WSC 2007: Varisht Hingorani [#42]

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WSC 2007:
Varisht Hingorani [#42]

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On this page, you will find information about Varisht Hingorani, 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 12-12, +214, and is ranked #48.

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): Varisht Surname(s): Hingorani Home: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Awards: National Champion 2006 & 2007, Won the iGATE International 2006 Hobbies: I like to listen to music Occupation: Radiologist 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: India

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: 543 Average for: 422 Average against: 413
Before the Tournament		Hingorani is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	South Africa	Hingorani played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 339 to 429 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2	Australia	Hingorani played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 363 to 511 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -238.
Round 3	United States	Hingorani played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 498 to 367 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -107.
Round 4	Sri Lanka	Hingorani played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 464 to 381 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, -24.
Round 5	Canada	Hingorani played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 431 to 319 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +88.
Round 6	Pakistan	Hingorani played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 343 to 425 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +6.
Round 7	United States	Hingorani played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 337 to 538 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -195.
Round 8	Singapore	Hingorani played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 389 to 426 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-5, -232.
Round 9	Australia	Hingorani played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and won 490 to 370 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -112.
Round 10	Wales	Hingorani played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 519 to 344 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, +63.
Round 11	New Zealand	Hingorani played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 397 to 435 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, +25.
Round 12	Canada	Hingorani played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 435 to 419 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +41.
Round 13	Kenya	Hingorani played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +56.
Round 14	India	Hingorani played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 430 to 476 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, +10.
Round 15	England	Hingorani played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 444 to 493 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-8, -39.
Round 16	Kenya	Hingorani played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 421 to 314 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, +68.
Round 17	New Zealand	Hingorani played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 543 to 390 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-8, +221.
Round 18	United States	Hingorani played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 363 to 390 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +194.
Round 19	Canada	Hingorani played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 344 to 441 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, +97.
Round 20	India	Hingorani played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 426 to 424 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-10, +99.
Round 21	Singapore	Hingorani played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and lost 379 to 444 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, +34.
Round 22	United States	Hingorani played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 359 to 452 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-12, -59.
Round 23	United States	Hingorani played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 527 to 304 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-12, +164.
Round 24	Australia	Hingorani played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 456 to 406 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +214.

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WSC 2007:Varisht Hingorani [#42]

WSC 2007:
Varisht Hingorani [#42]