WSC 2007: Manabu Matsuda [#67]

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WSC 2007: Manabu Matsuda [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Manabu Matsuda, 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, -975, and is ranked #73.

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): Manabu Surname(s): Matsuda Home: Tokyo, Japan Awards: Japan NSC 2005 (1st), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd) Hobbies: Tennis, swimming Occupation: Food technologist 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.

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Round by Round
High score: 476 Average for: 385 Average against: 425
Before the Tournament		Matsuda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Pakistan	Matsuda played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 336 to 404 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2	Uganda	Matsuda played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 392 to 539 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -215. Matsuda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Nigeria	Matsuda played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 353 to 452 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-3, -314.
Round 4	Canada	Matsuda played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 272 to 511 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-4, -553.
Round 5	England	Matsuda played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 440 to 367 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-4, -480.
Round 6	Oman	Matsuda played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 352 to 347 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -475.
Round 7	Scotland	Matsuda played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 393 to 388 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -470.
Round 8	South Africa	Matsuda played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 378 to 466 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -558.
Round 9	India	Matsuda played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-5, -493.
Round 10	Canada	Matsuda played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 390 to 312 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, -415.
Round 11	Thailand	Matsuda played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 343 to 407 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -479.
Round 12	Australia	Matsuda played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 359 to 552 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, -672.
Round 13	United States	Matsuda played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 410 to 567 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-8, -829.
Round 14	Kuwait	Matsuda played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 234 to 540 (a spread of -306). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-9, -1135.
Round 15	Barbados	Matsuda played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 426 to 314 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-9, -1023.
Round 16	India	Matsuda played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 396 to 385 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, -1012.
Round 17	Sri Lanka	Matsuda played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 476 to 388 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-9, -924.
Round 18	Australia	Matsuda played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 371 to 446 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -999.
Round 19	England	Matsuda played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 411 to 420 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-11, -1008.
Round 20	Poland	Matsuda played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 408 to 335 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-11, -935.
Round 21	New Zealand	Matsuda played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 460 to 392 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -867.
Round 22	England	Matsuda played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 369 to 530 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-12, -1028.
Round 23	Kenya	Matsuda played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 476 to 368 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, -920.
Round 24	United States	Matsuda played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 370 to 425 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -975. Matsuda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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