Mark Kenas [#52] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Kenas, 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. Kenas currently has a record of 12-12, +196, and is ranked #51.

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): Mark Surname(s): Kenas Home: Madison, WI, United States Age: 52 Awards: Hobbies: Canoeing, Kayaking, Reading, Being a devil's advocate Occupation: Antiques & Collectibles dealer WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 581 Average for: 424 Average against: 416
Registration		Kenas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Wales	Kenas played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 389 to 376 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		England	Kenas played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 401 to 400 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +14.
Round 3		Malaysia	Kenas played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 365 to 419 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -40.
Round 4		England	Kenas played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 420 to 376 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +4.
Round 5		England	Kenas played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 356 to 549 (a spread of -193) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -189.
Round 6		Qatar	Kenas played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 393 to 457 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -253.
Round 7		Wales	Kenas played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 271 to 514 (a spread of -243) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -496.
Round 8		Nigeria	Kenas played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 526 to 257 (a spread of 269) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, -227.
Round 9		Israel	Kenas played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 417 to 315 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, -125.
Round 10		United States	Kenas played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 431 to 433 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, -127.
Round 11		England	Kenas played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 489 to 505 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-6, -143.
Round 12		Kurdistan-Iraq	Kenas played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 419 to 356 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, -80.
Round 13		Thailand	Kenas played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 376 to 484 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -188.
Round 14		Singapore	Kenas played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 382 to 441 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, -247.
Round 15		United States	Kenas played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 398 to 402 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-9, -251.
Round 16	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Kenas played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 492 to 401 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-9, -160.
Round 17		England	Kenas played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 470 to 476 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-10, -166.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Poland	Kenas played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 581 to 325 (a spread of 256) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, +90. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Philippines	Kenas played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 334 to 363 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-11, +61.
Round 20		England	Kenas played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 370 to 489 (a spread of -119) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-12, -58.
Round 21		Trinidad and Tobago	Kenas played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 465 to 416 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, -9.
Round 22		United States	Kenas played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 472 to 386 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, +77.
Round 23		Sri Lanka	Kenas played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 532 to 448 (a spread of 84) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-12, +161.
Round 24		Singapore	Kenas played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 422 to 387 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +196.

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