Peter Finley [#34] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Finley, 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. Finley currently has a record of 11-13, +257, and is ranked #62.

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): Peter
Surname(s): Finley
Home: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Age: 54
Awards: 35 tournament wins, including: 1990 Durham, 2003 2004 Winter Matchplay; highest-rated in UK in 1990; played in 1991 1993 2003 WSC; ABSP Grandmaster
Hobbies: Sunderland AFC, music and reading, particularly comedy and fantasy
Occupation: Freelance advertising copywriter
WSC 1991 Rank: 11
WSC 1993 Rank: 36
WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 495 Average for: 411 Average against: 401
Round 1		Bahrain	Finley played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 427 to 400 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Canada	Finley played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 495 to 390 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +132.
Round 3		Australia	Finley played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 405 to 422 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +115. Finley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		United States	Finley played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 376 to 420 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +71.
Round 5		Wales	Finley played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 387 to 401 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-3, +57.
Round 6	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Finley played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 474 to 362 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +169.
Round 7		England	Finley played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 381 to 418 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, +132.
Round 8	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Finley played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 422 to 358 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, +196.
Round 9		Kenya	Finley played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, +137.
Round 10		Australia	Finley played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 433 to 441 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, +129.
Round 11		United Arab Emirates	Finley played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 396 to 441 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, +84.
Round 12		Cameroon	Finley played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, +151.
Round 13		Singapore	Finley played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 338 to 369 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, +120.
Round 14		Sri Lanka	Finley played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 417 to 289 (a spread of 128) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, +248.
Round 15		England	Finley played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 357 to 529 (a spread of -172) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-9, +76.
Round 16		Philippines	Finley played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 460 to 392 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, +144.
Round 17		Trinidad and Tobago	Finley played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 494 to 266 (a spread of 228) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, +372.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Ghana	Finley played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 403 to 499 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, +276.
Round 19		Ireland	Finley played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 441 to 371 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-10, +346.
Round 20		United States	Finley played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 447 to 385 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, +408.
Round 21		England	Finley played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 321 to 483 (a spread of -162) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-11, +246.
Round 22		United States	Finley played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 407 to 411 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, +242.
Round 23		Oman	Finley played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 413 to 445 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-13, +210.
Round 24		Pakistan	Finley played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, +257.

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