WSC 2007: Shakir Reshamwala [#81]

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WSC 2007:
Shakir Reshamwala [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Shakir Reshamwala, 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 8-16, -883, and is ranked #99.

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): Shakir Surname(s): Reshamwala Home: Kuwait Awards: 2004 2006 Kuwait SC Hobbies: reading, painting, travelling, writing Occupation: Journalist 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kuwait

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: 540 Average for: 381 Average against: 418
Round 1	United States	Reshamwala played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 298 to 426 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2	Canada	Reshamwala played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 402 to 381 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -107. Reshamwala is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Canada	Reshamwala played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 518 to 401 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +10.
Round 4	United States	Reshamwala played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 287 to 511 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -214.
Round 5	Wales	Reshamwala played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 331 to 450 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -333.
Round 6	Bahrain	Reshamwala played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 371 to 323 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -285.
Round 7	Kenya	Reshamwala played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 284 to 471 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-4, -472.
Round 8	Sri Lanka	Reshamwala played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 413 to 444 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -503. Reshamwala is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Canada	Reshamwala played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 394 to 445 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -554.
Round 10	Netherlands	Reshamwala played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 369 to 407 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-7, -592.
Round 11	Malta	Reshamwala played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 372 to 393 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-8, -613.
Round 12	Germany, Federal Republic of	Reshamwala played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 405 to 305 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -513.
Round 13	United States	Reshamwala played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 423 to 334 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -424.
Round 14	Japan	Reshamwala played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and won 540 to 234 (a spread of 306). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-8, -118.
Round 15	England	Reshamwala played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 288 to 497 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -327.
Round 16	Trinidad and Tobago	Reshamwala played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 484 to 375 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-9, -218.
Round 17	France	Reshamwala played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 478 to 391 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -131. Reshamwala is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	England	Reshamwala played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 294 to 482 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -319.
Round 19	India	Reshamwala played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and lost 388 to 497 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-11, -428.
Round 20	United States	Reshamwala played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 355 to 443 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-12, -516.
Round 21	Australia	Reshamwala played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 422 to 474 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-13, -568.
Round 22	Japan	Reshamwala played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 369 to 427 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-14, -626.
Round 23	Qatar	Reshamwala played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and lost 375 to 450 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-15, -701.
Round 24	Tanzania	Reshamwala played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 287 to 469 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-16, -883. Reshamwala is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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WSC 2007:Shakir Reshamwala [#81]

WSC 2007:
Shakir Reshamwala [#81]