Adam Logan [#89] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Logan, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Logan currently has a record of 20-10, +1066, and is ranked #8 in Division 1.

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): Adam Surname(s): Logan Home: Liverpool, United Kingdom Age: 29 Awards: 1st, NSC 1996, CNSC 1996, Waltham Premier 1993 and 1998, etc. Hobbies: reading, music, walking Occupation: lecturer WSC 1993 Rank: 11 WSC 1995 Rank: 8 WSC 1997 Rank: 9 WSC 1999 Rank: 4 WSC 2001 Rank: 10

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	54-33 (0.621)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	12-7 (0.632)	LLL WWWWWW L W L W LL WWWW
Past 25-36 months	20-14 (0.588)	W L WWWWW L WWW LLL W LL WW L WWW LLLL WW L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W LLL WW
Past 49-60 months	19-8 (0.704)	W L WW L WWWW L W L WWWWW L W L W LL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 555 Average for: 414 Average against: 378
Before the Tournament		Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Logan played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 462 to 473 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Logan had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -11. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Logan played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 454 to 461 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Logan had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-2, -18.
Round 3		Logan played #141 John Scalzo (Middle Village, NY) and won 465 to 278 (a spread of 187) . Before this event, Logan had not played Scalzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, +169.
Round 4		Logan played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 480 to 363 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Logan had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +286.
Round 5		Logan played #100 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 382 to 316 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Logan had not played Milkent in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +352. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Logan played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 389 to 360 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Dixon in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +381.
Round 7		Logan played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Logan had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +390.
Round 8		Logan played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 344 to 445 (a spread of -101) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Hersom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-3, +289.
Round 9		Logan played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and won 468 to 348 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Logan had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +409.
Round 10		Logan played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 438 to 322 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Logan had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-3, +525.
Round 11		Logan played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 468 to 269 (a spread of 199) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Logan's record vs. Golding in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +724.
Round 12		Logan played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 373 to 336 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: MONTREAL VS TORONTO Logan's record vs. Francis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +761.
Round 13		Logan played #114 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 495 to 364 (a spread of 131) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Okosagah in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +892.
Round 14		Logan played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 390 to 472 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Logan had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +810.
Round 15		Logan played #16 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 421 to 395 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Cappelletto in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +836. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 16		Logan played #135 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 433 to 314 (a spread of 119) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Richards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +955. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Logan played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 406 to 428 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Logan had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +933. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Logan played #108 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 374 to 361 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Logan had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +946. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Logan played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 368 to 286 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Logan had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1028.
Round 20		Logan played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 555 to 330 (a spread of 225) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1253.
Round 21		Logan played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 403 to 406 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Panyasophonlert in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1250. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Logan played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 344 to 470 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Logan had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +1124. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 23		Logan played #114 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 527 to 423 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Okosagah in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1228. Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Logan played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 434 to 422 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Logan had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1240. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Logan played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 334 to 383 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Logan had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +1191. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Logan played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 299 to 396 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Logan had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +1094. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Logan played #108 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 323 to 491 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Logan had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-10, +926. Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Logan played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 406 to 363 (a spread of 43) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Cushman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +969.
Round 29		Logan played #98 Jere Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and won 405 to 333 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Mead in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +1041.
Round 30		Logan played #90 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and won 415 to 390 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Logan's record vs. Luebkemann in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-10, +1066. Logan is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Logan is mentioned in this round's photo captions (4 hits).

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