WSC 2007: Siu Hean Cheah [#23]

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WSC 2007: Siu Hean Cheah [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Siu Hean Cheah, 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, +322, and is ranked #33.

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): Siu Hean Surname(s): Cheah Home: Singapore Awards: 2007 Singapore NSC; 2002 2004 Australia NSC; 2002 Penang Open Hobbies: "Euro" board games"; Spifs Occupation: Consultant WSC 2001 Rank: 61 WSC 2003 Rank: alt WSC 2005 Rank: 10 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Singapore

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: 574 Average for: 425 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Cheah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Kenya	Cheah played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 429 to 424 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2	England	Cheah played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 436 to 384 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +57.
Round 3	India	Cheah played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 496 to 434 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +119.
Round 4	United Arab Emirates	Cheah played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 435 to 447 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +107.
Round 5	Nigeria	Cheah played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 284 to 471 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -80.
Round 6	England	Cheah played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 267 to 463 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -276.
Round 7	New Zealand	Cheah played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 367 to 407 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -316.
Round 8	India	Cheah played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 426 to 389 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -279.
Round 9	England	Cheah played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 349 to 419 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -349.
Round 10	United States	Cheah played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 574 to 390 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -165.
Round 11	Canada	Cheah played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 411 to 449 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, -203.
Round 12	Nigeria	Cheah played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 394 to 416 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-7, -225.
Round 13	England	Cheah played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 463 to 326 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -88.
Round 14	Canada	Cheah played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -91.
Round 15	United States	Cheah played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 534 to 327 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, +116.
Round 16	Pakistan	Cheah played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 471 to 393 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +194.
Round 17	Philippines	Cheah played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and won 433 to 346 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +281.
Round 18	Oman	Cheah played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 320 to 489 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, +112.
Round 19	Philippines	Cheah played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 367 to 449 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, +30.
Round 20	Wales	Cheah played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 449 to 379 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +100.
Round 21	New Zealand	Cheah played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 473 to 383 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +190.
Round 22	United States	Cheah played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 534 to 344 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +380.
Round 23	England	Cheah played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 398 to 462 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, +316.
Round 24	England	Cheah played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 489 to 483 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +322.

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