Joey Mallick [#65] 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 Joey Mallick, 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. Mallick currently has a record of 12-12, +361, and is ranked #46.

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): Joey Surname(s): Mallick Home: Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States Age: 25 Awards: Yes, but not many; 2004-10 Cape Cod, MA; 2005-01 Reno, NV Hobbies: video games, Internet surfing Occupation: Chart-man WSC 2001 Rank: 15 WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 522 Average for: 420 Average against: 405
Registration		Mallick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		United Arab Emirates	Mallick played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 427 to 270 (a spread of 157) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +157.
Round 2		Canada	Mallick played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 464 to 393 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +228.
Round 3		New Zealand	Mallick played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 328 to 455 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Kuwait	Mallick played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 323 to 483 (a spread of -160) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5	Larger photo available	South Africa	Mallick played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 417 to 365 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, -7.
Round 6		India	Mallick played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 467 to 476 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, -16.
Round 7		Philippines	Mallick played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 426 to 390 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +20.
Round 8		England	Mallick played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 353 to 443 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, -70.
Round 9		Malta	Mallick played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 522 to 296 (a spread of 226) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +156.
Round 10		United States	Mallick played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 433 to 431 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +158.
Round 11		United States	Mallick played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 413 to 419 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +152.
Round 12		Kenya	Mallick played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 460 to 343 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +269.
Round 13		Qatar	Mallick played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 483 to 412 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +340.
Round 14		United States	Mallick played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 474 to 398 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +416.
Round 15		South Africa	Mallick played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 493 to 376 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +533.
Round 16		Canada	Mallick played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 364 to 389 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +508. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mallick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Thailand	Mallick played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 429 to 443 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +494.
Round 18		Malta	Mallick played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 375 to 380 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +489.
Round 19		United States	Mallick played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +536.
Round 20		England	Mallick played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 508 to 401 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +643.
Round 21		Singapore	Mallick played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 433 to 479 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +597.
Round 22		Ghana	Mallick played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 315 to 511 (a spread of -196) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +401.
Round 23	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Mallick played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 342 to 378 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, +365.
Round 24		United States	Mallick played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 411 to 415 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, +361.

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