On this page, you will find information about
Raymond Tate, who is competing
at the 2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-11, +18, and is ranked
#22.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 515 Average for: 394 Average against: 396 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Yi En Gan]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gan_yi_en.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/deu.gif) Germany, Federal Republic of | Tate played #19 Yi En Gan (DEU) and lost 292 to 427 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -135. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Edward Martin]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/martin_edward_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #8 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 381 to 438 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -192. Tate is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Nicky Huitson]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/huitson_nicky.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #34 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 371 to 361 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -182. Tate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #32 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, -177. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Dan Sandu]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sandu_dan.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/rom.gif) Romania | Tate played #25 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 435 to 275 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, -17. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Bartosz Pieta]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pieta_bartosz_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Tate played #26 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 446 to 521 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -92. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Siu Hean Cheah]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cheah_siu_hean.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Tate played #9 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 455 to 362 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +1. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Nuala O'Rourke]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/o_rourke_nuala.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nir.gif) Northern Ireland | Tate played #28 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 402 to 408 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -5. Tate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Tate is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #18 Margaret Staunton (Eng) and won 515 to 342 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-4, +168. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Sandy Nang]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tate played #24 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 364 to 359 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +173. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Helen Gipson]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gipson_helen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Tate played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 404 to 480 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +97. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Wojtek Usakiewicz]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/usakiewicz_wojciech.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Tate played #27 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 259 to 463 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, -107. |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Tate played #39 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and lost 326 to 438 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -219. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Tate played #22 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -273. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Pramit Kamath]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kamath_pramit_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/ind.gif) India | Tate played #29 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 365 to 383 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-9, -291. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Tate played #37 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 462 to 285 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, -114. |
Round 17 | |   | Tate recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, -39. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/doyle_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Tate played #38 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 424 to 263 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +122. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Tate played #31 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and lost 360 to 429 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-10, +53. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #20 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and won 435 to 418 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +70. Tate is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #30 Timothy Lawrence (Eng) and won 392 to 341 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, +121. |
Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nir.gif) Northern Ireland | Tate played #11 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 437 to 419 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +139. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tate played #17 David Webb (Eng) and won 478 to 387 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +230. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Tate played #22 Karen Richards (AUS) again and lost 311 to 523 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +18. |