November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Stuart Goldman [#17]

On this page, you will find information about Stuart Goldman, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-11, +35, and is ranked #22.

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

[photo of Stuart Goldman]

Given name(s): Stuart
Surname(s): Goldman
Home: San Francisco, CA, United States
Awards: Scrabble Senior Hall of Fame
Hobbies: Writing
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 35/65, 139.0 credits
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 11/32, 9-8 +181
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 146/302, 11-11 +146
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 21, 14-7 +799
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 44/149, 15-12 +173
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 44/149, 15-12 +173
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 89/176, 13-14 +414
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 6/176, 19-8 +822
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 56/134, 14-13 +339
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 67/108, 12.5-14.5 +114
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 78/126, 14-17 +104
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 78/98, 12.5-18.5 -107
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/132, 14-17 -120
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 31/108, 16-12 -327
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 39/102, 15-13 +177
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 424 Average against: 422
Before the Tournament		Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1	Malaysia	Goldman played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 439 to 501 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -62. Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2	United States	Goldman played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 490 to 358 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +70.
Round 3	Ghana	Goldman played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and lost 411 to 467 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-2, +14.
Round 4	Australia	Goldman played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 409 to 370 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +53.
Round 5	United States	Goldman played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 405 to 483 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -25.
Round 6	United States	Goldman played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 354 to 503 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -174.
Round 7	Canada	Goldman played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 451 to 393 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -116.
Round 8	United States	Goldman played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 435 to 408 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, -89.
Round 9	New Zealand	Goldman played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 346 to 504 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, -247.
Round 10	Nigeria	Goldman played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 404 to 399 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, -242.
Round 11	United States	Goldman played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 490 to 441 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, -193.
Round 12	Australia	Goldman played #5 John Barker (AUS) and lost 334 to 448 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-6, -307.
Round 13	United States	Goldman played #13 Michael Early (USA) and won 398 to 394 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, -303. Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Goldman played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 466 to 526 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, -363.
Round 15	United States	Goldman played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 280 to 433 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, -516. Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Australia	Goldman played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 392 to 331 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, -455.
Round 17	United States	Goldman played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and lost 343 to 420 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-9, -532.
Round 18	Ghana	Goldman played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and lost 467 to 469 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-10, -534. Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Australia	Goldman played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 574 to 376 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-10, -336.
Round 20	United States	Goldman played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 504 to 385 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, -217.
Round 21	Kuwait	Goldman played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 349 to 433 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-11, -301.
Round 22	United States	Goldman played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 525 to 316 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, -92. Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Australia	Goldman played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, -79.
Round 24	United States	Goldman played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and won 487 to 373 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +35.

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