The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Terry Kirk [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kirk, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15.5-15.5, +1081, and is ranked #60.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, 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): Terry Surname(s): Kirk Home: London, England Awards: Runner-up twice in UK NSC; winner of several UK tournaments; ABSP Grandmaster and Chair Hobbies: Crosswords, Guinness SCTI 2013 Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 613 Average for: 421 Average against: 387
Round 1	Trinidad and Tobago	Kirk played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 370 to 405 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2	Guyana	Kirk played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and lost 439 to 487 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -83.
Round 3	Last Chance Qualifier	Kirk played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and won 399 to 327 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -11.
Round 4	United States	Kirk played #25 Chris Cree (USA) and tied at 422. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -11.
Round 5	Northern Ireland	Kirk played #51 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 408 to 409 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -12.
Round 6	Australia	Kirk played #80 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 397 to 400 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1.5-4.5, -15.
Round 7	South Africa	Kirk played #29 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 393 to 322 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2.5-4.5, +56.
Round 8	Saudi Arabia	Kirk played #95 Sanjeev Sreejayan (SAU) and lost 319 to 391 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -16.
Round 9	New Zealand	Kirk played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 361 to 521 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2.5-6.5, -176.
Round 10	Northern Ireland	Kirk played #70 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 419 to 280 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -37.
Round 11	Czech Republic	Kirk played #84 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 537 to 337 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +163.
Round 12	United States	Kirk played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 397 to 490 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4.5-7.5, +70.
Round 13	Romania	Kirk played #86 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 488 to 389 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +169.
Round 14	United States	Kirk played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 369 to 501 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5.5-8.5, +37.
Round 15	Sweden	Kirk played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 445 to 449 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5.5-9.5, +33.
Round 16		Kirk recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6.5-9.5, +83.
Round 17	Indonesia	Kirk played #87 Fadlan Satria (IDN) and lost 374 to 426 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6.5-10.5, +31.
Round 18	Scotland	Kirk played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 351 to 446 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -64.
Round 19	Indonesia	Kirk played #43 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 481 to 325 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7.5-11.5, +92.
Round 20	France	Kirk played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 381 to 384 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7.5-12.5, +89.
Round 21	Germany, Federal Republic of	Kirk played #34 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 483 to 299 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8.5-12.5, +273.
Round 22	Czech Republic	Kirk played #109 Radana Williamsova (CZE) and won 613 to 197 (a spread of 416). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9.5-12.5, +689.
Round 23	Japan	Kirk played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 515 to 278 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +926.
Round 24	Ghana	Kirk played #2 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and won 461 to 419 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +968.
Round 25	Oman	Kirk played #45 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 468 to 399 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +1037.
Round 26	Bahrain	Kirk played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +1120.
Round 27	Australia	Kirk played #31 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 334 to 425 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +1029.
Round 28	United Arab Emirates	Kirk played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 473 to 320 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +1182.
Round 29	Singapore	Kirk played #12 Kian Boon Liew (SGP) and lost 362 to 376 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +1168.
Round 30	Singapore	Kirk played #20 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 359 to 461 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +1066.
Round 31	England	Kirk played #89 Austin Shin (Eng) and won 380 to 365 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +1081.

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