Albert Hahn [#42] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Albert Hahn, 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. Hahn currently has a record of 13-11, +405, and is ranked #32.

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): Albert Surname(s): Hahn Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 57 Awards: 2004-01 Calgary AB, 2004-05 Calgary AB Occupation: Delivery driver, cube truck WSC 1997 Rank: 39 WSC 1999 Rank: 53 WSC 2005 Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 413 Average against: 396
Registration		Hahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		India	Hahn played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -47.
Round 2		New Zealand	Hahn played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 380 to 454 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3		Malta	Hahn played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 458 to 323 (a spread of 135) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, +14.
Round 4		Uganda	Hahn played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 493 to 332 (a spread of 161) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +175.
Round 5		Qatar	Hahn played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 358 to 411 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +122.
Round 6		Wales	Hahn played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 371 to 382 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-4, +111.
Round 7		Ghana	Hahn played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 422 to 468 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, +65.
Round 8		Malaysia	Hahn played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 288 to 436 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-6, -83.
Round 9		Tanzania	Hahn played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 468 to 315 (a spread of 153) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-6, +70.
Round 10		United Arab Emirates	Hahn played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 358 to 436 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-7, -8.
Round 11		Kenya	Hahn played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 423 to 348 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, +67.
Round 12		United States	Hahn played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-8, +40.
Round 13		Indonesia	Hahn played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 539 to 274 (a spread of 265) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-8, +305.
Round 14		Philippines	Hahn played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 481 to 378 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-8, +408.
Round 15	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Hahn played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 390 to 380 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, +418.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Ghana	Hahn played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 469 to 438 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +449.
Round 17	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Hahn played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 403 to 413 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-9, +439.
Round 18		England	Hahn played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 432 to 402 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +469.
Round 19	Larger photo available	Japan	Hahn played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 460 to 372 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-9, +557.
Round 20		United States	Hahn played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 365 to 358 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +564. Hahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).
Round 21		England	Hahn played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 436 to 376 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +624.
Round 22		Malta	Hahn played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 454 to 435 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +643.
Round 23		Scotland	Hahn played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 390 to 510 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +523.
Round 24		England	Hahn played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 352 to 470 (a spread of -118) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +405.

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