WSC 2007: Leslie Charles [#22]

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WSC 2007: Leslie Charles [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Leslie Charles, 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 10-14, +102, and is ranked #77.

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): Leslie Surname(s): Charles Home: Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago Awards: 1994 2004 2005 National Champion; 2006 Regional Champion Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Retired auditor WSC 1999 Rank: 86 WSC 2005 Rank: 63 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Barbados

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: 559 Average for: 410 Average against: 405
Before the Tournament		Charles is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Pakistan	Charles played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 394 to 310 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +84.
Round 2	United States	Charles played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 436 to 433 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +87.
Round 3	Thailand	Charles played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 301 to 535 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, -147.
Round 4	England	Charles played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 420 to 462 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-2, -189.
Round 5	United States	Charles played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 343 to 431 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -277.
Round 6	Uganda	Charles played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 384 to 393 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-4, -286.
Round 7	Malta	Charles played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -264.
Round 8	United States	Charles played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 377 to 501 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -388.
Round 9	Scotland	Charles played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 386 to 389 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-6, -391.
Round 10	India	Charles played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 406 to 475 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-7, -460.
Round 11	United States	Charles played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 375 to 427 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-8, -512.
Round 12	Sweden	Charles played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 559 to 243 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-8, -196.
Round 13	Philippines	Charles played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 441 to 453 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-9, -208.
Round 14	Poland	Charles played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 411 to 474 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-10, -271.
Round 15	Japan	Charles played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 314 to 426 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-11, -383.
Round 16	Guyana	Charles played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 457 to 438 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-11, -364.
Round 17	Tanzania	Charles played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 395 to 399 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-12, -368.
Round 18	Qatar	Charles played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 481 to 293 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-12, -180.
Round 19	Ireland	Charles played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 451 to 243 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-12, +28.
Round 20	Zambia	Charles played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-13, +16.
Round 21	Malta	Charles played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 464 to 332 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-13, +148.
Round 22	Kenya	Charles played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 271 to 517 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-14, -98.
Round 23	Trinidad and Tobago	Charles played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 488 to 375 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-14, +15.
Round 24	New Zealand	Charles played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 493 to 406 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-14, +102.

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