WSC 2007: Edward Okulicz [#74]

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WSC 2007: Edward Okulicz [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Okulicz, 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 15-9, +263, and is ranked #13.

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): Edward Surname(s): Okulicz Home: Sydney, NSW, Australia Awards: 2001 Australian NSC, 2005 NSW Champion, 1st at City of Sydney Masters Hobbies: Pteridology, psephology, pole dancing Occupation: Student WSC 2001 Rank: 23 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Australia

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: 643 Average for: 426 Average against: 415
Round 1	Guyana	Okulicz played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 387 to 296 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +91.
Round 2	Australia	Okulicz played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and won 478 to 383 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +186.
Round 3	South Africa	Okulicz played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 456 to 437 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +205.
Round 4	Canada	Okulicz played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 517 to 304 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +418.
Round 5	Malaysia	Okulicz played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 434 to 432 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +420. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Thailand	Okulicz played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 361 to 599 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +182. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Scotland	Okulicz played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 424 to 437 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +169.
Round 8	Canada	Okulicz played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 474 to 430 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +213.
Round 9	United Arab Emirates	Okulicz played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 370 to 342 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +241.
Round 10	Nigeria	Okulicz played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 369 to 464 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +146. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	United States	Okulicz played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 498 to 447 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +197.
Round 12	United States	Okulicz played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +262. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	New Zealand	Okulicz played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 298 to 432 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +128. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	United States	Okulicz played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 378 to 376 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +130. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	England	Okulicz played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 511 to 342 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +299.
Round 16	Singapore	Okulicz played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 339 to 421 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +217. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17	Malaysia	Okulicz played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 323 to 537 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +3. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Okulicz played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 401 to 429 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, -25.
Round 19	World Youth Champion	Okulicz played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 328 to 486 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, -183.
Round 20	Romania	Okulicz played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 643 to 389 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +71.
Round 21	World Champion	Okulicz played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 410 to 417 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +64.
Round 22	United States	Okulicz played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 520 to 504 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +80. Okulicz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	Okulicz played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 433 to 352 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +161.
Round 24	United States	Okulicz played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 460 to 358 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +263.

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