Neil Green [#41] 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 Neil Green, 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. Green currently has a record of 10-14, -698, and is ranked #85.

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): Neil Surname(s): Green Home: Cardiff, United Kingdom Age: 25 Awards: 2003 Cardiff Tournament Champion, 2004 NSCT Winning Team Member Hobbies: Music, Guitar, Film, Poker, Philosophy, Reading, Nintendo Occupation: Poker Player / Writer WSC 2005 Team: Wales

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 393 Average against: 422
Round 1		United States	Green played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 376 to 389 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		United States	Green played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 429 to 402 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +14.
Round 3		Kenya	Green played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +18.
Round 4		Nigeria	Green played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 402 to 591 (a spread of -189) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -171.
Round 5		England	Green played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, -157.
Round 6		Israel	Green played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 437 to 391 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, -111.
Round 7		India	Green played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 434 to 440 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -117.
Round 8		England	Green played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 416 to 524 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -225.
Round 9		Wales	Green played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 390 to 431 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -266.
Round 10		Philippines	Green played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 415 to 395 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, -246.
Round 11		Israel	Green played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 349 to 327 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, -224.
Round 12		Nigeria	Green played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 395 to 457 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -286.
Round 13		Oman	Green played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 315 to 438 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, -409.
Round 14		Singapore	Green played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 446 to 466 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -429.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Japan	Green played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 369 to 528 (a spread of -159) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-9, -588.
Round 16	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Green played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 539 to 301 (a spread of 238) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -350.
Round 17	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Green played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, -382.
Round 18		Thailand	Green played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 266 to 569 (a spread of -303) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-11, -685.
Round 19	Larger photo available	South Africa	Green played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 290 to 460 (a spread of -170) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-12, -855.
Round 20		France	Green played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 384 to 301 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-12, -772.
Round 21		Tanzania	Green played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 516 to 311 (a spread of 205) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-12, -567.
Round 22		Netherlands	Green played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 471 to 327 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-12, -423.
Round 23		England	Green played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 318 to 482 (a spread of -164) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, -587.
Round 24		Kurdistan-Iraq	Green played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 325 to 436 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-14, -698.

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