Mark Nyman [#70] 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 Mark Nyman, 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. Nyman currently has a record of 12-12, +193, and is ranked #52.

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

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Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Nyman
Home: Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Age: 39
Awards: 1993 WSC; 1993 Exeter; 1992 1996 2002 BMSC; 1995 Thailand Open; 1995 1997 2000 2003 2004 UK Masters; 1998 2001 2002 2004 UK NSC
Hobbies:
Occupation: Freelance Producer
WSC 1991 Rank: 22
WSC 1993 Rank: 1
WSC 1995 Rank: 17
WSC 1997 Rank: 5
WSC 1999 Rank: 2
WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 680 Average for: 431 Average against: 423
Registration	Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Canada	Nyman played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 414 to 542 (a spread of -128) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2	Kurdistan-Iraq	Nyman played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 401 to 399 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -126.
Round 3	Ireland	Nyman played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 382 to 442 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -186.
Round 4	United States	Nyman played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 479 to 411 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -118.
Round 5	Thailand	Nyman played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 394 to 399 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -123.
Round 6	Ghana	Nyman played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 441 to 395 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -77.
Round 7	Trinidad and Tobago	Nyman played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 506 to 349 (a spread of 157) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +80.
Round 8	Wales	Nyman played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 524 to 416 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +188.
Round 9	England	Nyman played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 534 to 334 (a spread of 200) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +388.
Round 10	United States	Nyman played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 500 to 380 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +508.
Round 11	England	Nyman played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 342 to 478 (a spread of -136) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +372.
Round 12	Canada	Nyman played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 358 to 272 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +458.
Round 13	India	Nyman played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 356 to 365 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +449.
Round 14	South Africa	Nyman played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +443.
Round 15	Nigeria	Nyman played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 329 to 534 (a spread of -205) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +238.
Round 16	New Zealand	Nyman played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 680 to 425 (a spread of 255) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-7, +493. Nyman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nyman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17	United States	Nyman played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 380 to 436 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +437.
Round 18	United States	Nyman played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 475 to 396 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +516.
Round 19	Thailand	Nyman played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 419 to 313 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +622.
Round 20	Singapore	Nyman played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 457 to 552 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +527.
Round 21	Qatar	Nyman played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 383 to 545 (a spread of -162) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +365.
Round 22	United States	Nyman played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 350 to 475 (a spread of -125) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, +240.
Round 23	India	Nyman played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 418 to 371 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +287.
Round 24	England	Nyman played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 402 to 496 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, +193.

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