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1999 World SCRABBLE® Championship 
Melbourne, Australia  | 
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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
Rk Player Country W Spread 1 Mark Nyman England 13 +778 2 Joel Wapnick Canada 13 +740 3 Brian Cappelletto U.S.A. 12 +708 4 John Luebkemann U.S.A. 12 +623 5 John Holgate Australia 12 +584 6 Joel Sherman U.S.A. 12 +236 7 Nigel Richards New Zealand 11 +1438 8 Andrew Fisher England 11 +842 9 Brett Smitheram England 11 +775 10 Adam Logan Canada 11 +685 11 Virgilio Quiballo Philippines 11 +538 12 Jakkrit Klaphajone Thailand 11 +475 13 Ron Tiekert U.S.A. 11 +418 14 David Boys Canada 11 +319 15 Femi Awowade Nigeria 11 +181 16 Helen Gipson England 11 +66 17 Jeff Grant New Zealand 11 +14 18 Phil Appleby England 11 -39 19 David Wiegand U.S.A. 10 +489 20 Roland Filio Bahrain 10 +487 21 Odette Rio Philippines 10 +442 22 Paul Epstein U.S.A. 10 +336 23 Russell Byers England 10 +249 24 Gareth Williams Wales 10 +243 25 Lester Schonbrun U.S.A. 10 +173 26 A Ganesh Malaysia 10 +163 27 James Cherry Canada 10 +134 28 Naween Fernando Sri Lanka 10 +2 29 Amnuay Ploysangngam Thailand 10 -66 30 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk Thailand 10 -176 31 Bob Jackman Australia 9.5 -57 32 Suresh Chinnaiyah Sri Lanka 9 +713 33 Bob Lipton U.S.A. 9 +311 34 Kendall Boyd New Zealand 9 +293 35 Joe Edley U.S.A. 9 +274 36 Howard Warner New Zealand 9 +241 37 Robert Felt U.S.A. 9 +235 38 Ronald Credo Philippines 9 +182 39 Stanley Ndungu Kenya 9 +123 40 Randy Hersom U.S.A. 9 +110 41 Steve Polatnick U.S.A. 9 +90 42 Steven Gruzd South Africa 9 -15 43 Barbara Berlin Australia 9 -50 44 Owen Bondin Malta 9 -68 45 Leslie Charles Trinidad 9 -78 46 Paul Cleary Australia 9 -88 47 Albert Hahn Canada 9 -139 48 Ishtiaq Chishty Saudi Arabia 8.5 +221 49 Taewan Sutthasin Thailand 8.5 -448 50 Tony Sim Singapore 8 +588 51 Andrew Cook England 8 +233 52 Trevor Hovelmeier South Africa 8 +192 53 Alec Webb England 8 +75 54 Saheed Jimoh Nigeria 8 +66 55 Michael Gongolo Kenya 8 +60 56 Kong Chock Heng Malaysia 8 +45 57 Jim Geary U.S.A. 8 +37 58 Rodney Judd Pakistan 8 -14 59 Lisa Odom U.S.A. 8 -73 60 Mohan Chunkath India 8 -133 61 Pui Cheng Wui Malaysia 8 -159 62 Shafique Thobani Kenya 8 -231 63 Rashid Khan Pakistan 8 -241 64 Michael Pray Oman 8 -329 65 Peter Sinton New Zealand 8 -333 66 Peter Elbourne Malta 8 -470 67 Wilma Warwick Scotland 8 -482 68 Roger Blom Australia 7 +323 69 David Webb England 7 +268 70 Jim Nanavati Canada 7 +47 71 Joan Rosenthal Australia 7 +29 72 Ricardo Gonzalez Saudi Arabia 7 -64 73 Eugene Goh Singapore 7 -105 74 Lakshan Wanniarachch Sri Lanka 7 -114 75 Michael Tang Singapore 7 -250 76 Gold Eburu Nigeria 7 -305 77 Alistair Kane Australia 7 -347 78 Arvind Abraham U.A.E. 7 -410 79 Cher Siong Gan Singapore 7 -443 80 Kunihiko Kuroda Japan 7 -455 81 Johnson Fasuba Seychelles 7 -460 82 Matayo Bwire Kenya 7 -469 83 Keiichiro Hirai Japan 6.5 +203 84 Akshay Bhandarkar Bahrain 6.5 +72 85 Catherine Costello Ireland 6.5 -36 86 Brendan McDonnell Ireland 6 -38 87 Selwyn Lobo U.A.E. 6 -113 88 Edward Metivier Trinidad 6 -191 89 Dylan Early South Africa 6 -236 90 Dixon Assesa Kenya 6 -427 91 Linda Pray Oman 6 -491 92 Wojciech Usakiewicz Poland 6 -880 93 Laurentiu Sandu Romania 6 -1570 94 Antonin Michel France 5 -1037 95 Vivian Penaflor Bahrain 4 -765 96 Mario Saliba Malta 4 -792 97 Dhanapala Silva Seychelles 4 -1265 98 Catalin-Eugen Caba Romania 3 -2217
Here are game scores, as officially reported.
   1 Mark Nyman           UK 13     778   466
                                          327    0
                                        >UKBS CAJW
   2 Joel Wapnick         CA 13     740   446
                                          386    0
                                        >USJL UKMN
   3 Brian Cappelletto    US 12     708   415
                                          353    0
                                        >CAAL USJL
   4 John Luebkemann      US 12     623   386
                                          446    0
                                         CAJW USBC
   5 John Holgate         AU 12     584   412
                                          327    0
                                        >THJK USJS
   6 Joel Sherman         US 12     236   471
                                          453    0
                                        >CADB AUJH
   7 Nigel Richards       NZ 11    1438   461
                                          392    0
                                        >UKHG UKAF
   8 Andrew Fisher        UK 11     842   396
                                          346    0
                                        >USDW NZNR
   9 Brett Smitheram      UK 11     775   327
                                          466    0
                                         UKMN CAAL
  10 Adam Logan           CA 11     685   353
                                          415    0
                                         USBC UKBS
  11 Virgilio Quiballo    PH 11     538   461
                                          414    0
                                        >BHRF THJK
  12 Jakkrit Klaphajone   TH 11     475   327
                                          412    0
                                         AUJH PHVQ
  13 Ron Tiekert          US 11     418   494
                                          448    0
                                        >USLS CADB
  14 David Boys           CA 11     319   453
                                          471    0
                                         USJS USRT
  15 Femi Awowade         NI 11     181   396
                                          390    0
                                        >CAJC UKHG
  16 Helen Gipson         UK 11      66   392
                                          461    0
                                         NZNR NIFA
  17 Jeff Grant           NZ 11      14   441
                                          309    0
                                        >THPN UKPA
  18 Phil Appleby         UK 11     -39   493
                                          413    0
                                        >LKSC NZJG
  19 David Wiegand        US 10     489   346
                                          396    0
                                         UKAF BHRF
  20 Roland Filio         BH 10     487   414
                                          461    0
                                         PHVQ USDW
  21 Odette Rio           PH 10     442   384
                                          297    0
                                        >NZHW USPE
  22 Paul Epstein         US 10     336   476
                                          449    0
                                        >NZKB PHOR
  23 Russell Byers        UK 10     249   453
                                          318    0
                                        >TTLC WAGW
  24 Gareth Williams      WA 10     243   356
                                          329    0
                                        >PHRC UKRB
  25 Lester Schonbrun     US 10     173   448
                                          494    0
                                         USRT MYAG
  26 A Ganesh             MY 10     163   460
                                          440    0
                                        >KESN USLS
  27 James Cherry         CA 10     134   390
                                          396    0
                                         NIFA LKNF
  28 Naween Fernando      LK 10       2   399
                                          362    0
                                        >ZASG CAJC
  29 Amnuay Ploysangngam  TH 10     -66   456
                                          430    0
                                        >AUPC THPN
  30 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk  TH 10    -176   309
                                          441    0
                                         NZJG THAP
  31 Bob Jackman          AU  9.5   -57   482
                                          305    0
                                        >THTS LKSC
  32 Suresh Chinnaiyah    LK  9     713   413
                                          493    0
                                         UKPA AUBJ
  33 Bob Lipton           US  9     311   424
                                          364    0
                                        >SGTS NZKB
  34 Kendall Boyd         NZ  9     293   449
                                          476    0
                                         USPE USBL
  35 Joe Edley            US  9     274   496
                                          360    0
                                        >USJG NZHW
  36 Howard Warner        NZ  9     241   297
                                          384    0
                                         PHOR USJE
  37 Robert Felt          US  9     235   428
                                          375    0
                                        >ZATH PHRC
  38 Ronald Credo         PH  9     182   329
                                          356    0
                                         WAGW USRF
  39 Stanley Ndungu       KE  9     123   440
                                          460    0
                                         MYAG USRH
  40 Randy Hersom         US  9     110   413
                                          410    0
                                        >NISJ KESN
  41 Steve Polatnick      US  9      90   421
                                          361    0
                                        >PKRJ ZASG
  42 Steven Gruzd         ZA  9     -15   362
                                          399    0
                                         LKNF USSP
  43 Barbara Berlin       AU  9     -50   383
                                          316    0
                                        >INMC MTOB
  44 Owen Bondin          MT  9     -68   462
                                          369    0
                                        >KEST AUBB
  45 Leslie Charles       TT  9     -78   318
                                          453    0
                                         UKRB AUPC
  46 Paul Cleary          AU  9     -88   430
                                          456    0
                                         THAP TTLC
  47 Albert Hahn          CA  9    -139   340
                                          304    0
                                        >PKRK SAIC
  48 Ishtiaq Chishty      SA  8.5   221   422
                                          395    0
                                        >OMMP CAAH
  49 Taewan Sutthasin     TH  8.5  -448   305
                                          482    0
                                         AUBJ SGTS
  50 Tony Sim             SG  8     588   364
                                          424    0
                                         USBL THTS
  51 Andrew Cook          UK  8     233   407
                                          362    0
                                        >UKDW ZATH
  52 Trevor Hovelmeier    ZA  8     192   375
                                          428    0
                                         USRF UKAC
  53 Alec Webb            UK  8      75   405
                                          301    0
                                        >SGEG NISJ
  54 Saheed Jimoh         NI  8      66   410
                                          413    0
                                         USRH UKAW
  55 Michael Gongolo      KE  8      60   368
                                          343    0
                                        >AUJR MYKC
  56 Kong Chock Heng      MY  8      45   418
                                          321    0
                                        >SGMT KEMG
  57 Jim Geary            US  8      37   360
                                          496    0
                                         USJE PKRJ
  58 Rodney Judd          PK  8     -14   361
                                          421    0
                                         USSP USJG
  59 Lisa Odom            US  8     -73   464
                                          330    0
                                        >AUAK INMC
  60 Mohan Chunkath       IN  8    -133   316
                                          383    0
                                         AUBB USLO
  61 Pui Cheng Wui        MY  8    -159   494
                                          336    0
                                        >AEAA KEST
  62 Shafique Thobani     KE  8    -231   369
                                          462    0
                                         MTOB MYPC
  63 Rashid Khan          PK  8    -241   304
                                          340    0
                                         CAAH OMMP
  64 Michael Pray         OM  8    -329   395
                                          422    0
                                         SAIC PKRK
  65 Peter Sinton         NZ  8    -333   391
                                          323    0
                                        >KEMB MTPE
  66 Peter Elbourne       MT  8    -470   360
                                          345    0
                                        >JPKK NZPS
  67 Wilma Warwick        SL  8    -482   447
                                          363    0
                                        >BHAB AURB
  68 Roger Blom           AU  7     323   459
                                          393    0
                                        >IECC SLWW
  69 David Webb           UK  7     268   362
                                          407    0
                                         UKAC CAJN
  70 Jim Nanavati         CA  7      47   393
                                          338    0
                                        >IEBM UKDW
  71 Joan Rosenthal       AU  7      29   343
                                          368    0
                                         KEMG SARG
  72 Ricardo Gonzalez     SA  7     -64   378
                                          374    0
                                        >AESL AUJR
  73 Eugene Goh           SG  7    -105   301
                                          405    0
                                         UKAW LKLW
  74 Lakshan Wanniarachch LK  7    -114   495
                                          441    0
                                        >TTEM SGEG
  75 Michael Tang         SG  7    -250   321
                                          418    0
                                         MYKC NIGE
  76 Gold Eburu           NI  7    -305   470
                                          363    0
                                        >OMLP SGMT
  77 Alistair Kane        AU  7    -347   330
                                          464    0
                                         USLO AEAA
  78 Arvind Abraham       AE  7    -410   336
                                          494    0
                                         MYPC AUAK
  79 Cher Siong Gan       SG  7    -443   418
                                          384    0
                                        >POWU JPKK
  80 Kunihiko Kuroda      JP  7    -455   345
                                          360    0
                                         MTPE SGCS
  81 Johnson Fasuba       SC  7    -460   384
                                          372    0
                                        >KEDA KEMB
  82 Matayo Bwire         KE  7    -469   323
                                          391    0
                                         NZPS SCJF
  83 Keiichiro Hirai      JP  6.5   203   554
                                          281    0
                                        >ROLS BHAB
  84 Akshay Bhandarkar    BH  6.5    72   363
                                          447    0
                                         SLWW JPKH
  85 Catherine Costello   IE  6.5   -36   393
                                          459    0
                                         AURB IEBM
  86 Brendan McDonnell    IE  6     -38   338
                                          393    0
                                         CAJN IECC
  87 Selwyn Lobo          AE  6    -113   374
                                          378    0
                                         SARG TTEM
  88 Edward Metivier      TT  6    -191   441
                                          495    0
                                         LKLW AESL
  89 Dylan Early          ZA  6    -236   492
                                          284    0
                                        >FRAM KEDA
  90 Dixon Assesa         KE  6    -427   372
                                          384    0
                                         SCJF ZADE
  91 Linda Pray           OM  6    -491   363
                                          470    0
                                         NIGE POWU
  92 Wojciech Usakiewicz  PO  6    -880   384
                                          418    0
                                         SGCS OMLP
  93 Laurentiu Sandu      RO  6   -1570   281
                                          554    0
                                         JPKH FRAM
  94 Antonin Michel       FR  5   -1037   284
                                          492    0
                                         ZADE ROLS
  95 Vivian Penaflor      BH  4    -765   437
                                          375    0
                                        >SCDS MTMS
  96 Mario Saliba         MT  4    -792   429
                                          357    0
                                        >ROCC BHVP
  97 Dhanapala Silva      SC  4   -1265   375
                                          437    0
                                         BHVP ROCC
  98 Catalin-Eugen Caba   RO  3   -2217   357
                                          429    0
                                         MTMS SCDS
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