WSC 2007: Emmanuel Umujose [#96]

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WSC 2007: Emmanuel Umujose [#96]

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On this page, you will find information about Emmanuel Umujose, 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, +983, and is ranked #9.

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): Emmanuel Surname(s): Umujose Home: Delta, Nigeria Awards: Highly rated player on the nigeria ratings Hobbies: singing, reading Occupation: Contractor 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Nigeria

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: 600 Average for: 437 Average against: 396
Before the Tournament		Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Umujose played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 433 to 465 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2	Germany, Federal Republic of	Umujose played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 446 to 347 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3	Pakistan	Umujose played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 368 to 304 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +131.
Round 4	Bahrain	Umujose played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and won 520 to 507 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +144. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	England	Umujose played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 419 to 453 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +110.
Round 6	England	Umujose played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 457 to 373 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +194.
Round 7	United States	Umujose played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 322 to 363 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +153.
Round 8	India	Umujose played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 377 to 476 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +54. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	England	Umujose played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 363 to 427 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -10. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Sri Lanka	Umujose played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 380 to 418 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -48.
Round 11	United States	Umujose played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 428 to 335 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +45.
Round 12	Singapore	Umujose played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, +67.
Round 13	United States	Umujose played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 389 to 489 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, -33.
Round 14	Kenya	Umujose played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 600 to 315 (a spread of 285). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, +252. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Sri Lanka	Umujose played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 405 to 301 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +356.
Round 16	England	Umujose played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 471 to 440 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +387.
Round 17	England	Umujose played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 441 to 338 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +490. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	United States	Umujose played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 375 to 381 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +484.
Round 19	United States	Umujose played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 452 to 388 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +548.
Round 20	Australia	Umujose played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 524 to 432 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +640.
Round 21	Australia	Umujose played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 440 to 397 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +683.
Round 22	United States	Umujose played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 558 to 390 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +851. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Canada	Umujose played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 377 to 459 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +769. Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	World Champion	Umujose played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 521 to 307 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +983.
After the Finals		Umujose is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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