Howard Warner [#98] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Howard Warner, 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. Warner currently has a record of 14-10, +894, and is ranked #18.

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): Howard Surname(s): Warner Home: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 47 Awards: 2000 2001 2003 2004 NZ Masters; 1999 2003 2005 NZ NSC Hobbies: literature, film, music, swimming Occupation: Book editor WSC 1999 Rank: 33 WSC 2001 Rank: 19 WSC 2005 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 528 Average for: 425 Average against: 388
Round 1		Pakistan	Warner played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 315 to 343 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		England	Warner played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 306 to 442 (a spread of -136) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -164.
Round 3		Romania	Warner played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 528 to 405 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -41.
Round 4	Larger photo available	South Africa	Warner played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 390 to 392 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, -43.
Round 5		England	Warner played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 414 to 398 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, -27.
Round 6		New Zealand	Warner played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 366 to 419 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-4, -80.
Round 7		Nigeria	Warner played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 461 to 471 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-5, -90.
Round 8		Uganda	Warner played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 414 to 284 (a spread of 130) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, +40.
Round 9		England	Warner played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 458 to 478 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-6, +20.
Round 10		Cameroon	Warner played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 488 to 247 (a spread of 241) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-6, +261.
Round 11	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Warner played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, +386.
Round 12		United Arab Emirates	Warner played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 418 to 451 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, +353.
Round 13		Scotland	Warner played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 470 to 309 (a spread of 161) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, +514.
Round 14	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Warner played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 523 to 378 (a spread of 145) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +659.
Round 15		Sri Lanka	Warner played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 395 to 378 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +676.
Round 16		Thailand	Warner played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 371 to 454 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +593.
Round 17		Canada	Warner played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 413 to 403 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +603.
Round 18		Singapore	Warner played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 421 to 497 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +527.
Round 19		Singapore	Warner played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 464 to 357 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +634.
Round 20		Nigeria	Warner played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 479 to 402 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +711.
Round 21		United States	Warner played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 392 to 441 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-10, +662.
Round 22		England	Warner played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 402 to 316 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +748.
Round 23		United States	Warner played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 378 to 342 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, +784.
Round 24		England	Warner played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 465 to 355 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +894.

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