Peter Sinton [#89] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Sinton, 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. Sinton currently has a record of 10-14, -208, and is ranked #78.

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
Larger photo available	Given name(s): Peter Surname(s): Sinton Home: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Age: 42 Awards: 1998 Trans Tasman Hobbies: fishing, cricket Occupation: Plumber WSC 1999 Rank: 66 WSC 2001 Rank: 12 WSC 2005 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 397 Average against: 406
Round 1		Kurdistan-Iraq	Sinton played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 398 to 378 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Canada	Sinton played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 373 to 486 (a spread of -113) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -93.
Round 3		Canada	Sinton played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 487 to 492 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, -98.
Round 4		England	Sinton played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, -67.
Round 5		United States	Sinton played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 385 to 414 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -96.
Round 6		United States	Sinton played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 414 to 540 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-4, -222.
Round 7		England	Sinton played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 472 to 315 (a spread of 157) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -65.
Round 8		England	Sinton played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 358 to 422 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, -129.
Round 9		Nigeria	Sinton played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 436 to 461 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-6, -154.
Round 10		France	Sinton played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 358 to 279 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -75.
Round 11	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Sinton played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 345 to 470 (a spread of -125) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-7, -200.
Round 12	Larger photo available	South Africa	Sinton played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 449 to 364 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-7, -115.
Round 13	Larger photo available	Poland	Sinton played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 436 to 580 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -259.
Round 14		United States	Sinton played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 351 to 447 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-9, -355.
Round 15		Netherlands	Sinton played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 451 to 315 (a spread of 136) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-9, -219.
Round 16		Wales	Sinton played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 301 to 539 (a spread of -238) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-10, -457.
Round 17		Scotland	Sinton played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 289 to 394 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-11, -562.
Round 18		Bahrain	Sinton played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 317 to 336 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-12, -581.
Round 19		Bahrain	Sinton played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 389 to 413 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-13, -605.
Round 20		Japan	Sinton played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 446 to 356 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-13, -515.
Round 21		Sweden	Sinton played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 407 to 286 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-13, -394.
Round 22	Larger photo available	Oman	Sinton played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 402 to 437 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-14, -429.
Round 23		Romania	Sinton played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 448 to 275 (a spread of 173) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-14, -256.
Round 24		Kenya	Sinton played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 437 to 389 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-14, -208.

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