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Sherwin Rodrigues [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Sherwin Rodrigues, 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 10-14, +11, and is ranked #78.

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): Sherwin
Surname(s): Rodrigues
Home: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Awards: 2003 Oman NSC
Hobbies: Watching movies and TV, listening to music
Occupation: Student
WSC 2005 Rank: 70
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: India

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round by Round

High score: 549
Average for: 429
Average against: 429

Before the Tournament   

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

Round 1

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New Zealand

Rodrigues played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 449 to 382 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-0, +67.

Round 2

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Singapore

Rodrigues played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 489 to 426 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-0, +130.

Round 3

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Singapore

Rodrigues played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 434 to 496 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 2-1, +68.

Round 4

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Trinidad and Tobago

Rodrigues played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 549 to 274 (a spread of 275).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-1, +343.

Round 5

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Canada

Rodrigues played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 487 to 411 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-1, +419.

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

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

Round 6

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United States

Rodrigues played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 436 to 473 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-2, +382.

Round 7

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Kenya

Rodrigues played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 416 to 418 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-3, +380.

Round 8

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Nigeria

Rodrigues played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 476 to 377 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-3, +479.

Round 9

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New Zealand

Rodrigues played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 478 to 365 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 6-3, +592.

Round 10

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United Arab Emirates

Rodrigues played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 429 to 489 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-4, +532.

Round 11

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Pakistan

Rodrigues played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 346 to 448 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-5, +430.

Round 12

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England

Rodrigues played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 397 to 425 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 6-6, +402.

Round 13

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Sri Lanka

Rodrigues played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 462 to 436 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-6, +428.

Round 14

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India

Rodrigues played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 476 to 430 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 8-6, +474.

Round 15

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Thailand

Rodrigues played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 324 to 435 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-7, +363.

Round 16

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Oman

Rodrigues played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 454 to 400 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-7, +417.

Round 17

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Australia

Rodrigues played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 377 to 461 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-8, +333.

Round 18

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England

Rodrigues played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 488 to 367 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 10-8, +454.

Round 19

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Thailand

Rodrigues played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 419 to 455 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-9, +418.

Round 20

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Scotland

Rodrigues played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 432 to 452 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 10-10, +398.

Round 21

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Canada

Rodrigues played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 358 to 548 (a spread of -190).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 10-11, +208.

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

Round 22

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England

Rodrigues played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 10-12, +153.

Round 23

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United States

Rodrigues played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 398 to 474 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10-13, +77.

Round 24

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United States

Rodrigues played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 373 to 439 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 10-14, +11.