WSC 2007: Patrick Litunya [#60]

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WSC 2007: Patrick Litunya [#60]

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On this page, you will find information about Patrick Litunya, 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 16-8, +845, and is ranked #6.

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): Patrick Surname(s): Litunya Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: (4th) 1998 (7th) 2000 Pan-African; Kenyan NSC Hobbies: football Occupation: Dentist WSC 2001 Rank: 67 WSC 2003 Rank: 15 WSC 2005 Rank: 57 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

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: 522 Average for: 421 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Sweden	Litunya played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 396 to 292 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2	World Champion	Litunya played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 390 to 453 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3	Canada	Litunya played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 416 to 501 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4	Guyana	Litunya played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 444 to 363 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +37.
Round 5	Singapore	Litunya played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and lost 361 to 373 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-3, +25.
Round 6	United States	Litunya played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 416 to 342 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +99.
Round 7	Kuwait	Litunya played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 471 to 284 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +286.
Round 8	Malta	Litunya played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 430 to 308 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +408. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	England	Litunya played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 428 to 359 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +477.
Round 10	Singapore	Litunya played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 419 to 435 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +461.
Round 11	England	Litunya played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 426 to 461 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +426.
Round 12	New Zealand	Litunya played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 413 to 372 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +467.
Round 13	United States	Litunya played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 478 to 427 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +518.
Round 14	Scotland	Litunya played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 313 to 438 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +393.
Round 15	Australia	Litunya played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 346 to 510 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +229. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Philippines	Litunya played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and won 348 to 345 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +232.
Round 17	United States	Litunya played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 470 to 311 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +391. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Australia	Litunya played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 522 to 445 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +468.
Round 19	United States	Litunya played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 394 to 385 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +477.
Round 20	England	Litunya played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 485 to 370 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +592.
Round 21	Canada	Litunya played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 369 to 380 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +581.
Round 22	Thailand	Litunya played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 467 to 372 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +676. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	New Zealand	Litunya played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 479 to 390 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +765.
Round 24	World Youth Champion	Litunya played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 432 to 352 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +845.
After the Finals		Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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