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Howard Warner (#35) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Howard
Surname(s): Warner
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Age: 43
Awards: 2000 2001 NZ Masters, 1999 NZ NSC
Hobbies: classical music, film, literature, swimming, travel
Occupation: ESL teacher
WSC 1999 Rank: 33
WSC 2001 Team: New Zealand

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 568
Average for: 429
Average against: 413

Before Round 1  

Warner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Warner played #79 Edward Okulicz (Australia) and won 445 to 375 (a spread of 70) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-0, +70.

Round 2

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Warner played #13 Kendall Boyd (New Zealand) and lost 345 to 526 (a spread of -181) .

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 1-1, -111.

Round 3

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Warner played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and won 478 to 425 (a spread of 53) .

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-1, -58.

Round 4

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Warner played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 3-1, -26.

Round 5

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Warner played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and won 428 to 317 (a spread of 111) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-1, +85.

Round 6

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Warner played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and won 442 to 437 (a spread of 5) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-1, +90.

Round 7

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Warner played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and won 444 to 431 (a spread of 13) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-1, +103.

Round 8

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Warner played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 414 to 354 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-1, +163.

Warner is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

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Warner played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and won 484 to 363 (a spread of 121) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 8-1, +284.

Warner is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Warner played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and lost 394 to 465 (a spread of -71) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-2, +213.

Round 11

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Warner played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and lost 424 to 448 (a spread of -24) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-3, +189.

Warner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 12

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Warner played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and won 568 to 368 (a spread of 200) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-3, +389.

Round 13

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Warner played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 430 to 368 (a spread of 62) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-3, +451.

Warner is mentioned in this round's commentary (4 hits).

Warner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 14

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Warner played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 484 to 341 (a spread of 143) .

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-3, +594.

Round 15

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Warner played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and lost 382 to 430 (a spread of -48) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-4, +546.

Warner is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Warner played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and lost 403 to 432 (a spread of -29) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +517.

Round 17

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Warner played #73 James Kramer (United States) and lost 350 to 431 (a spread of -81) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-6, +436.

Round 18

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Warner played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 375 to 476 (a spread of -101) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-7, +335.

Round 19

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Warner played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12-7, +451.

Round 20

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Warner played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 404 to 464 (a spread of -60) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-8, +391.

Round 21

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Warner played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and lost 402 to 414 (a spread of -12) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 12-9, +379.

Round 22

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Warner played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and lost 413 to 517 (a spread of -104) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-10, +275.

Round 23

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Warner played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and won 495 to 406 (a spread of 89) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 13-10, +364.

Round 24

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Warner played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and won 449 to 434 (a spread of 15) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-10, +379.

Warner is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Warner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

After the Finals  

Warner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).


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