Dylan Early [#28] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Dylan Early, 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. Early currently has a record of 11-13, -813, and is ranked #72.

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): Dylan Surname(s): Early Home: Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Age: 35 Awards: 1996 1997 1998 SA NSC; 2004 2005 SA Masters; top-rated player in SA as of WSC 2005; (6th) 2004 ASC Hobbies: Squash, Go Occupation: Usability Analyst WSC 1999 Rank: 61 WSC 2005 Team: South Africa

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 495 Average for: 385 Average against: 419
Round 1		Wales	Early played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 437 to 473 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		England	Early played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 417 to 361 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +20.
Round 3		Singapore	Early played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 495 to 375 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +140.
Round 4		Pakistan	Early played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 398 to 400 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +138.
Round 5		Sri Lanka	Early played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 392 to 371 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +159.
Round 6		Israel	Early played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 391 to 349 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +201.
Round 7		England	Early played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 311 to 449 (a spread of -138) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +63.
Round 8		United States	Early played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 395 to 453 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +5.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Poland	Early played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 432 to 353 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +84.
Round 10		Thailand	Early played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 430 to 384 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +130.
Round 11		Canada	Early played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 433 to 319 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +244.
Round 12		United States	Early played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 333 to 510 (a spread of -177) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +67.
Round 13		Canada	Early played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 346 to 345 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +68.
Round 14		England	Early played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 429 to 423 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +74.
Round 15		United States	Early played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 376 to 493 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, -43.
Round 16		Singapore	Early played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 334 to 522 (a spread of -188) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, -231.
Round 17		Nigeria	Early played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 328 to 460 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, -363.
Round 18		United States	Early played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 356 to 303 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, -310.
Round 19		Australia	Early played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 381 to 425 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, -354.
Round 20		England	Early played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 319 to 522 (a spread of -203) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, -557.
Round 21		Philippines	Early played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 332 to 443 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, -668.
Round 22		Nigeria	Early played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 406 to 402 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, -664.
Round 23		Singapore	Early played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 426 to 446 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -684.
Round 24		Canada	Early played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 346 to 475 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -813.

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