WSC 2007: Ranganathan Chakravarthy [#21]

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WSC 2007:
Ranganathan Chakravarthy [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Ranganathan Chakravarthy, 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 9-15, -8, and is ranked #88.

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): Ranganathan Surname(s): Chakravarthy Home: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Occupation: Lawyer WSC 2001 Rank: 81 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: India

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: 566 Average for: 400 Average against: 400
Round 1	Scotland	Chakravarthy played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 407 to 430 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2	Canada	Chakravarthy played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 393 to 400 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-2, -30.
Round 3	Poland	Chakravarthy played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 427 to 366 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, +31.
Round 4	Uganda	Chakravarthy played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 331 to 347 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, +15.
Round 5	New Zealand	Chakravarthy played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 319 to 417 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-4, -83.
Round 6	Netherlands	Chakravarthy played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 405 to 451 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-5, -129.
Round 7	Germany, Federal Republic of	Chakravarthy played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 352 to 213 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, +10.
Round 8	New Zealand	Chakravarthy played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 547 to 442 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, +115. Chakravarthy is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Japan	Chakravarthy played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 353 to 418 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-6, +50. Chakravarthy is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Barbados	Chakravarthy played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 475 to 406 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, +119.
Round 11	United States	Chakravarthy played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 365 to 459 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, +25.
Round 12	Bahrain	Chakravarthy played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 452 to 361 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, +116.
Round 13	Scotland	Chakravarthy played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 275 to 490 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, -99.
Round 14	Oman	Chakravarthy played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 400 to 462 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-9, -161.
Round 15	Sri Lanka	Chakravarthy played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 434 to 478 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-10, -205.
Round 16	Malta	Chakravarthy played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 397 to 348 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, -156.
Round 17	Malta	Chakravarthy played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 479 to 346 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, -23.
Round 18	Singapore	Chakravarthy played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and lost 432 to 462 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-11, -53.
Round 19	Thailand	Chakravarthy played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 324 to 415 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-12, -144.
Round 20	United States	Chakravarthy played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 357 to 434 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-13, -221.
Round 21	Ireland	Chakravarthy played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-13, -219.
Round 22	Wales	Chakravarthy played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 566 to 268 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-13, +79.
Round 23	Kenya	Chakravarthy played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 404 to 432 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-14, +51.
Round 24	Philippines	Chakravarthy played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 335 to 394 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-15, -8.

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WSC 2007:Ranganathan Chakravarthy [#21]

WSC 2007:
Ranganathan Chakravarthy [#21]