On this page, you will find information about
Alex Tan, 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 12-12, +666, and is ranked
#47.
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: 563 Average for: 414 Average against: 386 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/keller_jason.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tan played #47 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 379 to 553 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-1, -174. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Alastair Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_alastair_4.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Tan played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 372 to 440 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-2, -242. |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #74 Diane Pratesi (Eng) and lost 372 to 402 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-3, -272. |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Tan played #99 Mikolaj Szymanski (POL) and lost 345 to 348 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-4, -275. |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #86 Neil Rowley (Eng) and lost 393 to 432 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-5, -314. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Viliam Snabel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/snabel_villam_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/svk.gif) Slovakia | Tan played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 501 to 368 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-5, -181. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Tan played #66 Mutua Ngundi (KEN) and won 321 to 312 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-5, -172. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Paul Spies]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/spies_paul_AA004996.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | Tan played #96 Paul Spies (ZAF) and lost 359 to 405 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-6, -218. |
Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #92 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and lost 285 to 476 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-7, -409. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Warodom Geamsakul]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/geamsakul_warodom_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Tan played #36 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-8, -421. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #43 David Holmes (Eng) and won 359 to 335 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-8, -397. Tan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/idn.gif) Indonesia | Tan played #41 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 563 to 255 (a spread of 308). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-8, -89. Tan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[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 | Tan played #39 Cornelia Guest (USA) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -69. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Sandy Nang]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tan played #65 Sandy Nang (USA) and lost 376 to 460 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-9, -153. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of John Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Tan played #11 John Barker (AUS) and won 519 to 394 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -28. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Nicky Huitson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/huitson_nicky.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #44 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 361 to 379 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-10, -46. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Ying Ming Poh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/poh_ying_ming_AA005542.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Tan played #72 Ying Ming Poh (SGP) and lost 482 to 519 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-11, -83. Tan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #71 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and lost 353 to 468 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-12, -198. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #17 Rowan Callaghan (Eng) and won 425 to 359 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-12, -132. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Tan played #95 Sharon Sorensen (AUS) and won 448 to 247 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-12, +69. |
Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Tan played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 434 to 335 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, +168. |
Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Tan played #88 Kwaku Sapong (GHA) and won 466 to 362 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-12, +272. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Dan Sandu]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sandu_dan.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/rom.gif) Romania | Tan played #87 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 527 to 289 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, +510. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Wayne Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_wayne.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tan played #48 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 510 to 354 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, +666. |