WSC 2007: Joanne Craig [#27]

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WSC 2007: Joanne Craig [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Craig, 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, -445, and is ranked #90.

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): Joanne Surname(s): Craig Home: Sydney, NSW, Australia Awards: 2006 (2nd) Australian NSW Match Play; 2007 (3rd) NZ NSC Hobbies: Bushwalking, birdwatching, sailing Occupation: Actuary 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

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: 569 Average for: 419 Average against: 437
Before the Tournament		Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Canada	Craig played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 393 to 469 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -76.
Round 2	Oman	Craig played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 500 to 415 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3	World Youth Champion	Craig played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 470 to 383 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +96.
Round 4	England	Craig played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 362 to 478 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -20.
Round 5	United States	Craig played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 511 to 319 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +172.
Round 6	Philippines	Craig played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 376 to 418 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +130.
Round 7	Singapore	Craig played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 407 to 367 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +170.
Round 8	England	Craig played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 463 to 445 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +188.
Round 9	India	Craig played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 365 to 478 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +75.
Round 10	United States	Craig played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 383 to 458 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, +0.
Round 11	England	Craig played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 485 to 459 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +26.
Round 12	Kenya	Craig played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 372 to 413 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -15.
Round 13	Thailand	Craig played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 349 to 543 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -209.
Round 14	New Zealand	Craig played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 383 to 438 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, -264.
Round 15	Kenya	Craig played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 443 to 437 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, -258.
Round 16	United States	Craig played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 375 to 470 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -353.
Round 17	Kenya	Craig played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 569 to 413 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, -197.
Round 18	New Zealand	Craig played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 382 to 438 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -253.
Round 19	United States	Craig played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 418 to 432 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-11, -267.
Round 20	Australia	Craig played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and won 501 to 415 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, -181.
Round 21	Japan	Craig played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 392 to 460 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-12, -249.
Round 22	England	Craig played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 370 to 433 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-13, -312.
Round 23	Oman	Craig played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 372 to 418 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-14, -358.
Round 24	Barbados	Craig played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 406 to 493 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-15, -445.
Final Round 1		Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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