WSC 2007: Suanne Ong [#75]

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WSC 2007: Suanne Ong [#75]

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On this page, you will find information about Suanne Ong, 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, +503, and is ranked #12.

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): Suanne Surname(s): Ong Home: Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Hobbies: Friends and family, reading, music, sleeping, procrastinating Occupation: Student 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malaysia

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.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 429 Average against: 408
Round 1	Kenya	Ong played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 472 to 370 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2	Thailand	Ong played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 531 to 268 (a spread of 263). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +365.
Round 3	Pakistan	Ong played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 507 to 326 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +546. Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	United States	Ong played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 480 to 409 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +617. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Australia	Ong played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 432 to 434 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +615. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	New Zealand	Ong played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 517 to 408 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +724. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Thailand	Ong played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 436 to 371 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +789. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Scotland	Ong played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 266 to 408 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +647. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Ong played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 407 to 433 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +621. Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	United States	Ong played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 391 to 384 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +628. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Ong played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +612.
Round 12	New Zealand	Ong played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 472 to 442 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +642.
Round 13	South Africa	Ong played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 485 to 457 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +670.
Round 14	United Arab Emirates	Ong played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 476 to 435 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +711.
Round 15	England	Ong played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 446 to 405 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +752.
Round 16	Nigeria	Ong played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 329 to 390 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +691. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 17	Singapore	Ong played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 364 to 443 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +612.
Round 18	World Champion	Ong played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 426 to 403 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +635.
Round 19	Canada	Ong played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 438 to 470 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +603. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Malaysia	Ong played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 425 to 542 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +486. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Scotland	Ong played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 436 to 422 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +500. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	World Youth Champion	Ong played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 356 to 401 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +455. Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Philippines	Ong played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +488.
Round 24	Thailand	Ong played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 428 to 413 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +503.
Final Round 1		Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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