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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Canada

Delia played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 489 to 406 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 10-14, -406.