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WESPAC 2017: Shan Abbasi [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Shan Abbasi, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-14, -475, and is ranked #37.

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): Shan Surname(s): Abbasi Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Hockey, Scrabble Occupation: Student WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 417 Average against: 432
Round 1	Sri Lanka	Abbasi played #82 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 556 to 464 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +92.
Round 2	Oman	Abbasi played #69 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 376 to 450 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +18.
Round 3	Australia	Abbasi played #13 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and won 476 to 343 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +151.
Round 4	Tanzania	Abbasi played #84 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 358 to 463 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, +46.
Round 5	England	Abbasi played #29 Andrew Goodwin (Eng) and lost 430 to 453 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, +23.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Abbasi played #83 Janul De Silva (LKA) and lost 399 to 513 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -91.
Round 7	Australia	Abbasi played #7 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 405 to 449 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-5, -135.
Round 8	New Zealand	Abbasi played #55 Val Mills (NZL) and won 490 to 446 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-5, -91.
Round 9	Australia	Abbasi played #2 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 363 to 413 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -141.
Round 10	Sierra Leone	Abbasi played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 469 to 336 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-6, -8.
Round 11	New Zealand	Abbasi played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and won 427 to 379 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +40.
Round 12	Uganda	Abbasi played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 467 to 463 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, +44.
Round 13	Singapore	Abbasi played #76 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 445 to 389 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +100. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Trinidad and Tobago	Abbasi played #89 Christopher Thomas (TTO) and lost 466 to 554 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, +12.
Round 15	United States	Abbasi played #94 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 395 to 443 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, -36.
Round 16	Uganda	Abbasi played #91 Edgar Odongkara (UGA) and lost 264 to 513 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, -285.
Round 17	Australia	Abbasi played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 479 to 393 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, -199.
Round 18	Kenya	Abbasi played #121 Charles Kariuki (KEN) and won 466 to 378 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-9, -111. Abbasi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	United States	Abbasi played #97 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 481 to 370 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, +0.
Round 20	England	Abbasi played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 510 to 445 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-9, +65.
Round 21	New Zealand	Abbasi played #52 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 464 to 370 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-9, +159.
Round 22	Malaysia	Abbasi played #49 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 405 to 403 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +161.
Round 23	Ghana	Abbasi played #32 Charles Tachie-Menson (GHA) and won 444 to 396 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-9, +209.
Round 24	England	Abbasi played #27 John Ashmore (Eng) and lost 363 to 446 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-10, +126.
Round 25	India	Abbasi played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 321 to 543 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, -96.
Round 26	Canada	Abbasi played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and lost 282 to 509 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-12, -323.
Round 27	Nigeria	Abbasi played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and won 423 to 414 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-12, -314.
Round 28	South Africa	Abbasi played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 496 to 357 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-12, -175.
Round 29	Australia	Abbasi played #5 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and lost 292 to 446 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-13, -329.
Round 30	Pakistan	Abbasi played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 420 to 389 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 17-13, -298.
Round 31	Kenya	Abbasi played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 330 to 524 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 17-14, -492.
Round 32	Canada	Abbasi played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 394 to 377 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 18-14, -475.

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