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2011 WSC Player Roster:
Detailed, By Rating

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Represents Photo Name Rating/Record
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Northern Ireland
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Paul Gallen

25, Law student

Belfast, Antrim

Football, golf, snooker

Northern Ireland National Champion 2008, 2009, 2010. All Ireland National Champion 2010

WESPA Rating: 2124

First-time competitor

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Thailand
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Komol Panyasophonlert

27, Officer

Bangkok

Movies, football, etc

WESPA Rating: 2099

Record at past events: 6th (2003), 18th (2007), 5th (2009)

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England
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Brett Smitheram

32, Recruitment Consultant

London

Travel, cinema-going, gastronomy

UK National Champion, British Masters Champion, 4 x British Matchplay Champion, 3rd in 2010 Causeway Challenge

WESPA Rating: 2099

Record at past events: 44th (1999), 7th (2001), 43rd (2005)

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England
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Lewis Mackay

26, Software Developer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Chess, poker, cricket, computers and software, reading, language, music, TV comedies

2005 ABSP Expert award; 2009 ABSP GM award; 2007 ABSP Highest Rated Player award; 2010 UK Masters; other titles

WESPA Rating: 2096

Record at past events: 20th (2009)

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United States
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Dave Wiegand

37, Mortgage Underwriter

Portland, Oregon, USA

Bridge, music

NSC 2005, 2009

WESPA Rating: 2080

Record at past events: 17th (1999), 9th (2001), 55th (2003), 8th (2005), 3rd (2009)

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Australia
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Andrew Fisher

46, Auditor

North Melbourne, Victoria

Crossword solving and setting

Occasional national champion in Australia and UK, and bridesmaid in major internationals

WESPA Rating: 2071

Record at past events: 20th (1991), 20th (1995), 22nd (1997), 5th (1999), 5th (2001), 29th (2003), 21st (2005), 16th (2007), 15th (2009)

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Canada
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Adam Logan

36, Mathematician

Ottawa, Ontario

Walking, classical music, languages, fiction

WSC 2005; US championship 1996; CNSC 1996, 2005, 2008; etc

WESPA Rating: 2065

Record at past events: 11th (1993), 8th (1995), 9th (1997), 4th (1999), 10th (2001), 1st (2005), 25th (2007)

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WSC Runner-Up
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Nigel Richards

44

Kuala Lumpur, MYS

2007 World Champion

WESPA Rating: 2059

Record at past events: 8th (1999), 47th (2005), 1st (2007), 2nd (2009)

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Australia
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Naween Fernando

31, Accountant

Kew, Victoria

AFL, cricket, poker, YouTube

Aus Nationals '05 '08 '10 and a few others in the 90's

WESPA Rating: 2050

Record at past events: 23rd (1995), 19th (1997), 13th (1999), 11th (2001), 8th (2003), 3rd (2005), 31st (2007), 7th (2009)

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England
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Paul Allan

41, Teacher

Essex

WESPA Rating: 2043

Record at past events: 9th (2003), 12th (2005), 42nd (2007), 51st (2009)

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Canada
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David Boys

47, Programmer Analyst

Dorval, QC

Soccer, softball, poker

WSC Winner 1995, CNSC Winner 2003

WESPA Rating: 2033

Record at past events: 3rd (1991), 1st (1995), 11th (1997), 3rd (1999), 39th (2001), 16th (2003), 7th (2005), 17th (2007), 6th (2009)

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England
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Mark Nyman

44, Writer

Knutsford, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND

QPR, badminton, squash, my children Max + Kizzy

1993 WSC Champ, 4 times UK Champ, 4 times BMSC Champ, 5 times UK Masters, 2010 BEST Champ

WESPA Rating: 2032

Record at past events: 22nd (1991), 1st (1993), 17th (1995), 5th (1997), 2nd (1999), 4th (2003), 52nd (2005), 19th (2009)

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Australia
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Chris May

27, Judge's Associate

Chippendale, NSW

Singing, writing about music

Australian Champion 2011; 3rd, World Players Championship 2010; 2nd. BMSC 2010

WESPA Rating: 2022

Record at past events: 57th (2007)

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Australia
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Edward Okulicz

30, TV Consultant

Sydney, NSW

Trivia, squash, running, music

2nd Causeway Challenge 2008

WESPA Rating: 2022

Record at past events: 23rd (2001), 13th (2007), 28th (2009)

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United States
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Nathan Benedict

31, Professional Poker Player

Tucson, Arizona

Baseball, reading

WESPA Rating: 2017

Record at past events: 32nd (2007), 12th (2009)

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United States
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John OLaughlin

31, Software Engineer

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Food, books, travel

2011 BAT Premier

WESPA Rating: 2012

Record at past events: 28th (2003), 14th (2005), 28th (2007), 32nd (2009)

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World Champion
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Pakorn Nemitrmansuk

36, Architect

Bangkok, Thailand

Architectural tourism

2003 2005 2009 WSC finalist

WESPA Rating: 2008

Record at past events: 40th (1999), 16th (2001), 2nd (2003), 2nd (2005), 1st (2009)

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United States
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Joel Sherman

49

Bronx, NY, USA

Movies, piano, singing

WSC: 2nd 1995, 1st 1997; NSC: 1st 2002; featured in documentary film "Word Wars"

WESPA Rating: 2005

Record at past events: 10th (1993), 2nd (1995), 1st (1997), 15th (1999), 51st (2001), 19th (2005)

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United States
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Geoff Thevenot

41, Copyeditor

Austin, TX, USA

Composing and recording music

Finsihed second at 2006 US NSC

WESPA Rating: 1991

Record at past events: 21st (2007), 21st (2009)

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India
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Sherwin Rodrigues

22, Marketing product executive, home video

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Outdoor sports, movie buff, TV series addict

NSC 2008-2011; Runner-up Igate 2010, 2011; Runner-up SL International 2009, 2010

WESPA Rating: 1987

Record at past events: 70th (2005), 78th (2007), 13th (2009)

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England
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Mikki Nicholson

33

Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

2010 Causeway (2nd), 2010 UK NSC

WESPA Rating: 1985

Record at past events: 18th (2009)

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Scotland
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Neil Scott

38, Medical Statistician

Aberdeen

Boardgames, Piano

WESPA Rating: 1980

Record at past events: 24th (1995), 26th (2009)

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Australia
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Alastair Richards

19, Student

Tuggerah, NSW

Reading, travelling, computer games, training young Scrabble players

NSW Champion (age 16), Runner-up WYSC 2009, 2011 - 3rd UK Open, 3rd NI Champs, 3rd Sri Lanka Open, 4th King's Cup

WESPA Rating: 1974

First-time competitor

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Singapore
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Ming Hui Hubert Wee

23, Student

Singapore, S'pore

Travel

King's Cup 2007, 2008 - 3rd

WESPA Rating: 1965

Record at past events: 7th (2007), 40th (2009)

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United States
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Brian Bowman

29, Social services

Villa Hills, Kentucky

Trivia, good beer, swimming

WESPA Rating: 1963

Record at past events: 23rd (2009)

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England
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Edward Martin

35, IT Consultant

London

Cricket, cycling, snooker

Winner, various UK weekend tournaments

WESPA Rating: 1957

Record at past events: 24th (2005), 54th (2007)

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England
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Craig Beevers

30

Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland

Photography, web design, walking, cricket, watching sport, computer games

2009 National Champion

WESPA Rating: 1955

Record at past events: 8th (2009)

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United States
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Mark Kenas

58

Madison, WI, USA

WESPA Rating: 1951

Record at past events: 66th (2003), 51st (2005), 68th (2007), 29th (2009)

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Australia
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Peter Kougi

26, Student

Elsternwick, VIC

Electronic Music, Soccer, RMS Titanic

2010 Australian Masters Winner

WESPA Rating: 1951

Record at past events: 69th (2009)

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United States
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Marty Gabriel

59, Retired

Charleston, Illinois

Tennis, Softball, Bowling, Golf, Ping Pong, Birds

Touch Football All-American (9x), National Touch Football Championship Team member (7x)

WESPA Rating: 1943

Record at past events: 64th (2007), 74th (2009)

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Kenya
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Patrick Gitonga Nderitu

44, Farmer

Makutano, Kirinyaga County

Table tennis, cycling and watching detective movies

WESPA Rating: 1939

Record at past events: 16th (1991), 27th (1993), 10th (1995), 17th (1997)

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United States
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Sam Rosin

18, Student

Bernardsville, NJ

Tennis, music listening

16th at 2008 US Nationals, 12th at 2010 US Nationals

WESPA Rating: 1939

Record at past events: 39th (2009)

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Thailand
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Chollapat Itthi-Aree

24, Math Instructor, Mathnasium

Bangkok

Soccer, movie, internet

2010 Princess Cup Champion

WESPA Rating: 1938

First-time competitor

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Philippines
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Odette Carmina Rio

48, Tutor

Iloilo City, Iloilo

Reading, music, walking

WESPA Rating: 1938

Record at past events: 43rd (1999), 27th (2007)

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Wales
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Gareth Williams

58, Lecturer

Cardiff, Wales

History

BMSC (1989) UK Masters (1996) WSC 4th (1993) 5th (2005)

WESPA Rating: 1935

Record at past events: 4th (1993), 34th (1995), 26th (1997), 34th (1999), 34th (2001), 32nd (2003), 5th (2005), 19th (2007)

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England
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David Webb

49, Investigator

Harpenden, UK

Mathematics, crosswords, poker, TLS, NYRB

WESPA Rating: 1933

Record at past events: 41st (1997), 27th (1999), 68th (2001), 23rd (2007)

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Canada
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Tony Leah

62, Labour Educator

Ajax, ON

Labour history and music

2nd CNSC 2005

WESPA Rating: 1931

Record at past events: 89th (2007), 37th (2009)

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Canada
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Joel Wapnick

65, University Professor

Montreal, Quebec

Writing

first place WSC 1999; USA, 1983; CNSC, 1998 and 2011

WESPA Rating: 1931

Record at past events: 27th (1991), 2nd (1993), 15th (1995), 36th (1997), 1st (1999), 2nd (2001), 17th (2003), 33rd (2005), 4th (2007), 9th (2009)

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United States
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Laurie Cohen

44, College Administrator

Tempe, AZ, USA

Travel, movies

3rd place - 2010 U.S. Nationals

WESPA Rating: 1930

First-time competitor

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Malaysia
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Aaron Chong

26, Structural CAD Engineer

Cheras, Selangor

Traveling, reading, gaming

2010, 2011 Malaysian National Champion

WESPA Rating: 1929

Record at past events: 57th (2003)

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New Zealand
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Joanne Craig

51, Actuary

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Travel, bushwalking, sailing

2009 NZ NSC;2010 Trans-Tasman, City of Sydney Summer Masters & Winter Masters

WESPA Rating: 1929

Record at past events: 90th (2007), 87th (2009)

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United States
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Chris Lipe

31, Computer Programmer

Rome, New York

Playing saxophone

WESPA Rating: 1926

First-time competitor

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Thailand
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Charnrit Khongthanarat

19, Student

Bangkholaem, Bangkok

Movies, football, etc

WESPA Rating: 1924

Record at past events: 93rd (2009)

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Scotland
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Helen Gipson

50, Lady of Leisure

Duns, Borders

Gardening, hedgerow foraging, jam making, knitting, dog walking, bridge

Scottish Masters 2011 and quite a few others

WESPA Rating: 1922

Record at past events: 49th (1999), 11th (2003), 29th (2005), 15th (2007), 10th (2009)

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England
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Phil Robertshaw

32, Library Assistant

Nailsea, Bristol, UK

Travelling, walking, cooking, sports, reading

2009 Easter Matchplay, other UK tournament wins

WESPA Rating: 1920

Record at past events: 39th (2007), 33rd (2009)

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Canada
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Nick Ball

32, Astronomer

Victoria, BC

Reading, coffee shops, motorsport, road trips, hiking, museums

National UK Schools Scrabble Championship winning team of two, 1994. Various UK and US tournament wins

WESPA Rating: 1919

Record at past events: 31st (2005), 27th (2009)

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Israel
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Evan Cohen

43, Phonologist

Ramat Gan

1st Israeli Open Winner (2008), 1st German Open Winner (2011), many other local (Israeli) titles

WESPA Rating: 1918

Record at past events: 12th (1991), 43rd (1993), 81st (2005)

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South Africa
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Dylan Early

41, IT Portfolio Manager

Johannesburg, Gautend

Squash, hiking, Go, motorcycling

National Champion 96, 97, 98, 2010, 2011

WESPA Rating: 1917

Record at past events: 61st (1999), 72nd (2005), 58th (2009)

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Northern Ireland
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Stewart Holden

32, Recruitment Consultant

Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Snooker, chess, cryptic crosswords and being an awesome dad

ABSP Grandmaster title holder. 2004 "Countdown" series champion, 2007 UK National Scrabble Championships runner-up

WESPA Rating: 1913

Record at past events: 62nd (2003)

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United States
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Jim Kramer

53, Proofreader

Roseville, MN, USA

Tennis

2006 US Open Champion

WESPA Rating: 1911

Record at past events: 81st (1997), 3rd (2001), 5th (2003), 61st (2005), 24th (2007), 22nd (2009)

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Australia
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Trevor Halsall

45, Actuarial Analyst

Melbourne, VIC

Restaurants, The Definitions, Politics, Movies

1994 Australian NSC; 2005 Australian Masters

WESPA Rating: 1910

Record at past events: 57th (2009)

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Kenya
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Joshua Otieno Manase

50, Math teacher

Nairobi

Watching soccer-Arsenal

Many national tourneys

WESPA Rating: 1910

Record at past events: 30th (2001), 76th (2003), 62nd (2007)

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Ireland
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Feargal Weatherhead

41, Engineer

New Ross, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland

Travelling, languages, jogging and swimming

Irish Scrabble Champion 2011

WESPA Rating: 1908

First-time competitor

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New Zealand
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Howard Warner

Age withheld, Editor

Auckland

9x NZ Masters titles; 5x NZ National Champion; 1x Trans-Tasman Challenge

WESPA Rating: 1907

Record at past events: 33rd (1999), 19th (2001), 20th (2003), 18th (2005), 22nd (2007), 47th (2009)

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Malta
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Theresa Brousson

48, Property Sales consultant

Swieqi

Malta Ladies Squash Champion, 2009, 2010

Malta Scrabble Champion, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

WESPA Rating: 1906

Record at past events: 35th (2005), 26th (2007), 30th (2009)

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United States
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Bradley Whitmarsh

35, Information Technology Support Specialist

Attleboro, MA, USA

Computer Baseball Simulation Games

2006 Rookie of the Year (unofficial)

WESPA Rating: 1903

First-time competitor

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Thailand
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Thacha Koowirat

21, Student

Muang, Samutprakarn

Movies, football, etc

WESPA Rating: 1897

First-time competitor

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United States
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Chris Cree

57, Equipment Sales and Rentals

Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Music, golf, cooking

3 top 5 NSC finishes, 7 time Texas State Champion

WESPA Rating: 1889

Record at past events: 80th (2001)

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Sri Lanka
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Lakshan Wanniarachchi

32, Banker

Moratuwa, Colombo

Watching cricket, tennis, reading

Sri Lanka National Champion

WESPA Rating: 1886

Record at past events: 94th (1999), 80th (2003), 80th (2005), 81st (2007), 53rd (2009)

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Kenya
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Patrick Litunya

49, Dentist

Nairobi

Football

Kenya champion several times, best WSC position 6

WESPA Rating: 1878

Record at past events: 67th (2001), 15th (2003), 57th (2005), 6th (2007), 41st (2009)

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Scotland
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Allan Simmons

54, Scrabble consultant /writer

EYEMOUTH, Berwickshire

Rock guitar/bass, DIY, creative gardening

4 times UK BMSC champion, 2 times UK Masters champion, National Championship winner 2008

WESPA Rating: 1877

Record at past events: 25th (1995), 21st (2001), 75th (2005), 40th (2007), 62nd (2009)

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South Africa
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Steven Gruzd

39, Researcher

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Humour columnist, genealogy, squash

5 time SA National Scrabble Champion, numerous other titles

WESPA Rating: 1875

Record at past events: 38th (1993), 6th (1995), 34th (1997), 31st (1999), 47th (2001), 67th (2003)

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New Zealand
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Blue Thorogood

Age withheld, Dangerous Goods Transporter

Christchurch, New Zealand

2004 NZ Champion

WESPA Rating: 1875

Record at past events: 20th (1993), 43rd (1995), 75th (2009)

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Japan
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Keiichiro Hirai

37, IT Supervisor

Asakashi, Saitama

Reading business books

1999-2004, 2009-2011 National Champion

WESPA Rating: 1873

Record at past events: 72nd (1999), 38th (2001), 52nd (2003), 37th (2005)

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Singapore
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Tony Sim

55, Retired Aircraft Engineer

Singapore

Bridge

Singapore National 1989,1991,1993,1999,2001,2003,2004,2010

WESPA Rating: 1862

Record at past events: 41st (1991), 35th (1993), 29th (1995), 60th (1999), 17th (2001), 23rd (2003)

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Thailand
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Daniel Srichawla

25, Financial advisor

Bangkok, THA

Stock market analysis, soccer, watching movies, traveling

WESPA Rating: 1862

First-time competitor

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Malaysia
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Kian Hung Yeo

31, Hotelier

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory

Eating, music

WESPA Rating: 1862

Record at past events: 74th (2005), 70th (2009)

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Singapore
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Weibin Toh

20, Student

Singapore

WYSC 2007, Singapore Nationals 2011, otherwise dishonourable

WESPA Rating: 1860

First-time competitor

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Canada
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Dean Saldanha

28, Project Coordinator

Richmond, BC

Roller-hockey, tennis, soccer, basketball, music, chess

2005, 2011 Vancouver, 2010 Victoria

WESPA Rating: 1859

Record at past events: 73rd (2003), 13th (2005), 47th (2007)

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Wales
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Neil Green

31, Carer

Cardiff, United Kingdom (Wales)

Comedy writing, reading, Nintendo, metal

2004 NSCT + 5 Division A UK tournament wins

WESPA Rating: 1858

Record at past events: 85th (2005), 49th (2009)

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New Zealand
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Lynne Butler

62, Administration Local Government

New Plymouth

Reading, walking

1985 Aust Champ; 2010 New Zealand Champ

WESPA Rating: 1852

Record at past events: 34th (1991), 50th (1993), 56th (1997), 83rd (2007)

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South Africa
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Trevor Mark Hovelmeier

42, Medical Doctor

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Gym, Collecting Model Sports Cars, Writing Lame Jokes, Gaming

African Scrabble champ 2002, National champ x 3, SA open champ x 2, SA Grandmaster x 1

WESPA Rating: 1852

Record at past events: 73rd (1999), 52nd (2001), 53rd (2003), 87th (2005), 34th (2007), 67th (2009)

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Thailand
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Marut Siriwangso

31, Service delivery manager (IT business)

Muang, Samutprakarn

Stock trading, reading

WESPA Rating: 1846

Record at past events: 4th (2009)

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India
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Udayan Grover

30, Marketing Professional

Pune, Maharashtra

Film appreciation, reading, travelling, observing people

1st runner-up, Nationals '11, Winner, All India Open '10, Winner All India Open '04, 1st runner-up, All India Open '11

WESPA Rating: 1844

First-time competitor

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Pakistan
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Wajid Iqbal

42, Medical Transcription

KARACHI, SINDH, PAKISTAN

Participated in World Scrabble Championship 2003 and 2007. Three-time National Champion

WESPA Rating: 1826

Record at past events: 43rd (2003), 58th (2007)

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Canada
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Dielle Saldanha

23, Student

Richmond, BC

Field hockey, food, movies, running

WESPA Rating: 1825

Record at past events: 84th (2009)

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Singapore
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Ricky Purnomo

33, Project Manager

Singapore

Euro boardgame, reading, music

Singapore National Champion 2002

WESPA Rating: 1796

Record at past events: 64th (2009)

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Ghana
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Chrys Placca

52, Teacher

Accra

Playing piano and organ, sports enthusiast, cats

1998 1999 2008 Ghana NSC; 2006 2008 Grandmaster

WESPA Rating: 1782

Record at past events: 28th (1995), alternate (2001), 40th (2003), 22nd (2005), 36th (2009)

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Thailand
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Gerald Carter

50, Head of Thai Department, Harrow International School, Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Tottenham Hotspur, Snooker and Pool, betting, watch distributor

1998 Asia Pacific Champion, winner of 25 tournaments in Thailand. WSC: 1997 (37th) 2005 (42nd) 2007 (38th)

WESPA Rating: 1775

Record at past events: 37th (1997), 42nd (2005), 38th (2007)

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United Arab Emirates
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Mohammad Sulaiman

68, Business

dubai, united arab emirates

Reading,travel,music

winner malta open 2010 winner GST 2010 winnner GST 2011

WESPA Rating: 1772

Record at past events: 20th (2007)

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Canada
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Andrew Golding

46, IT Professional

Verdun, QC

SCUBA diving, choral singing, pinball

WESPA Rating: 1769

Record at past events: 37th (2003), 73rd (2009)

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Bahrain
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Irfan Siddiqui

32, Banker

Manama

Sports, movies

WESPA Rating: 1738

Record at past events: 61st (2009)

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Malta
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David Delicata

33, Retail shops owner

Swieqi, MALTA

Snooker, billiards, football

National Champion 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Runner-up Champion 2011

WESPA Rating: 1720

Record at past events: 74th (2001), 33rd (2003), 82nd (2007), 72nd (2009)

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World Youth Champion
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Jen Ho Ker

16, Student

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Playing the piano, tennis, reading, SCUBA diving

WYSC 2010 Champion

WESPA Rating: 1718

First-time competitor

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Gambia
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Abraham Ebi Sosseh

42, Equalities and Human rights manager

Bournemouth, Dorset, England

supporting Liverpool FC, playing music in a band, reading, watching movies

WESPA Rating: 1687

First-time competitor

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France
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Herve Bohbot

43, GIS engineer

Montpellier

Lexicography

(1st) 2005 (2nd) 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011 national championship (in French!)

WESPA Rating: 1666

Record at past events: 87th (2003), 93rd (2005), 94th (2007), 85th (2009)

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Romania
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Mihai Pantis

27, Software Developer

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj

Marathon running, poker, salsa

National Scrabble Champion (2007-2010)

WESPA Rating: 1660

Record at past events: 77th (2009)

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Scotland
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Simon Gillam

55, Retired Government Statistician

Edinburgh, Scotland

Hill-walking, bridge, chess

WESPA Rating: 1637

First-time competitor

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Trinidad and Tobago
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Rodney Romany

57, Retired School Principal

Port of Spain

Fishing, sports enthusiast

Eight-time National Scrabble champion of Trinidad and Tobago

WESPA Rating: 1629

Record at past events: 54th (1995)

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Poland
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Wojtek Usakiewicz

53, Editor

Warszawa / Warsaw, Poland

Esperanto

WESPA Rating: 1623

Record at past events: 84th (1999), 98th (2007)

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Sweden
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Gunnar Andersson

40, Software developer

Solna

Bridge, crosswords, golf, juggling

WESPA Rating: 1615

First-time competitor

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Poland
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Bartosz Pieta

32, Supervisor

Swarzedz, Wielkopolskie

Cuban Salsa

WESPA Rating: 1615

Record at past events: 105th (2009)

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Indonesia
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Ferdy Anthonius

40, Lecturer

JAKARTA, DKI, INDONESIA

Badminton, chess, watching movies, reading magazines, swimming

INSC 2002,2003,2004,2006,2008,2010

WESPA Rating: 1586

Record at past events: 49th (2003), 98th (2005), 79th (2007), 89th (2009)

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Israel
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Naomi Landau

55, Editor/translator

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

Astrology

WESPA Rating: 1534

First-time competitor

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Kuwait
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Shakir Reshamwala

32, Editor

Kuwait City

Reading, Painting, Travelling

WESPA Rating: 1532

Record at past events: 99th (2007)

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Poland
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Zbigniew Wieckowski

47, Unknown

Woodbury, MN, USA

Unknown

Unknown

WESPA Rating: 1487

First-time competitor

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Oman
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Marie Fernandes

Age withheld, Homemaker

Bangalore, Karnataka

Travelling

Placed 2nd in 2002 Dubai Open

WESPA Rating: 1484

First-time competitor

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Netherlands
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Suzanne Dundas

56, Homemaker

Wassenaar, Zuid Holland

Quilting, Vegetarian Cookery, Nordic Walking, Needlepoint

WESPA Rating: 1456

First-time competitor

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Germany
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Ben Berger

Age withheld, Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

WESPA Rating: 1140

First-time competitor

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Barbados
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Orlet Bullock

27, Pharmacist

Kingstown, St. Vincent

Billiards

2nd place 2010 Caribbean Scrabble Championships

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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Poland
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Rafal Dominiczak

45, Courier

Leszno, Wielkopolskie

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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England
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Calum Edwards

32, Unemployed

London

Cribbage, Reading, Occasionally playing guitar badly, Darts

2007 ABSP Most Improved Player

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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Norway
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Anlaug Frydenlund

19, Student

Oslo

Quiz Competitions

Norwegian Junior Quiz Champion 2009; Runner up in the Norwegian Scrabble Championship 2010

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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United States
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David Koenig

34, Computer programmer

Silver Spring, MD

Chess, baseball

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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Slovakia
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Ivan Pastucha

40, Technician

Ružomberok, Slovakia / Žilina district

Logic Puzzles, Hiking

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor

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Czech Republic
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Tomas Rodr

28, English teacher

Trutnov, Vychodocesky kraj

Literature, Listening to music, Hiking, Firearms

Gold at the Prague English scrabble tournament in Prague 2009; bronze at the Blitz Scrabble Tournament in Prague 2010

WESPA Rating: 0

First-time competitor