Andrew Fisher [#35] 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 Andrew Fisher, 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. Fisher currently has a record of 14-10, +724, and is ranked #21.

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): Andrew
Surname(s): Fisher
Home: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Age: 40
Awards: 1993 BMSC; 1996 UK NSC; 1998 UK Masters; runner-up, 2004 Kings Cup; many titles in UK and Australia
Hobbies: Crosswords, music
Occupation: Auditor
WSC 1991 Rank: 20
WSC 1995 Rank: 20
WSC 1997 Rank: 22
WSC 1999 Rank: 5
WSC 2001 Rank: 5
WSC 2005 Team: Australia

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 565 Average for: 437 Average against: 407
Round 1	Larger photo available	Ghana	Fisher played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 470 to 311 (a spread of 159) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +159.
Round 2		Singapore	Fisher played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 464 to 355 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +268.
Round 3		India	Fisher played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 412 to 345 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +335. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Australia	Fisher played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 430 to 493 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +272. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Kuwait	Fisher played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 381 to 523 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +130.
Round 6		Singapore	Fisher played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 480 to 380 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +230.
Round 7		Canada	Fisher played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 452 to 288 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +394.
Round 8		United States	Fisher played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 565 to 311 (a spread of 254) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +648.
Round 9		Canada	Fisher played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 482 to 402 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +728. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Canada	Fisher played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 486 to 436 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +778. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Thailand	Fisher played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 442 to 339 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +881. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Malaysia	Fisher played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 377 to 476 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +782. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		World Champion	Fisher played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 423 to 521 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +684. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 14		New Zealand	Fisher played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 514 to 397 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +801. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		United States	Fisher played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 361 to 407 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +755. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Thailand	Fisher played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 437 to 443 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +749. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Australia	Fisher played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and won 516 to 321 (a spread of 195) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +944.
Round 18		United States	Fisher played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 475 to 395 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +1024.
Round 19		India	Fisher played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 361 to 346 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1039. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		United States	Fisher played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 410 to 375 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1074. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wales	Fisher played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 357 to 454 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +977. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		United States	Fisher played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 393 to 410 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +960. Fisher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fisher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Singapore	Fisher played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 418 to 464 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +914.
Round 24		Nigeria	Fisher played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 374 to 564 (a spread of -190) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +724.

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