WSC 2007: Michael Gongolo [#39]

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WSC 2007: Michael Gongolo [#39]

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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.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Gongolo Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: 2001 (13th) Las Vegas Hobbies: Theatre Occupation: Medical representative WSC 1999 Rank: 30 WSC 2001 Rank: 13 WSC 2003 Rank: 70 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

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: 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.

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