WSC 2007: Francis Wachira [#98]

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WSC 2007: Francis Wachira [#98]

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On this page, you will find information about Francis Wachira, 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 10.5-13.5, -417, and is ranked #76.

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): Francis Surname(s): Wachira Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: First president, PANASA; Ecasa (3rd), Kampala Hobbies: Novels, Travelling, Pool Occupation: general manager 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

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: 605 Average for: 407 Average against: 424
Round 1	New Zealand	Wachira played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 319 to 526 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -207. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Wales	Wachira played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 404 to 472 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -275. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Canada	Wachira played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 419 to 374 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, -230. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Wachira played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and tied at 403. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -230.
Round 5	Oman	Wachira played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 414 to 411 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -227.
Round 6	England	Wachira played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3.5-2.5, -220.
Round 7	Philippines	Wachira played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 442 to 347 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4.5-2.5, -125.
Round 8	Malaysia	Wachira played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 321 to 448 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -252. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	England	Wachira played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 462 to 434 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5.5-3.5, -224.
Round 10	United States	Wachira played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 339 to 500 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -385.
Round 11	Indonesia	Wachira played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 435 to 514 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -464.
Round 12	Canada	Wachira played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 292 to 471 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -643.
Round 13	India	Wachira played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 410 to 425 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -658.
Round 14	Nigeria	Wachira played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 315 to 600 (a spread of -285). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -943. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	New Zealand	Wachira played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 437 to 443 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5.5-9.5, -949.
Round 16	Germany, Federal Republic of	Wachira played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 377 to 427 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5.5-10.5, -999.
Round 17	Malta	Wachira played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 334 to 393 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -1058. Wachira is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Sweden	Wachira played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 605 to 380 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -833.
Round 19	Qatar	Wachira played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 402 to 352 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -783.
Round 20	Sri Lanka	Wachira played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 382 to 391 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -792.
Round 21	Netherlands	Wachira played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 505 to 308 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -595.
Round 22	Barbados	Wachira played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 517 to 271 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -349.
Round 23	Japan	Wachira played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 368 to 476 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -457.
Round 24	Sri Lanka	Wachira played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 484 to 444 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -417.

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