November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Howard Warner [#43]

On this page, you will find information about Howard Warner, 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 14-10, +1488, and is ranked #9.

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): Howard Surname(s): Warner Home: Auckland, New Zealand Awards: 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 NZ Masters; 1999 2003 2005 2006 NZ NSC; 2002 Trans-Tasman Challenge Hobbies: classical music, film, hiking Occupation: Plain English consultant WSC 1999 Rank: 33 WSC 2001 Rank: 19 WSC 2003 Rank: 20 WSC 2005 Rank: 18 2008 WPC Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 449 Average against: 387
Round 1	Malta	Warner played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 430 to 485 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -55. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	United States	Warner played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 515 to 323 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +137.
Round 3	Kuwait	Warner played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 511 to 384 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +264. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Warner played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 475 to 430 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +309.
Round 5	United States	Warner played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 462 to 481 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +290. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Warner played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 412 to 418 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +284.
Round 7	United States	Warner played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and won 501 to 369 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +416. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	United States	Warner played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 320 to 503 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-4, +233. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	United States	Warner played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and won 504 to 346 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +391.
Round 10	United States	Warner played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 522 to 306 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +607. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Warner played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 484 to 357 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +734.
Round 12	Malaysia	Warner played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 408 to 465 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +677. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Thailand	Warner played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 390 to 437 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-6, +630.
Round 14	England	Warner played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 358 to 384 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, +604.
Round 15	Ghana	Warner played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 465 to 278 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +791.
Round 16	United States	Warner played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 416 to 341 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +866.
Round 17	United States	Warner played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 392 to 423 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-8, +835. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Nigeria	Warner played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 466 to 408 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +893. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	United States	Warner played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 491 to 317 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-8, +1067.
Round 20	United States	Warner played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 391 to 414 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-9, +1044.
Round 21	United States	Warner played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 461 to 353 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-9, +1152.
Round 22	England	Warner played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 481 to 346 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-9, +1287. Warner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	Warner played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 524 to 299 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-9, +1512.
Round 24	United States	Warner played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and lost 391 to 415 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +1488.

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