WSC 2007: Anand Buddhdev [#16]

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WSC 2007: Anand Buddhdev [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Anand Buddhdev, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-13, -1035, and is ranked #74.

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): Anand Surname(s): Buddhdev Home: Amstelveen, Noord Holland, Netherlands Hobbies: Programming, reading, cooking Occupation: System Engineer WSC 2005 Rank: 86 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Netherlands

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 374 Average against: 417
Before the Tournament		Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	United States	Buddhdev played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 363 to 418 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2	Qatar	Buddhdev played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and lost 392 to 412 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3	Germany, Federal Republic of	Buddhdev played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 320 to 500 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-3, -255.
Round 4	Oman	Buddhdev played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 325 to 536 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-4, -466. Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Ireland	Buddhdev played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 379 to 342 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-4, -429.
Round 6	India	Buddhdev played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 451 to 405 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-4, -383.
Round 7	France	Buddhdev played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 418 to 324 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, -289.
Round 8	Sri Lanka	Buddhdev played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-5, -305.
Round 9	Canada	Buddhdev played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 287 to 417 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-6, -435.
Round 10	Kuwait	Buddhdev played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 407 to 369 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -397.
Round 11	Oman	Buddhdev played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 404 to 362 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -355. Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Canada	Buddhdev played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 322 to 445 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, -478. Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Australia	Buddhdev played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 356 to 400 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-8, -522.
Round 14	England	Buddhdev played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 323 to 561 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-9, -760.
Round 15	Japan	Buddhdev played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 385 to 360 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-9, -735.
Round 16	Sri Lanka	Buddhdev played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 403 to 497 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-10, -829.
Round 17	India	Buddhdev played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and lost 330 to 512 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-11, -1011.
Round 18	Uganda	Buddhdev played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 459 to 455 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-11, -1007.
Round 19	United States	Buddhdev played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 307 to 472 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-12, -1172.
Round 20	Tanzania	Buddhdev played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 395 to 334 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-12, -1111. Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Kenya	Buddhdev played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 308 to 505 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-13, -1308.
Round 22	Sweden	Buddhdev played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 514 to 291 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-13, -1085.
Round 23	Guyana	Buddhdev played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 397 to 395 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-13, -1083.
Round 24	Wales	Buddhdev played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 389 to 341 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-13, -1035.
After the Finals		Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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