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Helen Gipson [#37] 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 Helen Gipson, 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. Gipson currently has a record of 13-11, +736, and is ranked #29.

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

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Given name(s): Helen
Surname(s): Gipson
Home: Sandhurst, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Age: 44
Awards: 1998 BMSC
Hobbies: Gardening
Occupation: Software Engineer
WSC 1999 Rank: 49
WSC 2005 Team: England

 

 

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Round-by-Round

High score: 549
Average for: 423
Average against: 393

Round 1

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Trinidad and Tobago

Gipson played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 509 to 360 (a spread of 149) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +149.

Round 2

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United States

Gipson played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 439 to 346 (a spread of 93) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 2-0, +242.

Round 3

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England

Gipson played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 402 to 327 (a spread of 75) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +317.

Round 4

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Canada

Gipson played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 391 to 458 (a spread of -67) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-1, +250.

Round 5

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United States

Gipson played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 549 to 356 (a spread of 193) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +443.

Round 6

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United States

Gipson played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 329 to 365 (a spread of -36) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-2, +407.

Round 7

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South Africa

Gipson played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 449 to 311 (a spread of 138) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-2, +545.

Round 8

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Thailand

Gipson played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 328 to 453 (a spread of -125) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-3, +420.

Round 9

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Canada

Gipson played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 436 to 416 (a spread of 20) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-3, +440.

Round 10

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Oman

Gipson played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 464 to 282 (a spread of 182) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 7-3, +622.

Round 11

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Australia

Gipson played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 369 to 458 (a spread of -89) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-4, +533.

Round 12

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New Zealand

Gipson played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 377 to 561 (a spread of -184) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 7-5, +349.

Round 13

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Canada

Gipson played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 436 to 454 (a spread of -18) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-6, +331.

Round 14

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Wales

Gipson played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 419 to 430 (a spread of -11) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 7-7, +320.

Round 15

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Zambia

Gipson played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 499 to 291 (a spread of 208) .

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 8-7, +528.

Round 16

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England

Gipson played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 429 to 459 (a spread of -30) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 8-8, +498.

Round 17

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England

Gipson played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 496 to 331 (a spread of 165) .

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-8, +663.

Round 18

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Nigeria

Gipson played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 427 to 412 (a spread of 15) .

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-8, +678.

Round 19

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England

Gipson played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 366 to 428 (a spread of -62) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 10-9, +616.

Round 20

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United States

Gipson played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 376 to 408 (a spread of -32) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10-10, +584.

Round 21

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Canada

Gipson played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 351 to 445 (a spread of -94) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 10-11, +490.

Round 22

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Singapore

Gipson played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 421 to 344 (a spread of 77) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-11, +567.

Round 23

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Qatar

Gipson played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 401 to 326 (a spread of 75) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-11, +642.

Round 24

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England

Gipson played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 496 to 402 (a spread of 94) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 13-11, +736.