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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.