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WSC 2007:
Joshua Otieno Manase [#64]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Otieno Manase, 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 11-13, +507, and is ranked #62.

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): Joshua Otieno
Surname(s): Manase
Home: Nairobi, Kenya
Awards: winner of 15 tournaments 1994-2001; 2005 Kenyan NSC
Hobbies: Football
Occupation: Mathematics teacher
WSC 2001 Rank: 30
WSC 2003 Rank: 76
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: 570
Average for: 430
Average against: 409

Before the Tournament   

Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

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Singapore

Manase played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 424 to 429 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 0-1, -5.

Round 2

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United States

Manase played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 425 to 341 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-1, +79.

Round 3

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United States

Manase played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 414 to 460 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 1-2, +33.

Round 4

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Philippines

Manase played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 455 to 464 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 1-3, +24.

Round 5

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Malta

Manase played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 465 to 401 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 2-3, +88.

Round 6

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United States

Manase played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 442 to 424 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 3-3, +106.

Round 7

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Singapore

Manase played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 412 to 380 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 4-3, +138.

Round 8

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England

Manase played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 438 to 441 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 4-4, +135.

Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 9

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Thailand

Manase played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 4-5, +109.

Round 10

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Scotland

Manase played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 497 to 396 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 5-5, +210.

Round 11

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Philippines

Manase played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 361 to 436 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 5-6, +135.

Round 12

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England

Manase played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 449 to 472 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5-7, +112.

Round 13

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Zambia

Manase played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 518 to 307 (a spread of 211).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-7, +323.

Round 14

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Australia

Manase played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 502 to 383 (a spread of 119).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 7-7, +442.

Round 15

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England

Manase played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 386 to 392 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-8, +436.

Round 16

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India

Manase played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 314 to 421 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 7-9, +329.

Round 17

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New Zealand

Manase played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 413 to 569 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-10, +173.

Round 18

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Sri Lanka

Manase played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 449 to 371 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-10, +251.

Round 19

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United States

Manase played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 410 to 499 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 8-11, +162.

Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 20

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France

Manase played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 474 to 293 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 9-11, +343.

Round 21

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Nigeria

Manase played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 345 to 436 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-12, +252.

Round 22

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United States

Manase played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 360 to 369 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 9-13, +243.

Round 23

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India

Manase played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 432 to 404 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 10-13, +271.

Round 24

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Indonesia

Manase played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 570 to 334 (a spread of 236).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 11-13, +507.