Dave Wiegand [#99] 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 Dave Wiegand, 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. Wiegand currently has a record of 16-8, +599, and is ranked #8.

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): Dave
Surname(s): Wiegand
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Age: 31
Awards: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC (1st) 2005 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament
Hobbies: Bridge, rock climbing, music (trombone, piano). Wife Chris, daughters Samantha (4) and Melanie (1)
Occupation: Mortgage Underwriter
WSC 1999 Rank: 17
WSC 2001 Rank: 9
WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 435 Average against: 410
Registration	Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Ireland	Wiegand played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 440 to 387 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2	England	Wiegand played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 403 to 388 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +68.
Round 3	Canada	Wiegand played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 368 to 398 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +38.
Round 4	Canada	Wiegand played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 451 to 368 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +121.
Round 5	Pakistan	Wiegand played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 483 to 397 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +207.
Round 6	Nigeria	Wiegand played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 368 to 373 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +202.
Round 7	United States	Wiegand played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 512 to 348 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +366.
Round 8	United States	Wiegand played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 445 to 418 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +393.
Round 9	Thailand	Wiegand played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 468 to 386 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +475.
Round 10	United States	Wiegand played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +383.
Round 11	Qatar	Wiegand played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 454 to 310 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +527.
Round 12	Thailand	Wiegand played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 376 to 450 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +453. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13	United States	Wiegand played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 395 to 520 (a spread of -125) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +328.
Round 14	Canada	Wiegand played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 466 to 450 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +344.
Round 15	England	Wiegand played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 400 to 377 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +367.
Round 16	England	Wiegand played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 404 to 420 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +351.
Round 17	Ghana	Wiegand played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 511 to 431 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +431.
Round 18	Australia	Wiegand played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 395 to 475 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +351.
Round 19	United States	Wiegand played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 515 to 458 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +408.
Round 20	India	Wiegand played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 455 to 351 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +512.
Round 21	Australia	Wiegand played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 354 to 501 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +365. Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22	Canada	Wiegand played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 542 to 423 (a spread of 119) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +484.
Round 23	Australia	Wiegand played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 448 to 401 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +531.
Round 24	World Champion	Wiegand played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and won 468 to 400 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +599.
Finals	Wiegand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (5 hits).

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