WSC 1999: David Wiegand

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David Wiegand

[photo of Wiegand] David Wiegand, 25, is a mortgage underwriter. He has qualified for his first World Championship by being one of fourteen top-rated Americans during the qualification period.

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Round 1. Wiegand plays Arvind Abraham, 34, of the United Arab Emirates, also a WSC first-timer.
Wiegand lost to Abraham 345-464, and is now in 85th place, 0-1 -119.

Round 2. Wiegand crushes fellow American Jim Geary 515-368 and is now in 43rd place, 1-1 +28.

Round 3. Wiegand wins again, defeating Malaysian Kong Chock Heng 482-388. He is now in 25th place, 2-1 +122.

Round 4. Wiegand lost a low-scoring game to former Canadian and North American Champion Adam Logan, 341-372. He drops to 41st place, 2-2 +91.

Round 5. Wiegand defeats Gulf Champion Akshay Bhandarkar 403-283 and is now in 25th place, 3-2 +211.

Round 6. Wiegand loses to Gareth Williams of Wales 392-438, and falls to 39th place, 3-3 +165.

Round 7. Wiegand won against Dixon Assessa (KE) 482-373. Wiegand is now #26, with a record of 4-3 +274.

Round 8. Wiegand won against Ron Tiekert (US) 485-359. Wiegand is now #17, with a record of 5-3 +400.

Round 9. Wiegand won against Andrew Cook (UK) 431-394. Wiegand is now #11, with a record of 6-3 +437.

Round 10. Wiegand won against Kendall Boyd (NZ) 504-372. Wiegand is now #7, with a record of 7-3 +569.

Round 11. Wiegand won against Michael Gongolo (KE) 443-364. Wiegand is now #5, with a record of 8-3 +648.

Round 12. Wiegand won against defending champion Joel Sherman (US) 548-452. Wiegand is now #4, with a record of 9-3 +744. Wiegand bingoed BAPTISE, INTERIOR, FORTIES, PANNERS (phony) vs Sherman's SKELETAL, ASTONED, MOUTHER.

Round 13. Wiegand won against top-ranked (former WSC) David Boys (CA) 480-401. Wiegand is now #2, with a record of 10-3 +823. Wiegand played bingoes DRIBLET, YEASTILY and OVERTAME vs. Boys' APHICIDE and AVENGES.

Round 14. Wiegand lost to Nigel Richards (NZ) 357-521. Wiegand is now #5, with a record of 10-4 +659. Richards played the nine-letter bingo SITUATION.

Round 15. Wiegand lost to Mark Nyman (UK) 396-480. Wiegand is now #10, with a record of 10-5 +575. Nyman made MEATLOAF$, TAENIOID#, GEMSTONE, QUARE (78), AZYM# (54); Wiegand STEDDING#, TROUBLED, ARGINASE$.

Round 16. Wiegand lost to Adam Logan (CA) 365-401. Wiegand is now #14, with a record of 10-6 +539.

Round 17. Wiegand lost to Andrew Fisher (UK) 346-396. Wiegand is now #19, with a record of 10-7 +489. Fisher bingo-ed STROOKEN#.

Round 18. Wiegand won against Roland Filio (BH) 463-333. Wiegand is now #15, with a record of 11-7 +619.

Round 19. Wiegand won against Paul Epstein (US) 501-364. Wiegand is now #11, with a record of 12-7 +756.

Round 20. Wiegand lost to Nigel Richards (NZ) 433-474. Wiegand is now #15, with a record of 12-8 +715.

Round 21. Wiegand won against Kendall Boyd (NZ) 489-388. Wiegand is now #11, with a record of 13-8 +816. Nice play: AMBITION.

Round 22. Wiegand lost to Adam Logan (CA) 420-425. Wiegand is now #16, with a record of 13-9 +811.

Round 23. Wiegand lost to Suresh Chinnaiyah (LK) 444-461. Wiegand is now #21, with a record of 13-10 +794. Wiegand bingo-ed MONAZITE.

Round 24. Wiegand won against Joe Edley (US) 450-424. Wiegand is now #17, with a record of 14-10 +820.

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