The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Brett Smitheram [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Brett Smitheram, 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 20-11, +725, and is ranked #8.

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): Brett Surname(s): Smitheram Home: Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom Awards: 2000 UK NSC; 1999 2000 Highest Rated in UK; 2003 2004 BMSC Hobbies: Pool, walking, socialising SCTI 2013 Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 608 Average for: 447 Average against: 423
Round 1	Ghana	Smitheram played #2 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and won 434 to 373 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2	United Arab Emirates	Smitheram played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-0, +84.
Round 3	Malta	Smitheram played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 539 to 512 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +111.
Round 4	Scotland	Smitheram played #88 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 347 to 379 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +79.
Round 5	Australia	Smitheram played #42 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 608 to 386 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +301.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Smitheram played #101 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 493 to 344 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +450.
Round 7	Singapore	Smitheram played #20 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 490 to 335 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +605.
Round 8	Thailand	Smitheram played #55 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 517 to 459 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +663.
Round 9	Canada	Smitheram played #61 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 511 to 410 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +764.
Round 10	Thailand	Smitheram played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 347 to 600 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +511. Smitheram is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Smitheram played #59 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 420 to 481 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +450. Smitheram is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Canada	Smitheram played #68 Geoffrey Newman (CAN) and won 459 to 404 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +505.
Round 13	Australia	Smitheram played #63 Chris May (AUS) and won 443 to 399 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +549.
Round 14	England	Smitheram played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 387 to 515 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +421.
Round 15	Last Chance Qualifier	Smitheram played #32 Piotr Andronowski (LCQ) and won 478 to 366 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +533.
Round 16	Northern Ireland	Smitheram played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 455 to 313 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +675.
Round 17	Last Chance Qualifier	Smitheram played #71 Sammy Okosagah (LCQ) and won 461 to 370 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +766.
Round 18	United States	Smitheram played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 388 to 409 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +745.
Round 19	Australia	Smitheram played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 465 to 476 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +734.
Round 20	World Champion	Smitheram played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and won 454 to 428 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +760.
Round 21	England	Smitheram played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 346 to 394 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +712.
Round 22	Thailand	Smitheram played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) again and lost 379 to 471 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +620.
Round 23	England	Smitheram played #10 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 461 to 345 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +736.
Round 24	WSC Runner-Up	Smitheram played #36 Andrew Fisher (Wscru) and won 451 to 432 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +755.
Round 25	Australia	Smitheram played #35 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 499 to 443 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +811.
Round 26	Canada	Smitheram played #100 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and won 530 to 444 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +897.
Round 27	United States	Smitheram played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and lost 361 to 556 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +702.
Round 28	England	Smitheram played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) again and lost 380 to 465 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +617.
Round 29	Northern Ireland	Smitheram played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) again and won 461 to 338 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-10, +740.
Round 30	Australia	Smitheram played #63 Chris May (AUS) again and won 463 to 433 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +770.
Round 31	United States	Smitheram played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) for the third time and lost 440 to 485 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +725.

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