David Poder [#77] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about David Poder, 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. Poder currently has a record of 12-12, +60, and is ranked #53.

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): David Surname(s): Poder Home: Huntington Beach, CA, United States Age: 58 Awards: 2004-06 Mediterranean Cruise; (4th) 2004-07 Reno, NV; (13th) 2004 NSC; (2nd) 2005-07 California Seniors Hobbies: golf Occupation: Physician WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 404 Average against: 401
Registration		Poder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Israel	Poder played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 316 to 368 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Australia	Poder played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 363 to 475 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -164.
Round 3	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Poder played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 398 to 415 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-3, -181.
Round 4		Japan	Poder played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 422 to 318 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-3, -77.
Round 5		United States	Poder played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 422 to 403 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -58.
Round 6		United States	Poder played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 387 to 464 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -135.
Round 7		Netherlands	Poder played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 445 to 453 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -143.
Round 8		England	Poder played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 372 to 344 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -115.
Round 9		France	Poder played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 433 to 294 (a spread of 139) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, +24.
Round 10		Pakistan	Poder played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-6, +0.
Round 11		Kuwait	Poder played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 414 to 424 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -10.
Round 12		Philippines	Poder played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 457 to 391 (a spread of 66) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, +56.
Round 13		India	Poder played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 348 to 425 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -21.
Round 14	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Poder played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 447 to 351 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-8, +75.
Round 15		United States	Poder played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 402 to 398 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, +79.
Round 16		Nigeria	Poder played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-9, +36.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Japan	Poder played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 352 to 364 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-10, +24.
Round 18		England	Poder played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 408 to 400 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, +32.
Round 19		Kenya	Poder played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 290 to 364 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-11, -42.
Round 20		Scotland	Poder played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 450 to 380 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-11, +28.
Round 21		Sri Lanka	Poder played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 478 to 438 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, +68.
Round 22		England	Poder played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 411 to 407 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +72. Poder is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		England	Poder played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 511 to 490 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-11, +93.
Round 24		Malta	Poder played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 410 to 443 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-12, +60.

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