Ward, Sam
Current rating: 1568
Record: 5-4-1 (GP) / 13-12 (professional)
| Grand Prix Sydney 2000 (extended) | starting rating: 1549 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4extended | 29 | Butcherine, Gary (1554) | Won 2-0 | +181567 |
| 5extended | 5 | Russell, Nathan (1519) | Won 1-0 | +171584 |
| 6extended | 3 | Chai, Royce Ming Huang (1650) | Lost 0-2 | -171567 |
| 7extended | 11 | Doecke, Michael (1533) | Lost 1-2 | -191548 |
| 8extended | 18 | Turner, Daniel (1534) | Won 2-0 | +181566 |
| 9extended | 12 | Humpherys, David (1848) | Draw 1-1 | +51571 |
| 10extended | 16 | Fong, Gerard (1521) | Won 2-1 | +171588 |
| 11extended | 8 | Goodall, Matthew (1536) | Lost 0-2 | -191569 |
| 12extended | 14 | Leung, Simon (1522) | Lost 1-2 | -191550 |
| 13extended | 19 | Puszet, Jarron (1509) | Won 2-0 | +181568 |
| top | average opponent: 1573record: 5-4-1 | new rating: 1568 | ||
| 2000 World Championship (mixed) | starting rating: 1482 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 131 | Selden, Brian (1754) | Lost 1-2 | -131469 |
| 2standard | 70 | Kapalas, Georgios (1500) | Lost 1-2 | -181451 |
| 3standard | 104 | Rubin, Benjamin (1839) | Lost 0-2 | -111440 |
| 4standard | 128 | Hager, Lucas (1536) | Won 2-0 | +201460 |
| 5standard | 119 | Veiga, Fernando (1473) | Won 2-1 | +181478 |
| 6standard | 96 | Alejos, Franz (1485) | Won 2-1 | +181496 |
| 7draft | 99 | Parker, Brock (1689) | Lost 1-2 | -141482 |
| 8draft | 126 | Wong, Samson (1475) | Won 2-0 | +181500 |
| 9draft | 119 | Meneses, Rafael (1529) | Won 2-0 | +181518 |
| 10draft | 27 | Lin, Yi Jie Vice (1531) | Lost 0-2 | -181500 |
| 11draft | 45 | Frangiosa, Richie (1576) | Won 2-0 | +201520 |
| 12draft | 64 | Geertsen, Svend (1737) | Lost 1-2 | -141506 |
| 13block | 60 | de Castro e Castro, Fabiano (1507) | Won 2-1 | +181524 |
| 14block | 45 | Enjamio, Nicolas (1546) | Won 2-1 | +181542 |
| 15block | 43 | Gasparac, Luka (1544) | Lost 1-2 | -181524 |
| 16block | 55 | Karaszewski, Pawel (1409) | Won 2-1 | +161540 |
| 17block | 44 | Winter, Joost (1705) | Lost 1-2 | -151525 |
| 18block | 57 | Herzog, Nicolai (1839) | Won 2-1 | +241549 |
| top | average opponent: 1593record: 10-8 | new rating: 1549 | ||
| Pro Tour Los Angeles 1998 (Tempest block) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 27 | Tsukamoto, Toshiki (1500) | Lost 0-0 | -181482 |
| 2block | 146 | Henstra, Matt (1482) | Won 0-0 | +181500 |
| 3block | 92 | Smith, David (1500) | Won 0-0 | +181518 |
| 4block | 74 | Hovi, Tommi (1518) | Lost 0-0 | -181500 |
| 5block | 60 | Stanoev, Ivan (1500) | Lost 0-0 | -181482 |
| 6block | 115 | Taylor, Eric (1482) | Lost 0-0 | -181464 |
| 7block | 116 | Serrao de Faria, Jose Julio (1464) | Won 0-0 | +181482 |
| top | average opponent: 1492record: 3-4 | new rating: 1482 | ||