Edward Martin [#66] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Martin, 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. Martin currently has a record of 14-10, +210, and is ranked #24.

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): Edward Surname(s): Martin Home: London, United Kingdom Age: 29 Awards: Winner ABSP Easter Matchplay 2005 Hobbies: Cricket, squash, walking, eating Occupation: IT Consultant WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 540 Average for: 409 Average against: 400
Round 1	Cameroon	Martin played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 413 to 315 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +98.
Round 2	Malta	Martin played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 404 to 379 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +123.
Round 3	England	Martin played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 327 to 402 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +48.
Round 4	England	Martin played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 354 to 486 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -84.
Round 5	Singapore	Martin played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 503 to 399 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +20.
Round 6	Thailand	Martin played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 324 to 451 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -107.
Round 7	England	Martin played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 418 to 381 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, -70.
Round 8	Wales	Martin played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 442 to 291 (a spread of 151) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +81.
Round 9	England	Martin played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 334 to 534 (a spread of -200) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, -119.
Round 10	England	Martin played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 407 to 517 (a spread of -110) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, -229. Martin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Kenya	Martin played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 458 to 459 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, -230.
Round 12	United States	Martin played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 416 to 429 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-7, -243.
Round 13	New Zealand	Martin played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 369 to 382 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -256.
Round 14	Scotland	Martin played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 423 to 354 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, -187.
Round 15	United States	Martin played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 367 to 365 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, -185.
Round 16	England	Martin played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 471 to 408 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -122. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17	Oman	Martin played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 354 to 328 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, -96.
Round 18	England	Martin played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 437 to 381 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, -40.
Round 19	Canada	Martin played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +20.
Round 20	Australia	Martin played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 354 to 431 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, -57.
Round 21	Canada	Martin played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 376 to 436 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, -117.
Round 22	Malta	Martin played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 540 to 360 (a spread of 180) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +63.
Round 23	Canada	Martin played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 452 to 368 (a spread of 84) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +147.
Round 24	England	Martin played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 439 to 376 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +210.

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