WSC 2007: Jojo Delia [#29]

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WSC 2007: Jojo Delia [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Jojo Delia, 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, -406, and is ranked #84.

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): Jojo Surname(s): Delia Home: Gzira, Malta Awards: 2002 (2nd) 2005 (2nd) 2006 (2nd) National League Hobbies: Music, Sudoku Occupation: Architect WSC 2005 Rank: 39 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malta

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: 489 Average for: 394 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		Delia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	United Arab Emirates	Delia played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 307 to 367 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2	United States	Delia played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 410 to 360 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3	Sri Lanka	Delia played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 365 to 478 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -123.
Round 4	Romania	Delia played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 356 to 457 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -224.
Round 5	Kenya	Delia played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 401 to 465 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-4, -288.
Round 6	Australia	Delia played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 290 to 371 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-5, -369.
Round 7	Zambia	Delia played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-6, -412.
Round 8	Trinidad and Tobago	Delia played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 466 to 454 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-6, -400.
Round 9	Bahrain	Delia played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 413 to 486 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-7, -473.
Round 10	Japan	Delia played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 437 to 294 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-7, -330.
Round 11	Kuwait	Delia played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 393 to 372 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -309.
Round 12	England	Delia played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 362 to 432 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-8, -379. Delia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Guyana	Delia played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-8, -333.
Round 14	Singapore	Delia played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 419 to 396 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-8, -310.
Round 15	Australia	Delia played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 415 to 432 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -327.
Round 16	Philippines	Delia played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 446 to 470 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-10, -351.
Round 17	India	Delia played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 346 to 479 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-11, -484.
Round 18	Tanzania	Delia played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 450 to 402 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-11, -436. Delia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Poland	Delia played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-12, -491.
Round 20	Ireland	Delia played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and lost 345 to 384 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-13, -530.
Round 21	Barbados	Delia played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 332 to 464 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-14, -662.
Round 22	France	Delia played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 475 to 432 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-14, -619.
Round 23	Sweden	Delia played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 417 to 287 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-14, -489.
Round 24	Canada	Delia played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 489 to 406 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-14, -406.

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