Gareth Williams [#100] 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 Gareth Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 16-8, +664, and is ranked #5.

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): Gareth Surname(s): Williams Home: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Age: 52 Awards: 1989 BMSC; 1992 Prestige; (4th) 1993 WSC; 1996 UK Masters Hobbies: Fiction writing Occupation: Lecturer WSC 1993 Rank: 4 WSC 1995 Rank: 34 WSC 1997 Rank: 26 WSC 1999 Rank: 34 WSC 2001 Rank: 34 WSC 2005 Team: Wales

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 514 Average for: 424 Average against: 397
Round 1	South Africa	Williams played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 473 to 437 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2	Canada	Williams played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 337 to 395 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3	Canada	Williams played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 442 to 490 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -70.
Round 4	United States	Williams played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 456 to 404 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, -18.
Round 5	England	Williams played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 378 to 442 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, -82.
Round 6	Canada	Williams played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 382 to 371 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -71.
Round 7	United States	Williams played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 514 to 271 (a spread of 243) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +172.
Round 8	England	Williams played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +21.
Round 9	Wales	Williams played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 431 to 390 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +62.
Round 10	Ghana	Williams played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 381 to 466 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -23.
Round 11	Singapore	Williams played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 458 to 426 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +9.
Round 12	Scotland	Williams played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 347 to 512 (a spread of -165) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -156.
Round 13	Trinidad and Tobago	Williams played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 441 to 291 (a spread of 150) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, -6.
Round 14	England	Williams played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 430 to 419 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +5.
Round 15	England	Williams played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 443 to 383 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +65.
Round 16	England	Williams played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 451 to 344 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +172.
Round 17	Singapore	Williams played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 440 to 399 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +213.
Round 18	Thailand	Williams played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 442 to 385 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +270.
Round 19	Malaysia	Williams played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 379 to 475 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +174.
Round 20	England	Williams played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +208.
Round 21	Australia	Williams played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 454 to 357 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +305. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22	United States	Williams played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 510 to 288 (a spread of 222) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +527. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Australia	Williams played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and won 463 to 323 (a spread of 140) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +667.
Round 24	Thailand	Williams played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 425 to 428 (a spread of -3) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +664. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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