Asad ul-Haq [#95] 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 Asad ul-Haq, 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. ul-Haq currently has a record of 12-12, -386, and is ranked #56.

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): Asad Surname(s): ul-Haq Home: Doha, Qatar Age: 35 Awards: 1997 Qatar Scrabble Champion. 3rd in Gulf 2005 Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Bank Treasurer WSC 1997 Rank: 67 WSC 2005 Team: Qatar

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 545 Average for: 395 Average against: 411
Round 1	Romania	ul-Haq played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 471 to 272 (a spread of 199) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +199.
Round 2	England	ul-Haq played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 320 to 517 (a spread of -197) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +2. ul-Haq is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3	Nigeria	ul-Haq played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 365 to 428 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -61.
Round 4	England	ul-Haq played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 419 to 384 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -26.
Round 5	Canada	ul-Haq played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 411 to 358 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +27.
Round 6	United States	ul-Haq played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 457 to 393 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +91.
Round 7	England	ul-Haq played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 302 to 526 (a spread of -224) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, -133.
Round 8	Singapore	ul-Haq played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 488 to 386 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, -31.
Round 9	Canada	ul-Haq played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 429 to 363 (a spread of 66) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +35.
Round 10	United States	ul-Haq played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 467 to 370 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +132.
Round 11	United States	ul-Haq played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 310 to 454 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, -12.
Round 12	Singapore	ul-Haq played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 387 to 465 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, -90.
Round 13	United States	ul-Haq played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 412 to 483 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, -161.
Round 14	Kenya	ul-Haq played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, -138.
Round 15	Ghana	ul-Haq played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 349 to 348 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, -137.
Round 16	Canada	ul-Haq played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 389 to 319 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, -67.
Round 17	Canada	ul-Haq played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 360 to 395 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, -102.
Round 18	Canada	ul-Haq played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, -133.
Round 19	England	ul-Haq played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 493 to 362 (a spread of 131) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, -2.
Round 20	Malta	ul-Haq played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 384 to 560 (a spread of -176) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, -178.
Round 21	England	ul-Haq played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 545 to 383 (a spread of 162) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, -16.
Round 22	United States	ul-Haq played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 301 to 528 (a spread of -227) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -243.
Round 23	England	ul-Haq played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 326 to 401 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-11, -318.
Round 24	Thailand	ul-Haq played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 326 to 394 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, -386.

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