Jeff Grant [#40] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Grant, 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. Grant currently has a record of 11.5-12.5, -553, and is ranked #59.

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): Jeff
Surname(s): Grant
Home: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Age: 52
Awards: 1981 1983 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001 NZ NSC; 1990 1992 1993 1997 (and three more times) NZ Masters
Hobbies: tennis, hockey, gardening, word play
Occupation: Writer
WSC 1991 Rank: 17
WSC 1993 Rank: 24
WSC 1995 Rank: 3
WSC 1997 Rank: 13
WSC 1999 Rank: 41
WSC 2001 Rank: 33
WSC 2005 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 517 Average for: 402 Average against: 425
Round 1		Canada	Grant played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 297 to 445 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -148.
Round 2		Nigeria	Grant played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 329 to 520 (a spread of -191) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -339.
Round 3		United States	Grant played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 415 to 398 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -322.
Round 4		World Champion	Grant played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and tied at 430 . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -322.
Round 5		Indonesia	Grant played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 499 to 447 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -270.
Round 6		England	Grant played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 362 to 474 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -382.
Round 7		England	Grant played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 391 to 382 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -373.
Round 8		New Zealand	Grant played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 390 to 296 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -279.
Round 9		Ghana	Grant played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 391 to 552 (a spread of -161) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -440.
Round 10		Trinidad and Tobago	Grant played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 475 to 364 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -329.
Round 11		United States	Grant played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 406 to 415 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -338.
Round 12		Malaysia	Grant played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 401 to 360 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -297.
Round 13		England	Grant played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 415 to 455 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -337.
Round 14	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Grant played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 378 to 523 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -482.
Round 15		Canada	Grant played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -492.
Round 16		United States	Grant played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 401 to 492 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -583.
Round 17		Wales	Grant played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -551.
Round 18		Oman	Grant played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 440 to 407 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -518.
Round 19		England	Grant played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 355 to 368 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -531.
Round 20		Thailand	Grant played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 377 to 441 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -595.
Round 21	Larger photo available	South Africa	Grant played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 517 to 485 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -563.
Round 22		Kurdistan-Iraq	Grant played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 396 to 392 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -559.
Round 23		Philippines	Grant played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 312 to 412 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -659.
Round 24		Nigeria	Grant played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 469 to 363 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -553.

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