The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Terry Kirk [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kirk, 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 14-10, +332, and is ranked #26.

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

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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
SCT 2014 Team: England

Round by Round

High score: 504
Average for: 411
Average against: 397

Round 1

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Thailand

Kirk played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 328 to 551 (a spread of -223).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 0-1, -223.

Round 2

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Australia

Kirk played #95 Sharon Sorensen (AUS) and won 467 to 237 (a spread of 230).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 1-1, +7.

Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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Pakistan

Kirk played #9 Moizullah Baig (PAK) and lost 393 to 424 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-2, -24.

Round 4

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Ghana

Kirk played #88 Kwaku Sapong (GHA) and won 460 to 305 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 2-2, +131.

Round 5

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United States

Kirk played #65 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 469 to 354 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 3-2, +246.

Round 6

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England

Kirk played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 456 to 262 (a spread of 194).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-2, +440.

Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

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England

Kirk played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 427 to 449 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 4-3, +418.

Round 8

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Sri Lanka

Kirk played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and lost 369 to 415 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 4-4, +372.

Round 9

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New Zealand

Kirk played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 453 to 405 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-4, +420.

Round 10

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Northern Ireland

Kirk played #68 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 468 to 443 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-4, +445.

Round 11

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United States

Kirk played #45 Scott Jackson (USA) and won 446 to 396 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-4, +495.

Round 12

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Canada

Kirk played #61 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and won 434 to 371 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 8-4, +558.

Round 13

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Nigeria

Kirk played #33 Azu Ogbogu (NGA) and lost 351 to 406 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 8-5, +503.

Round 14

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Canada

Kirk played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 384 to 383 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 9-5, +504.

Round 15

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Malaysia

Kirk played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 346 to 381 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-6, +469.

Round 16

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United States

Kirk played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 305 to 464 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-7, +310.

Round 17

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Australia

Kirk played #79 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 431 to 406 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-7, +335.

Round 18

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England

Kirk played #31 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 432 to 410 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 11-7, +357.

Round 19

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Australia

Kirk played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 348 to 477 (a spread of -129).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 11-8, +228.

Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 20

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New Zealand

Kirk played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 409 to 436 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 11-9, +201.

Round 21

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United States

Kirk played #76 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 351 to 401 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 11-10, +151.

Round 22

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England

Kirk played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 406 to 380 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 12-10, +177.

Round 23

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United States

Kirk played #35 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 504 to 485 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 13-10, +196.

Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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United States

Kirk played #109 Cecilia Le (USA) and won 432 to 296 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 14-10, +332.


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