WSC 2007: Wajid Iqbal [#46]

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WSC 2007: Wajid Iqbal [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Wajid Iqbal, 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, -285, and is ranked #58.

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): Wajid Surname(s): Iqbal Home: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Awards: 1998 1999 2000 PAK NSC Hobbies: Eating ice cream Occupation: Medical Transcriptionist WSC 2003 Rank: 43 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Pakistan

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: 517 Average for: 396 Average against: 408
Round 1	Barbados	Iqbal played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 310 to 394 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -84.
Round 2	Sri Lanka	Iqbal played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 413 to 391 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -62.
Round 3	Nigeria	Iqbal played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 304 to 368 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -126.
Round 4	Singapore	Iqbal played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 415 to 379 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, -90. Iqbal is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	England	Iqbal played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 374 to 487 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, -203.
Round 6	Malta	Iqbal played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 390 to 362 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, -175.
Round 7	Romania	Iqbal played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 401 to 435 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -209.
Round 8	United States	Iqbal played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 397 to 385 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, -197.
Round 9	Australia	Iqbal played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 405 to 491 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -283. Iqbal is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Iqbal is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	Oman	Iqbal played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 499 to 329 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, -113.
Round 11	Sri Lanka	Iqbal played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 408 to 518 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -223.
Round 12	India	Iqbal played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 425 to 370 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, -168.
Round 13	Sri Lanka	Iqbal played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 397 to 408 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -179.
Round 14	Wales	Iqbal played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 395 to 399 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, -183.
Round 15	Trinidad and Tobago	Iqbal played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 394 to 355 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -144.
Round 16	Singapore	Iqbal played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 393 to 471 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, -222.
Round 17	Thailand	Iqbal played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, -190.
Round 18	United States	Iqbal played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 426 to 364 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-9, -128.
Round 19	United States	Iqbal played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 367 to 524 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -285.
Round 20	Philippines	Iqbal played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and won 400 to 391 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-10, -276.
Round 21	South Africa	Iqbal played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 375 to 332 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, -233.
Round 22	England	Iqbal played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 293 to 444 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, -384.
Round 23	Bahrain	Iqbal played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 427 to 472 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, -429.
Round 24	United States	Iqbal played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 517 to 373 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, -285.

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