Tim Adamson [#1] 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 Tim Adamson, 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. Adamson currently has a record of 14-10, +166, and is ranked #25.

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
	Given name(s): Tim Surname(s): Adamson Home: Saint Paul, MN, United States Age: 51 Awards: 2002-12 Orange, CT; 2002-12 Elmhurst, IL; 2003-03, 2004-11 Twin Cities, MN; 2003-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: Travel in Mexico Occupation: Masonry contractor WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 414 Average against: 407
Registration		Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Scotland	Adamson played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 524 to 368 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +156.
Round 2		Pakistan	Adamson played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 407 to 454 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Japan	Adamson played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 412 to 319 (a spread of 93) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +202.
Round 4		Singapore	Adamson played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 411 to 400 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +213.
Round 5	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Adamson played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 414 to 385 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +242.
Round 6		England	Adamson played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 359 to 477 (a spread of -118) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +124.
Round 7		England	Adamson played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 462 to 411 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +175.
Round 8		United States	Adamson played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 418 to 445 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +148.
Round 9		Thailand	Adamson played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 516 to 306 (a spread of 210) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +358.
Round 10		Philippines	Adamson played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 418 to 427 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +349.
Round 11		United States	Adamson played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 419 to 413 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +355.
Round 12		India	Adamson played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 370 to 387 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +338.
Round 13		Sri Lanka	Adamson played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +358.
Round 14		United States	Adamson played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 472 to 415 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +415.
Round 15		New Zealand	Adamson played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 386 to 376 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +425.
Round 16		Ghana	Adamson played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 440 to 409 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +456.
Round 17		Canada	Adamson played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 372 to 512 (a spread of -140) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +316. Adamson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Australia	Adamson played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +276.
Round 19		Singapore	Adamson played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 439 to 405 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +310.
Round 20		United States	Adamson played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 392 to 444 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +258.
Round 21		Australia	Adamson played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 407 to 483 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +182.
Round 22		England	Adamson played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 439 to 331 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +290.
Round 23		United States	Adamson played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 422 to 391 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +321.
Round 24		Canada	Adamson played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 268 to 423 (a spread of -155) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +166.

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