Russell Byers [#18] 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 Russell Byers, 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. Byers currently has a record of 12-12, +469, and is ranked #45.

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): Russell Surname(s): Byers Home: Nottingham, United Kingdom Age: 50 Awards: 1982 1989 UK NSC; 1994 BMSC; 1995 Sheffield Prestige Hobbies: Photography, campanology Occupation: Accountant WSC 1993 Rank: 21 WSC 1995 Rank: 30 WSC 1997 Rank: 7 WSC 1999 Rank: 6 WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 513 Average for: 420 Average against: 400
Round 1		United States	Byers played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 464 to 338 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +126.
Round 2		United States	Byers played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 400 to 401 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +125.
Round 3		Canada	Byers played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 485 to 334 (a spread of 151) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +276.
Round 4		England	Byers played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 486 to 354 (a spread of 132) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +408.
Round 5		Ireland	Byers played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 471 to 439 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +440.
Round 6		United States	Byers played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 477 to 359 (a spread of 118) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +558.
Round 7		Australia	Byers played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 432 to 404 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +586.
Round 8		Canada	Byers played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 463 to 475 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +574. Byers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Byers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Malta	Byers played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 410 to 291 (a spread of 119) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +693.
Round 10		Australia	Byers played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 383 to 463 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +613. Byers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Thailand	Byers played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 336 to 413 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +536.
Round 12		Ghana	Byers played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 370 to 445 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +461.
Round 13		United States	Byers played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 372 to 468 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +365.
Round 14		Australia	Byers played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 351 to 411 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +305.
Round 15		Trinidad and Tobago	Byers played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 425 to 375 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +355.
Round 16		England	Byers played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 459 to 429 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +385.
Round 17		Canada	Byers played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 422 to 361 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +446.
Round 18		Singapore	Byers played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 368 to 447 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +367.
Round 19		Qatar	Byers played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 362 to 493 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-9, +236.
Round 20		Nigeria	Byers played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 455 to 257 (a spread of 198) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, +434.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Ghana	Byers played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 367 to 418 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, +383.
Round 22	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Byers played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 316 to 402 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, +297.
Round 23		United States	Byers played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 490 to 511 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, +276.
Round 24		United States	Byers played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 513 to 320 (a spread of 193) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-12, +469.

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