WSC 2007: Amit Chakrabarti [#20]

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WSC 2007: Amit Chakrabarti [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Amit Chakrabarti, 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 13-11, +207, and is ranked #35.

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

[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]

Given name(s): Amit
Surname(s): Chakrabarti
Home: Hanover, NH, United States
Awards: Winner BAT 2001, Atlantic City 2002, Parsippany SOWPODS 2003
Hobbies: Reading, music, cooking, mathematical puzzles
Occupation: Computer Scientist
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 71/132, 15-16 +328
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 107/172, 14-16 -60
WSC 2003 Rank: 59
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

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.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 420 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Oman	Chakrabarti played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 520 to 372 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +148.
Round 2	Indonesia	Chakrabarti played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 339 to 535 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -48.
Round 3	United States	Chakrabarti played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 395 to 455 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -108. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Australia	Chakrabarti played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -64. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Chakrabarti played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 299 to 422 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, -187.
Round 6	Canada	Chakrabarti played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 362 to 489 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -314.
Round 7	Bahrain	Chakrabarti played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 568 to 250 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, +4.
Round 8	Barbados	Chakrabarti played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 501 to 377 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +128.
Round 9	New Zealand	Chakrabarti played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 365 to 453 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, +40. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Singapore	Chakrabarti played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 390 to 574 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -144.
Round 11	India	Chakrabarti played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 459 to 365 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-6, -50.
Round 12	Singapore	Chakrabarti played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 503 to 393 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-6, +60. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	England	Chakrabarti played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 398 to 326 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +132.
Round 14	Pakistan	Chakrabarti played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 332 to 357 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +107.
Round 15	Philippines	Chakrabarti played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 331 to 397 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, +41.
Round 16	New Zealand	Chakrabarti played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 470 to 375 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-8, +136.
Round 17	England	Chakrabarti played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 396 to 516 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, +16.
Round 18	England	Chakrabarti played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 457 to 431 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +42.
Round 19	Pakistan	Chakrabarti played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 524 to 367 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +199.
Round 20	England	Chakrabarti played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 422 to 355 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +266. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Chakrabarti played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 347 to 489 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, +124.
Round 22	Canada	Chakrabarti played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 464 to 419 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +169.
Round 23	Canada	Chakrabarti played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 373 to 443 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, +99.
Round 24	Canada	Chakrabarti played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 457 to 349 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +207.
Final Round 3		Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
After the Finals		Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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