Paul Cleary [#24] 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 Paul Cleary, 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. Cleary currently has a record of 16-8, +643, and is ranked #6.

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): Paul Surname(s): Cleary Home: Rozelle, NSW, Australia Age: 34 Awards: 1996 NSW Winter Masters; 1997 1999 2000 Australian NSC; 3rd 1999 Singapore Channel News Asia; 2nd 2001 Thai King's Cup Hobbies: Skat Occupation: Senior Corporate Lawyer WSC 1991 Rank: 45 WSC 1997 Rank: 24 WSC 1999 Rank: 58 WSC 2001 Rank: 69 WSC 2005 Team: Australia

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 554 Average for: 424 Average against: 399
Round 1	Cleary recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +75.
Round 2	France	Cleary played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 310 to 343 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +42.
Round 3	Malta	Cleary played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 444 to 398 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +88.
Round 4	Thailand	Cleary played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 554 to 331 (a spread of 223) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +311.
Round 5	Kenya	Cleary played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 517 to 341 (a spread of 176) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +487.
Round 6	Philippines	Cleary played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 416 to 314 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +589. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7	United States	Cleary played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 441 to 358 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +672.
Round 8	Canada	Cleary played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 353 to 381 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +644. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9	United States	Cleary played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 498 to 426 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +716.
Round 10	England	Cleary played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 463 to 383 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +796. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11	Malaysia	Cleary played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 360 to 454 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +702. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12	Australia	Cleary played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 494 to 450 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +746. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13	New Zealand	Cleary played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 341 to 435 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +652. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 14	Thailand	Cleary played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 436 to 321 (a spread of 115) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +767. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	World Champion	Cleary played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and won 499 to 469 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +797. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	India	Cleary played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 409 to 467 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +739. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Australia	Cleary played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 321 to 516 (a spread of -195) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +544.
Round 18	United States	Cleary played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 428 to 388 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +584.
Round 19	England	Cleary played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 526 to 480 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +630. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	Cleary played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 472 to 318 (a spread of 154) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +784. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Canada	Cleary played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 415 to 314 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +885. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Thailand	Cleary played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 347 to 478 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +754. Cleary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Wales	Cleary played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 323 to 463 (a spread of -140) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +614.
Round 24	Singapore	Cleary played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 381 to 352 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +643.
Finals	Cleary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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