Phil Appleby [#8] 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 Phil Appleby, 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. Appleby currently has a record of 13-11, +167, and is ranked #41.

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): Phil Surname(s): Appleby Home: Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom Age: 47 Awards: 1990 BMSC; 1991 UK NSC; 1993 UK Masters; 3 times UK top-rated player Hobbies: Golf, Theatre, Fine dining Occupation: Technical Editor WSC 1991 Rank: 33 WSC 1995 Rank: 12 WSC 1999 Rank: 14 WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 598 Average for: 425 Average against: 418
Round 1		United States	Appleby played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Nigeria	Appleby played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 598 to 375 (a spread of 223) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +162.
Round 3		England	Appleby played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 430 to 361 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +231.
Round 4		United States	Appleby played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 465 to 405 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +291.
Round 5		United States	Appleby played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 494 to 370 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +415.
Round 6		Kuwait	Appleby played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 435 to 310 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +540.
Round 7		Thailand	Appleby played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 399 to 436 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +503.
Round 8		United States	Appleby played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 415 to 498 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +420.
Round 9		Singapore	Appleby played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 367 to 339 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +448.
Round 10		World Champion	Appleby played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 335 to 478 (a spread of -143) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +305.
Round 11		United States	Appleby played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 490 to 430 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +365.
Round 12		United States	Appleby played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 325 to 448 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +242.
Round 13	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Appleby played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 455 to 415 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +282.
Round 14		Scotland	Appleby played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 476 to 411 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +347. Appleby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Canada	Appleby played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 464 to 384 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +427.
Round 16		United States	Appleby played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 420 to 404 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +443.
Round 17		Malaysia	Appleby played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 453 to 426 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +470. Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Canada	Appleby played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 379 to 427 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +422. Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appleby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Australia	Appleby played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 480 to 526 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +376. Appleby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Wales	Appleby played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +342.
Round 21		India	Appleby played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 455 to 479 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +318.
Round 22		United States	Appleby played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 331 to 439 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +210.
Round 23		United States	Appleby played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 440 to 373 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +277.
Round 24	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Appleby played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 355 to 465 (a spread of -110) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +167.

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