WSC 2007: Ralph Lobo [#61]

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WSC 2007: Ralph Lobo [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph Lobo, 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 13-11, -80, and is ranked #41.

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): Ralph Surname(s): Lobo Home: Muscat, Oman Awards: 2005 2006 Gulf Champion Occupation: Financial Controller WSC 2003 Rank: 36 WSC 2005 Rank: 67 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Oman

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: 539 Average for: 435 Average against: 438
Round 1	United States	Lobo played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 298 to 579 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -281.
Round 2	New Zealand	Lobo played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 415 to 500 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -366.
Round 3	Malta	Lobo played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 346 to 461 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -481.
Round 4	Netherlands	Lobo played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 536 to 325 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-3, -270. Lobo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Sri Lanka	Lobo played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 412 to 411 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -269.
Round 6	France	Lobo played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 508 to 363 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, -124.
Round 7	Canada	Lobo played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 477 to 314 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +39.
Round 8	Singapore	Lobo played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 324 to 401 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -38.
Round 9	Sri Lanka	Lobo played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 533 to 354 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +141.
Round 10	Thailand	Lobo played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 437 to 531 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, +47.
Round 11	Canada	Lobo played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 539 to 479 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +107.
Round 12	Nigeria	Lobo played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 411 to 547 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, -29.
Round 13	England	Lobo played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 441 to 370 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +42.
Round 14	England	Lobo played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 417 to 491 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -32.
Round 15	Thailand	Lobo played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 423 to 411 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, -20.
Round 16	India	Lobo played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 400 to 454 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -74.
Round 17	Indonesia	Lobo played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 487 to 366 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +47. Lobo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Singapore	Lobo played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 489 to 320 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +216.
Round 19	Pakistan	Lobo played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 461 to 436 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +241.
Round 20	Australia	Lobo played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 411 to 510 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +142.
Round 21	Kenya	Lobo played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 248 to 566 (a spread of -318). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, -176.
Round 22	Canada	Lobo played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 496 to 402 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -82.
Round 23	Scotland	Lobo played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 500 to 514 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, -96.
Round 24	Philippines	Lobo played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 425 to 409 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, -80.

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