On this page, you will find information about
Michael Gongolo, 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, +516, and is ranked
#30.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 567 Average for: 431 Average against: 409 |
Round 1 | | Malaysia | Gongolo played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 370 to 472 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -102. |
Round 2 | | United States | Gongolo played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 430 to 349 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -21. |
Round 3 | | Singapore | Gongolo played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 444 to 375 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +48. |
Round 4 | | United States | Gongolo played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 390 to 410 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +28. |
Round 5 | | Scotland | Gongolo played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 447 to 417 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +58. |
Round 6 | | Wales | Gongolo played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 426 to 330 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +154. |
Round 7 | | India | Gongolo played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 418 to 416 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +156. |
Round 8 | | South Africa | Gongolo played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 501 to 463 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +194. |
Round 9 | | United States | Gongolo played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 415 to 450 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +159. |
Round 10 | | United States | Gongolo played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 359 to 370 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +148. |
Round 11 | | United States | Gongolo played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 482 to 309 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +321. |
Round 12 | | United States | Gongolo played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 434 to 453 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +302. |
Round 13 | | Pakistan | Gongolo played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 567 to 332 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +537. |
Round 14 | | Canada | Gongolo played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 407 to 401 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +543. |
Round 15 | | United Arab Emirates | Gongolo played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 444 to 458 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +529. |
Round 16 | | England | Gongolo played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 446 to 479 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +496. |
Round 17 | | New Zealand | Gongolo played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 410 to 528 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +378. |
Round 18 | | Nigeria | Gongolo played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 476 to 400 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +454. |
Round 19 | | England | Gongolo played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 425 to 354 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +525. |
Round 20 | | Thailand | Gongolo played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 319 to 541 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, +303. |
Round 21 | | Oman | Gongolo played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 566 to 248 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +621. Gongolo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 22 | | Thailand | Gongolo played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 398 to 463 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +556. |
Round 23 | | Australia | Gongolo played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 378 to 355 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +579. |
Round 24 | | Malta | Gongolo played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 387 to 450 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +516. |