Zev Kaufman [#51] 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 Zev Kaufman, 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. Kaufman currently has a record of 12-12, -507, and is ranked #58.

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): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 58 Awards: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times. Hobbies: Talmud and Kabbalah Occupation: Contractor WSC 1993 Rank: 25 WSC 2001 Rank: 44 WSC 2005 Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 492 Average for: 409 Average against: 430
Round 1	Larger photo available	Oman	Kaufman played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		England	Kaufman played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 390 to 495 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Kaufman played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 492 to 487 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -40.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Japan	Kaufman played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 433 to 346 (a spread of 87) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +47.
Round 5		Netherlands	Kaufman played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 444 to 323 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +168.
Round 6		United States	Kaufman played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 336 to 459 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +45.
Round 7		Oman	Kaufman played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 393 to 431 (a spread of -38) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +7.
Round 8		England	Kaufman played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 424 to 509 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, -78.
Round 9		Ghana	Kaufman played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 367 to 498 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -209.
Round 10		Nigeria	Kaufman played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 459 to 404 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, -154.
Round 11		Australia	Kaufman played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 453 to 360 (a spread of 93) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -61.
Round 12		Nigeria	Kaufman played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 385 to 372 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, -48. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		England	Kaufman played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 454 to 436 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, -30. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		United States	Kaufman played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 450 to 466 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, -46.
Round 15		Singapore	Kaufman played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 325 to 412 (a spread of -87) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, -133.
Round 16		Singapore	Kaufman played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 459 to 395 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, -69.
Round 17		Pakistan	Kaufman played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 415 to 414 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, -68.
Round 18		Qatar	Kaufman played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 396 to 365 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, -37.
Round 19		World Champion	Kaufman played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 315 to 558 (a spread of -243) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, -280.
Round 20		Canada	Kaufman played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 401 to 524 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, -403. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Nigeria	Kaufman played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 373 to 479 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, -509.
Round 22		Philippines	Kaufman played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 344 to 422 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -587.
Round 23		Thailand	Kaufman played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 404 to 453 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-12, -636.
Round 24		South Africa	Kaufman played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 475 to 346 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, -507.
Finals		Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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