November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Geoff Thevenot [#42]

On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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 15-9, +927, and is ranked #4.

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 Geoff Thevenot]

Given name(s): Geoff
Surname(s): Thevenot
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: 2006 US Scrabble Open (runner-up); member of U.S. team at 2007 CanAm and 2007 WSC
Hobbies: music, tennis, reading
Occupation: Copy Editor
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 122/172, 13-17 +231
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 43/87, 14-14 +220
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 2/76, 19- 9 +1310
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 440 Average against: 402
Round 1	Nigeria	Thevenot played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 436 to 417 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +19. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Ghana	Thevenot played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and won 441 to 383 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +77.
Round 3	United States	Thevenot played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 339 to 443 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, -27. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Thevenot played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 466 to 475 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, -36.
Round 5	Australia	Thevenot played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 463 to 335 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +92.
Round 6	England	Thevenot played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 363 to 469 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -14.
Round 7	United States	Thevenot played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 543 to 338 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +191. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	United States	Thevenot played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 512 to 396 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +307. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Australia	Thevenot played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 505 to 401 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +411. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	United States	Thevenot played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 343 to 502 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +252. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Thevenot played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 422 to 494 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +180. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Thailand	Thevenot played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 340 to 390 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, +130.
Round 13	England	Thevenot played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 452 to 390 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +192.
Round 14	Canada	Thevenot played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 508 to 304 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +396. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	United States	Thevenot played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and won 433 to 280 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-6, +549. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Australia	Thevenot played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 315 to 412 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +452. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	Thevenot played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 488 to 421 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +519.
Round 18	Australia	Thevenot played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +483.
Round 19	Malta	Thevenot played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 482 to 387 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +578.
Round 20	United States	Thevenot played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 513 to 396 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +695.
Round 21	Romania	Thevenot played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 476 to 348 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-8, +823. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	United States	Thevenot played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 464 to 379 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-8, +908.
Round 23	Thailand	Thevenot played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) again and won 465 to 416 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-8, +957. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24	Australia	Thevenot played #15 David Eldar (AUS) again and lost 404 to 434 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-9, +927.

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