338 to 444 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +528.
Round 14	Malta	Davis played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 352 to 414 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, +466.
Round 15	United States	Davis played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 432 to 441 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, +457.
Round 16	England	Davis played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 305 to 404 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-9, +358.
Round 17	Sri Lanka	Davis played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 379 to 383 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, +354.
Round 18	United States	Davis played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 400 to 408 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-11, +346.
Round 19	Israel	Davis played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 437 to 333 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, +450.
Round 20	United States	Davis played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 489 to 370 (a spread of 119) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-11, +569.
Round 21	New Zealand	Davis played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 364 to 385 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-12, +548.
Round 22	United States	Davis played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 391 to 344 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-12, +595.
Round 23	Wales	Davis played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 482 to 318 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-12, +759.
Round 24	United Arab Emirates	Davis played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 400 to 351 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +808.

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