WSC 2007: Jie Ming Benjamin Chow [#24]

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WSC 2007:
Jie Ming Benjamin Chow [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Jie Ming Benjamin Chow, 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, -346, and is ranked #70.

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): Jie Ming Benjamin Surname(s): Chow Home: Singapore Hobbies: Piano, Reading Occupation: Student 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: 483 Average for: 391 Average against: 405
Round 1	Nigeria	Chow played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 398 to 366 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2	India	Chow played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 426 to 489 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -31.
Round 3	Thailand	Chow played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 422 to 365 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +26.
Round 4	United States	Chow played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 309 to 514 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -179.
Round 5	Kenya	Chow played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 373 to 361 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, -167.
Round 6	United States	Chow played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 327 to 434 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -274.
Round 7	Kenya	Chow played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 380 to 412 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -306.
Round 8	Wales	Chow played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 363 to 362 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -305.
Round 9	India	Chow played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 407 to 373 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -271. Chow is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	United States	Chow played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 231 to 451 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -491.
Round 11	South Africa	Chow played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, -497.
Round 12	United States	Chow played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 393 to 503 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -607.
Round 13	Australia	Chow played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 377 to 447 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-8, -677.
Round 14	Malta	Chow played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 396 to 419 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-9, -700.
Round 15	Germany, Federal Republic of	Chow played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 478 to 330 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, -552.
Round 16	Bahrain	Chow played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 464 to 381 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -469.
Round 17	Canada	Chow played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 391 to 397 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-10, -475.
Round 18	India	Chow played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 462 to 432 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, -445.
Round 19	England	Chow played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 483 to 337 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-10, -299. Chow is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Indonesia	Chow played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 436 to 292 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, -155.
Round 21	India	Chow played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 444 to 379 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, -90.
Round 22	Pakistan	Chow played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 423 to 442 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, -109.
Round 23	Philippines	Chow played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 303 to 361 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-12, -167.
Round 24	England	Chow played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 273 to 452 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-13, -346.

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WSC 2007:Jie Ming Benjamin Chow [#24]

WSC 2007:
Jie Ming Benjamin Chow [#24]