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Gareth Williams [#100] 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 Gareth Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 16-8, +664, and is ranked #5.

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): Gareth
Surname(s): Williams
Home: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Age: 52
Awards: 1989 BMSC; 1992 Prestige; (4th) 1993 WSC; 1996 UK Masters
Hobbies: Fiction writing
Occupation: Lecturer
WSC 1993 Rank: 4
WSC 1995 Rank: 34
WSC 1997 Rank: 26
WSC 1999 Rank: 34
WSC 2001 Rank: 34
WSC 2005 Team: Wales

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 514
Average for: 424
Average against: 397

Round 1

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South Africa

Williams played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 473 to 437 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-0, +36.

Round 2

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Canada

Williams played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 337 to 395 (a spread of -58) .

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 1-1, -22.

Round 3

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Canada

Williams played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 442 to 490 (a spread of -48) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 1-2, -70.

Round 4

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United States

Williams played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 456 to 404 (a spread of 52) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 2-2, -18.

Round 5

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England

Williams played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 378 to 442 (a spread of -64) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 2-3, -82.

Round 6

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Canada

Williams played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 382 to 371 (a spread of 11) .

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 3-3, -71.

Round 7

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United States

Williams played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 514 to 271 (a spread of 243) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-3, +172.

Round 8

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England

Williams played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 4-4, +21.

Round 9

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Wales

Williams played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 431 to 390 (a spread of 41) .

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-4, +62.

Round 10

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Ghana

Williams played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 381 to 466 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 5-5, -23.

Round 11

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Singapore

Williams played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 458 to 426 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-5, +9.

Round 12

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Scotland

Williams played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 347 to 512 (a spread of -165) .

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 6-6, -156.

Round 13

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Trinidad and Tobago

Williams played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 441 to 291 (a spread of 150) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 7-6, -6.

Round 14

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England

Williams played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 430 to 419 (a spread of 11) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-6, +5.

Round 15

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England

Williams played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 443 to 383 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-6, +65.

Round 16

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England

Williams played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 451 to 344 (a spread of 107) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-6, +172.

Round 17

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Singapore

Williams played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 440 to 399 (a spread of 41) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11-6, +213.

Round 18

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Thailand

Williams played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 442 to 385 (a spread of 57) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 12-6, +270.

Round 19

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Malaysia

Williams played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 379 to 475 (a spread of -96) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-7, +174.

Round 20

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England

Williams played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 13-7, +208.

Round 21

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Australia

Williams played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 454 to 357 (a spread of 97) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-7, +305.

Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 22

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United States

Williams played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 510 to 288 (a spread of 222) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 15-7, +527.

Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Australia

Williams played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and won 463 to 323 (a spread of 140) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-7, +667.

Round 24

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Thailand

Williams played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 425 to 428 (a spread of -3) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-8, +664.

Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).