Jim Kramer [#56] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, 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. Kramer currently has a record of 11-13, +318, and is ranked #61.

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): Jim Surname(s): Kramer Home: Roseville, MN, United States Age: 47 Awards: WInner of 26 SCRABBLE Tournaments Hobbies: Tennis, Piano Occupation: Proofreader WSC 1997 Rank: 81 WSC 2001 Rank: 3 WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 592 Average for: 415 Average against: 402
Registration		Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Malaysia	Kramer played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 377 to 423 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2		Sri Lanka	Kramer played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 592 to 293 (a spread of 299) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +253.
Round 3		Israel	Kramer played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 351 to 440 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +164.
Round 4		Wales	Kramer played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 404 to 456 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-3, +112.
Round 5		United States	Kramer played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, +93.
Round 6		England	Kramer played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 256 to 430 (a spread of -174) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-5, -81.
Round 7		England	Kramer played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 469 to 369 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, +19.
Round 8		United Arab Emirates	Kramer played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 437 to 374 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, +82.
Round 9		United States	Kramer played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 458 to 350 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, +190.
Round 10		Kurdistan-Iraq	Kramer played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 400 to 393 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +197.
Round 11		Malta	Kramer played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 314 to 387 (a spread of -73) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, +124.
Round 12		England	Kramer played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 429 to 416 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-6, +137.
Round 13	Larger photo available	Ghana	Kramer played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 404 to 415 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, +126.
Round 14		Pakistan	Kramer played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-8, +64.
Round 15		Nigeria	Kramer played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 340 to 390 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, +14.
Round 16		Sri Lanka	Kramer played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 497 to 498 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, +13.
Round 17		Cameroon	Kramer played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 531 to 380 (a spread of 151) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, +164.
Round 18		Netherlands	Kramer played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-11, +119.
Round 19		Trinidad and Tobago	Kramer played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 459 to 450 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, +128.
Round 20		Ireland	Kramer played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 433 to 426 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, +135.
Round 21		United States	Kramer played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-12, +120.
Round 22		England	Kramer played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 344 to 391 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, +73.
Round 23		Scotland	Kramer played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 471 to 291 (a spread of 180) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, +253.
Round 24		Sri Lanka	Kramer played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 461 to 396 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-13, +318.

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