David Boys [#15] 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 David Boys, 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. Boys currently has a record of 16-8, +612, and is ranked #7.

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

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Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Boys
Home: Dorval, QC, Canada
Age: 41
Awards: 1995 WSC; 2002-03 Toronto West, ON; 2002, 2004-05 Montreal, QC; 2003 CNSC; 2005-01 Kingston, ON
Hobbies: Golf, Hockey, Softball, Soccer, Poker, Loitering
Occupation: Programmer Analyst
Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2002.
WSC 1991 Rank: 3
WSC 1995 Rank: 1
WSC 1997 Rank: 11
WSC 1999 Rank: 3
WSC 2001 Rank: 39
WSC 2005 Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 444 Average against: 418
Round 1		Sri Lanka	Boys played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 513 to 348 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +165.
Round 2		Wales	Boys played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 395 to 337 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +223.
Round 3		United States	Boys played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 398 to 368 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +253.
Round 4		England	Boys played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 458 to 391 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +320.
Round 5		United States	Boys played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 444 to 429 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +335. Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		Thailand	Boys played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 414 to 495 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +254. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		England	Boys played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 442 to 421 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +275.
Round 8		England	Boys played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 475 to 463 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +287. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Australia	Boys played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 402 to 482 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +207. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Australia	Boys played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +193.
Round 11		Philippines	Boys played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 457 to 432 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +218.
Round 12		Thailand	Boys played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 435 to 494 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +159.
Round 13		Singapore	Boys played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 513 to 402 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +270.
Round 14		United States	Boys played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +183.
Round 15		Ghana	Boys played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 400 to 449 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +134.
Round 16		Australia	Boys played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 397 to 373 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +158.
Round 17		Malta	Boys played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 517 to 381 (a spread of 136) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +294.
Round 18		World Champion	Boys played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 388 to 478 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +204.
Round 19		England	Boys played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 348 to 546 (a spread of -198) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +6.
Round 20		Canada	Boys played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 524 to 401 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +129. Boys is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Ghana	Boys played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 498 to 410 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +217.
Round 22		India	Boys played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 522 to 357 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +382.
Round 23		United States	Boys played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 460 to 338 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +504.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Ghana	Boys played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 516 to 408 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +612.
Finals		Boys is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (7 hits).

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