On this page, you will find information about
Paul Allan, who is competing
at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 15-9, +353, and is ranked
#16.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 592 Average for: 425 Average against: 410 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Cornelia Guest]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/guest_cornelia_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #39 Cornelia Guest (USA) and won 592 to 308 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +284. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #54 Robert Linn (USA) and won 450 to 442 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +292. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Wayne Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_wayne.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Allan played #48 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 503 to 372 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +423. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 353 to 467 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +309. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Vannitha Balasingam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/balasingam_vannitha_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/mys.gif) Malaysia | Allan played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +282. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Allan played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 428 to 382 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +328. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Allan played #80 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 469 to 434 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +363. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Simon Gillam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillam_simon_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Allan played #37 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 480 to 409 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +434. |
Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Allan played #3 Toke Aka (NGA) and won 444 to 319 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +559. Allan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #52 David Koenig (USA) and lost 460 to 501 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +518. Allan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Allan played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 359 to 540 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, +337. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/chinnaiyah_suresh.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/lka.gif) Sri Lanka | Allan played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and lost 369 to 420 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +286. |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sle.gif) Sierra Leone | Allan played #46 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and won 471 to 331 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +426. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Allan played #60 Fred Magu (KEN) and won 435 to 400 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +461. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wapnick_joel_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Allan played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 328 to 503 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +286. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Gerald Carter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/carter_gerald_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/tha.gif) Thailand | Allan played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 377 to 455 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +208. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Alastair Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_alastair_4.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Allan played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 314 to 404 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +118. |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | Allan played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and won 465 to 408 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +175. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Allan played #59 Ross Mackenzie (Sco) and won 446 to 426 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +195. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kramer_jim.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #53 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 484 to 432 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +247. |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Evan Berofsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berofsky_evan.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Allan played #13 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 383 to 380 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +250. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Waseem Khatri]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/khatri_waseem_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/pak.gif) Pakistan | Allan played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 387 to 427 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +210. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Ben Withers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withers_ben_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and won 435 to 303 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +342. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Allan played #21 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 387 to 376 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +353. |