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WSC 2007:
Odette Carmina Rio [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Odette Carmina Rio, 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 13.5-10.5, +506, and is ranked #27.

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): Odette Carmina
Surname(s): Rio
Home: Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
Awards: 2002, 2004 Philippine NSC
Hobbies: bowling, music, reading
Occupation: Tutor
WSC 1999 Rank: 43
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Philippines

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: 510
Average for: 425
Average against: 403

Before the Tournament   

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

Round 1

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England

Rio played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 418 to 366 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-0, +52.

Round 2

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England

Rio played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and tied at 396.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 1.5-0.5, +52.

Round 3

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Zambia

Rio played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 510 to 424 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2.5-0.5, +138.

Round 4

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England

Rio played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 424 to 456 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 2.5-1.5, +106.

Round 5

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World Youth Champion

Rio played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 406 to 437 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 2.5-2.5, +75.

Round 6

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United States

Rio played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 463 to 432 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 3.5-2.5, +106.

Round 7

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Kenya

Rio played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 347 to 442 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 3.5-3.5, +11.

Round 8

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Uganda

Rio played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 440 to 427 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 4.5-3.5, +24.

Round 9

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Indonesia

Rio played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 411 to 285 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 5.5-3.5, +150.

Round 10

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Canada

Rio played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 356 to 511 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 5.5-4.5, -5.

Round 11

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Kenya

Rio played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 436 to 361 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 6.5-4.5, +70.

Round 12

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Australia

Rio played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 493 to 355 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 7.5-4.5, +208.

Round 13

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United States

Rio played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 392 to 421 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7.5-5.5, +179.

Round 14

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England

Rio played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and won 498 to 372 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 8.5-5.5, +305.

Round 15

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Thailand

Rio played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 507 to 369 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 9.5-5.5, +443.

Round 16

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South Africa

Rio played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 510 to 378 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10.5-5.5, +575.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

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New Zealand

Rio played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 386 to 492 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10.5-6.5, +469.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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

Round 18

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Canada

Rio played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 428 to 461 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 10.5-7.5, +436.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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United States

Rio played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 417 to 395 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11.5-7.5, +458.

Round 20

[photo of Adam Logan]

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World Champion

Rio played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 475 to 357 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12.5-7.5, +576.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Nigeria

Rio played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 327 to 382 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12.5-8.5, +521.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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

Round 22

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England

Rio played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 324 to 430 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 12.5-9.5, +415.

Rio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Malaysia

Rio played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 388 to 421 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 12.5-10.5, +382.

Round 24

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Scotland

Rio played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 436 to 312 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 13.5-10.5, +506.

Final Round 1   

Rio is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).