Jiang Pern Goh [#38] 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 Jiang Pern Goh, 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. Goh currently has a record of 12-12, -159, and is ranked #54.

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): Jiang Pern Surname(s): Goh Home: Singapore Age: 27 Awards: Singapore National Champ 2005 Hobbies: Warcraft 3 DotA! And bumming around basically... Occupation: Development Engineer WSC 2005 Team: Singapore

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 401 Average against: 408
Round 1		England	Goh played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 378 to 343 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Australia	Goh played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 355 to 464 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -74.
Round 3		Philippines	Goh played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 441 to 371 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -4.
Round 4		United States	Goh played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 400 to 411 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, -15.
Round 5		United States	Goh played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 368 to 360 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, -7.
Round 6		Nigeria	Goh played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 357 to 365 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, -15.
Round 7		Pakistan	Goh played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 398 to 319 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +64.
Round 8		Qatar	Goh played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 386 to 488 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -38.
Round 9		Israel	Goh played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 497 to 314 (a spread of 183) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +145.
Round 10		Sri Lanka	Goh played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 345 to 440 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, +50.
Round 11		Wales	Goh played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 426 to 458 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +18. Goh is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12	Larger photo available	Ghana	Goh played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 368 to 451 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-7, -65.
Round 13		England	Goh played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 369 to 338 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, -34.
Round 14		United States	Goh played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 441 to 382 (a spread of 59) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, +25.
Round 15		England	Goh played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 532 to 436 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +121.
Round 16		Canada	Goh played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 395 to 459 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +57.
Round 17		Kenya	Goh played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 475 to 362 (a spread of 113) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +170.
Round 18	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Goh played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 497 to 421 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +246.
Round 19		New Zealand	Goh played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 304 to 493 (a spread of -189) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, +57.
Round 20		Canada	Goh played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 387 to 338 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +106.
Round 21		England	Goh played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 329 to 387 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +48.
Round 22		England	Goh played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 432 to 528 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, -48.
Round 23		South Africa	Goh played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 446 to 426 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, -28.
Round 24		Ghana	Goh played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 309 to 440 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -159.

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