November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: Trevor Halsall [#19]

On this page, you will find information about Trevor Halsall, 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, +781, and is ranked #11.

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): Trevor Surname(s): Halsall Home: Melbourne, Australia Awards: 1994 Australian NSC; 2005 Australian Masters Hobbies: restaurants, newspapers, the definitions, politics, movies. Occupation: Actuarial Analyst 2008 WPC Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 425 Average against: 393
Round 1	United States	Halsall played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and won 485 to 378 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +107. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Malta	Halsall played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 382 to 472 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +17. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Malaysia	Halsall played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 350 to 451 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -84. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Halsall played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 419 to 487 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -152.
Round 5	United States	Halsall played #13 Michael Early (USA) and lost 387 to 429 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -194.
Round 6	United States	Halsall played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 455 to 353 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-4, -92.
Round 7	Kuwait	Halsall played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 446 to 389 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -35.
Round 8	Australia	Halsall played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 440 to 299 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, +106.
Round 9	United States	Halsall played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 399 to 487 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-5, +18.
Round 10	United States	Halsall played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 508 to 366 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +160. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Halsall played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 473 to 314 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-5, +319. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	England	Halsall played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and lost 373 to 381 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +311. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Australia	Halsall played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 409 to 318 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +402.
Round 14	United States	Halsall played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 335 to 395 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +342.
Round 15	Thailand	Halsall played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 431 to 455 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, +318.
Round 16	United States	Halsall played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and lost 331 to 392 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-9, +257.
Round 17	Canada	Halsall played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 506 to 308 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-9, +455.
Round 18	United States	Halsall played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 509 to 304 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, +660.
Round 19	Ghana	Halsall played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and won 401 to 352 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +709.
Round 20	Thailand	Halsall played #33 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 418 to 361 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-9, +766.
Round 21	Australia	Halsall played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 420 to 530 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +656. Halsall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Ghana	Halsall played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 457 to 434 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +679.
Round 23	England	Halsall played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 474 to 403 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +750.
Round 24	United States	Halsall played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +781.

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