WSC 2007: Hubert Wee [#103]

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WSC 2007: Hubert Wee [#103]

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On this page, you will find information about Hubert Wee, 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 16-8, +824, and is ranked #7.

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): Hubert Surname(s): Wee Home: Singapore Awards: 2005 (2nd) Singapore Open; 2007 (3rd) King's Cup Hobbies: reading, board games, sudoku, food, travel Occupation: Student 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Singapore

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: 589 Average for: 434 Average against: 400
Before the Tournament		Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Wee played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 422 to 436 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2	Sweden	Wee played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 516 to 361 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +141.
Round 3	Kenya	Wee played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 375 to 444 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, +72.
Round 4	Pakistan	Wee played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 379 to 415 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-3, +36. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	India	Wee played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 413 to 359 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +90.
Round 6	United States	Wee played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 565 to 434 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +221.
Round 7	Uganda	Wee played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 529 to 362 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +388. Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Oman	Wee played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 401 to 324 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +465.
Round 9	Canada	Wee played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 482 to 328 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +619.
Round 10	Kenya	Wee played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 435 to 419 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +635.
Round 11	England	Wee played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and won 500 to 351 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +784.
Round 12	New Zealand	Wee played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 432 to 408 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +808. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Canada	Wee played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 500 to 473 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +835. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Nigeria	Wee played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 340 to 372 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +803. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malaysia	Wee played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 357 to 551 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +609. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Australia	Wee played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 421 to 339 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +691. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17	Malaysia	Wee played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 443 to 364 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +770.
Round 18	United States	Wee played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 460 to 378 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +852. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Thailand	Wee played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 463 to 436 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +879. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	Wee played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 589 to 385 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +1083. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Thailand	Wee played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 330 to 375 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1038.
Round 22	Nigeria	Wee played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and lost 282 to 435 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +885. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	New Zealand	Wee played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and won 411 to 399 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +897. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	United Arab Emirates	Wee played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 370 to 443 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +824. Wee is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 2		Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
After the Finals		Wee is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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