WSC 2007: Kunihiko Kuroda [#56]

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WSC 2007: Kunihiko Kuroda [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Kunihiko Kuroda, 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 8-16, -1003, and is ranked #101.

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

[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]

Given name(s): Kunihiko
Surname(s): Kuroda
Home: Ikoma-shi, Nara-ken, Japan
Awards: 1993 1995 Japan NSC
Hobbies: Movies, Bowling, Incense Ceremony
Occupation: Patent searcher
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 302, 6-15 -604
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 164/176, 9.5-17.5 -730
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 158/176, 9-17 -695
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 86/90, 9-18 -466
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 128/151, 13-18 -711
WSC 1993 Rank: 59
WSC 1995 Rank: 59
WSC 1999 Rank: 82
WSC 2003 Rank: 84
WSC 2005 Rank: 101
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Japan

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.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 431 Average for: 360 Average against: 402
Before the Tournament		Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Kuroda played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 288 to 415 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -127.
Round 2	Zambia	Kuroda played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 266 to 534 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-2, -395.
Round 3	Guyana	Kuroda played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and lost 368 to 410 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-3, -437.
Round 4	United States	Kuroda played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 431 to 445 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-4, -451. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Sweden	Kuroda played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and lost 346 to 417 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-5, -522.
Round 6	England	Kuroda played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 283 to 469 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-6, -708.
Round 7	Qatar	Kuroda played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-6, -696.
Round 8	Poland	Kuroda played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 421 to 359 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-6, -634.
Round 9	Germany, Federal Republic of	Kuroda played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 338 to 426 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-7, -722.
Round 10	Malta	Kuroda played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 294 to 437 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-8, -865.
Round 11	Tanzania	Kuroda played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 395 to 389 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-8, -859.
Round 12	Canada	Kuroda played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 415 to 369 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-8, -813.
Round 13	France	Kuroda played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 410 to 278 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-8, -681.
Round 14	United States	Kuroda played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 311 to 467 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-9, -837.
Round 15	Netherlands	Kuroda played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 360 to 385 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -862.
Round 16	Wales	Kuroda played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and lost 344 to 414 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-11, -932.
Round 17	Uganda	Kuroda played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 404 to 419 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-12, -947.
Round 18	Ireland	Kuroda played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and lost 382 to 505 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-13, -1070.
Round 19	Malta	Kuroda played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 371 to 414 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-14, -1113.
Round 20	Guyana	Kuroda played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) again and won 332 to 326 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-14, -1107.
Round 21	Qatar	Kuroda played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) again and lost 327 to 364 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-15, -1144. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Kuwait	Kuroda played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 427 to 369 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-15, -1086.
Round 23	Sri Lanka	Kuroda played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 383 to 292 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-15, -995.
Round 24	Sweden	Kuroda played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) again and lost 373 to 381 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-16, -1003.

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