Allan Simmons (#29) at WSC 2001

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Allan Simmons (#29) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Allan
Surname(s): Simmons
Home: Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Age: 44
Awards: 1994 UK Masters, 1987 1988 1991 British Matchplay
Hobbies: Home improvements, Guitar, Collecting old dictionaries, Fun with the Family
Occupation: IT project manager until Oct 2001, now director of ONWORDS ltd, Scrabble freelance
Notes: author of several SCRABBLE® books
WSC 1995 Rank: 25
WSC 2001 Team: England

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player's rank that round is shown below.

Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 415 Average against: 403
Before Round 1		Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Simmons played #73 James Kramer (United States) and lost 422 to 464 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Simmons played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and won 416 to 366 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Simmons played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and lost 374 to 432 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -50. Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Simmons played #45 Rashid Khan (Pakistan) and won 404 to 392 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -38. Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Simmons played #30 David Webb (England) and lost 351 to 422 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -109.
Round 6		Simmons played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and won 451 to 402 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -60.
Round 7		Simmons played #55 Catherine Costello (Ireland) and lost 364 to 415 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, -111.
Round 8		Simmons played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and lost 397 to 517 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-5, -231.
Round 9		Simmons played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and won 400 to 375 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, -206.
Round 10		Simmons played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -240.
Round 11		Simmons played #71 Ron Hoekstra (Canada) and won 425 to 350 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, -165.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Simmons played #85 Alan Sinclair (Scotland) and lost 304 to 493 (a spread of -189) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-7, -354.
Round 13		Simmons played #47 Peter (Pepito) Arreola (Saudi Arabia) and won 414 to 401 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-7, -341.
Round 14		Simmons played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and won 440 to 381 (a spread of 59) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, -282.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Simmons played #42 John Grayson (Wales) and won 501 to 346 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, -127.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Simmons played #81 Kwame Poku (Ghana) and won 515 to 308 (a spread of 207) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +80.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Simmons played #51 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and won 394 to 353 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +121.
Round 18		Simmons played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and won 467 to 384 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +204. Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Simmons played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and won 468 to 438 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +234. Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20		Simmons played #34 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and lost 359 to 384 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +209.
Round 21		Simmons played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and lost 369 to 432 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +146.
Round 22		Simmons played #11 Gareth Williams (Wales) and won 464 to 412 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +198.
Round 23		Simmons played #76 Joey Mallick (United States) and lost 382 to 403 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +177.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Simmons played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and won 481 to 386 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +272.
Final Game 1		Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Game 2		Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simmons is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Game 4		Simmons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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