Brendan McDonnell [#67] 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 Brendan McDonnell, 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. McDonnell currently has a record of 9-15, -556, and is ranked #90.

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): Brendan Surname(s): McDonnell Home: Dublin, Ireland Age: 57 Awards: All-Ireland Championship, 1996, 1999, 2004 Hobbies: Reading, Sports Occupation: lecturer WSC 1999 Rank: 74 WSC 2005 Team: Ireland

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 402 Average against: 425
Round 1	United States	McDonnell played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 387 to 440 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -53.
Round 2	Pakistan	McDonnell played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 422 to 407 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -38.
Round 3	England	McDonnell played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 442 to 382 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +22.
Round 4	India	McDonnell played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 405 to 393 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +34.
Round 5	England	McDonnell played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 439 to 471 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +2.
Round 6	United States	McDonnell played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 305 to 417 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -110.
Round 7	Canada	McDonnell played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 334 to 462 (a spread of -128) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -238.
Round 8	Kenya	McDonnell played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 318 to 404 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, -324.
Round 9	Bahrain	McDonnell played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 416 to 327 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -235.
Round 10	Israel	McDonnell played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 316 to 311 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -230.
Round 11	Thailand	McDonnell played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 359 to 419 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -290.
Round 12	England	McDonnell played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 372 to 446 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -364.
Round 13	United States	McDonnell played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 462 to 369 (a spread of 93) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -271.
Round 14	New Zealand	McDonnell played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 434 to 440 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -277.
Round 15	Thailand	McDonnell played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 491 to 375 (a spread of 116) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, -161.
Round 16	Kurdistan-Iraq	McDonnell played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 428 to 474 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -207.
Round 17	England	McDonnell played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 351 to 585 (a spread of -234) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-10, -441.
Round 18	Philippines	McDonnell played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 524 to 297 (a spread of 227) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -214.
Round 19	England	McDonnell played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 371 to 441 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, -284. McDonnell is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20	United States	McDonnell played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 426 to 433 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-12, -291.
Round 21	Scotland	McDonnell played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 447 to 432 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -276.
Round 22	Sri Lanka	McDonnell played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 438 to 509 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-13, -347.
Round 23	Trinidad and Tobago	McDonnell played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 330 to 511 (a spread of -181) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-14, -528.
Round 24	Canada	McDonnell played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 428 to 456 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-15, -556.

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