Evan Simpson (#84) at WSC 2001

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Evan Simpson (#84) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Evan Surname(s): Simpson Home: Middlesex, England Age: 39 Awards: 1997 MSO, 1999 UK NSC, 2nd 2000 UK Masters, 2001 briefly top-rated Occupation: Computer consultant 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: 559 Average for: 421 Average against: 411
Before Round 1		Simpson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Simpson played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 411 to 419 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Simpson played #62 Danny Cotejo (Qatar) and won 462 to 361 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +93.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Simpson played #48 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 465 to 422 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +136.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Simpson played #79 Edward Okulicz (Australia) and lost 418 to 442 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +112.
Round 5		Simpson played #17 Naween Tharanga Fernando (Sri Lanka) and lost 336 to 410 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +38.
Round 6		Simpson played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and won 430 to 404 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +64.
Round 7	Larger photo available	Simpson played #16 David Acton (England) and won 417 to 414 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +67.
Round 8		Simpson played #73 James Kramer (United States) and lost 405 to 460 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +12.
Round 9		Simpson played #36 Randy Hersom (United States) and won 412 to 406 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +18. Simpson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Larger photo available	Simpson played #14 Steven Gruzd (South Africa) and won 505 to 404 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +119.
Round 11		Simpson played #33 Roland Filio (Philippines) and lost 400 to 483 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +36.
Round 12		Simpson played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and won 404 to 373 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +67.
Round 13		Simpson played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and lost 416 to 443 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +40.
Round 14		Simpson played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and won 462 to 347 (a spread of 115) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +155.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Simpson played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and won 459 to 377 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +237.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Simpson played #51 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and lost 346 to 411 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +172.
Round 17		Simpson played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 435 to 415 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +192.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Simpson played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and lost 407 to 414 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +185.
Round 19		Simpson played #29 Allan Simmons (England) and lost 438 to 468 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +155. Simpson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simpson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20	Larger photo available	Simpson played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and lost 408 to 477 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +86.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Simpson played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and won 396 to 340 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, +142. Simpson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22	Larger photo available	Simpson played #14 Steven Gruzd (South Africa) and won 559 to 391 (a spread of 168) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +310. Simpson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Simpson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Simpson played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and lost 310 to 359 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-11, +261.
Round 24		Simpson played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and lost 401 to 431 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, +231.
Final Game 2		Simpson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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