WSC 2007: Paul Yandisha Kalumba [#49]

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WSC 2007:
Paul Yandisha Kalumba [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Yandisha Kalumba, 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, -443, and is ranked #85.

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): Paul Yandisha Surname(s): Kalumba Home: Lusaka, Zambia Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 Zambia NSC Hobbies: Chess Occupation: Information Technology WSC 2001 Rank: 73 WSC 2003 Rank: 78 WSC 2005 Rank: 71 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Zambia

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: 534 Average for: 396 Average against: 414
Round 1	United States	Kalumba played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 409 to 443 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2	Japan	Kalumba played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 534 to 266 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +234.
Round 3	Philippines	Kalumba played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 424 to 510 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, +148.
Round 4	South Africa	Kalumba played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 405 to 454 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, +99.
Round 5	Malta	Kalumba played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 335 to 537 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -103. Kalumba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Ireland	Kalumba played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and lost 355 to 475 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-5, -223.
Round 7	Malta	Kalumba played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 426 to 383 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-5, -180.
Round 8	Guyana	Kalumba played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 448 to 303 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, -35.
Round 9	United States	Kalumba played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 333 to 433 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -135.
Round 10	United States	Kalumba played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 414 to 369 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -90.
Round 11	England	Kalumba played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 454 to 409 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -45.
Round 12	New Zealand	Kalumba played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 345 to 450 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -150.
Round 13	Kenya	Kalumba played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 307 to 518 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -361.
Round 14	Trinidad and Tobago	Kalumba played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and lost 355 to 417 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-9, -423.
Round 15	England	Kalumba played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 321 to 468 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-10, -570.
Round 16	Tanzania	Kalumba played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 319 to 413 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-11, -664.
Round 17	Qatar	Kalumba played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 428 to 297 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-11, -533.
Round 18	Canada	Kalumba played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 401 to 465 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-12, -597.
Round 19	Sweden	Kalumba played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 495 to 241 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-12, -343.
Round 20	Barbados	Kalumba played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 402 to 390 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-12, -331.
Round 21	England	Kalumba played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 295 to 528 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-13, -564. Kalumba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Uganda	Kalumba played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 356 to 384 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-14, -592.
Round 23	Poland	Kalumba played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 467 to 403 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-14, -528.
Round 24	Sri Lanka	Kalumba played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 476 to 391 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-14, -443.

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WSC 2007:Paul Yandisha Kalumba [#49]

WSC 2007:
Paul Yandisha Kalumba [#49]