Allan Simmons [#88] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Allan Simmons, 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. Simmons currently has a record of 10-14, +416, and is ranked #75.

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): Allan Surname(s): Simmons Home: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland Age: 48 Awards: 1994 UK Masters; 1987 1988 1991 BMSC; 2002 2003 2005 Scottish NSC, 2005 Scottish Masters Hobbies: Rock Guitar, Creative Gardening, DIY Occupation: Scrabble Consultant / Publisher WSC 1995 Rank: 25 WSC 2001 Rank: 21 WSC 2005 Team: Scotland

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 536 Average for: 410 Average against: 393
Round 1		United States	Simmons played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 317 to 424 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		Malaysia	Simmons played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 352 to 356 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -111.
Round 3		Pakistan	Simmons played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 406 to 450 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-3, -155.
Round 4		Nigeria	Simmons played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 428 to 431 (a spread of -3) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-4, -158.
Round 5		Sri Lanka	Simmons played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 417 to 334 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-4, -75.
Round 6		Australia	Simmons played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 352 to 442 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-5, -165.
Round 7		Sweden	Simmons played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 536 to 266 (a spread of 270) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-5, +105.
Round 8		Kurdistan-Iraq	Simmons played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-6, +74.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Zambia	Simmons played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-6, +150.
Round 10		Thailand	Simmons played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 401 to 516 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-7, +35.
Round 11		Uganda	Simmons played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 529 to 253 (a spread of 276) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-7, +311.
Round 12		Israel	Simmons played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 523 to 375 (a spread of 148) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-7, +459.
Round 13	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Simmons played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 309 to 470 (a spread of -161) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-8, +298.
Round 14		England	Simmons played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-9, +229.
Round 15		Philippines	Simmons played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 424 to 431 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-10, +222.
Round 16		Tanzania	Simmons played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 393 to 362 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-10, +253.
Round 17	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Simmons played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 394 to 289 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-10, +358.
Round 18		Trinidad and Tobago	Simmons played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 484 to 340 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-10, +502.
Round 19		England	Simmons played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 327 to 366 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, +463.
Round 20		United States	Simmons played #77 David Poder (USA) and lost 380 to 450 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-12, +393.
Round 21		Ireland	Simmons played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 432 to 447 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-13, +378.
Round 22	Larger photo available	South Africa	Simmons played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 498 to 326 (a spread of 172) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-13, +550.
Round 23		United States	Simmons played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 291 to 471 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-14, +370.
Round 24		Israel	Simmons played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 476 to 430 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, +416.

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