Nick Ball [#11] 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 Nick Ball, 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. Ball currently has a record of 13-11, +407, and is ranked #31.

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): Nick Surname(s): Ball Home: Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States Age: 26 Awards: 6 UK tournament wins Hobbies: Watching motor-sport Occupation: Astronomer WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 546 Average for: 404 Average against: 387
Round 1		Singapore	Ball played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 343 to 378 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		South Africa	Ball played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -91.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Zambia	Ball played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 490 to 373 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, +26.
Round 4		United States	Ball played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 352 to 493 (a spread of -141) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-3, -115.
Round 5	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ball played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 398 to 414 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -131.
Round 6		Bahrain	Ball played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 442 to 269 (a spread of 173) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, +42.
Round 7	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ball played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 315 to 472 (a spread of -157) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-5, -115.
Round 8		United States	Ball played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 344 to 372 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-6, -143.
Round 9		Sri Lanka	Ball played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 442 to 431 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-6, -132.
Round 10		Kenya	Ball played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 464 to 349 (a spread of 115) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -17.
Round 11		England	Ball played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 415 to 292 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, +106.
Round 12		Ireland	Ball played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 446 to 372 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +180.
Round 13		Singapore	Ball played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 405 to 314 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +271.
Round 14		Oman	Ball played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 473 to 307 (a spread of 166) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +437.
Round 15		United States	Ball played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 399 to 361 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +475.
Round 16		Wales	Ball played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 344 to 451 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +368. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		England	Ball played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 391 to 370 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +389.
Round 18		Ghana	Ball played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 468 to 344 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +513.
Round 19		Canada	Ball played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 546 to 348 (a spread of 198) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +711.
Round 20		Malaysia	Ball played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 422 to 366 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +767. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Canada	Ball played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 375 to 598 (a spread of -223) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +544. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ball is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Singapore	Ball played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 378 to 395 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +527.
Round 23		India	Ball played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 272 to 384 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +415.
Round 24		Philippines	Ball played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 401 to 409 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-11, +407.

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