WSC 2009: Anand Buddhdev [#16]

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WSC 2009: Anand Buddhdev [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Anand Buddhdev, who is competing at the 2009 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, -206, and is ranked #82.

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): Anand Surname(s): Buddhdev Home: Amstelveen, Noord Holland, Netherlands Hobbies: Programming, reading, cooking Occupation: System Engineer WSC 2005 Rank: 86 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Netherlands

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 399 Average against: 408
Round 1	United States	Buddhdev played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 354 to 505 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2	Scotland	Buddhdev played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 378 to 419 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -192.
Round 3	Canada	Buddhdev played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 379 to 322 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -135.
Round 4	Wales	Buddhdev played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 399 to 560 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -296.
Round 5	Trinidad and Tobago	Buddhdev played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 415 to 374 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -255.
Round 6	South Africa	Buddhdev played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 514 to 384 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, -125.
Round 7	Pakistan	Buddhdev played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 540 to 343 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +72.
Round 8	Scotland	Buddhdev played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 339 to 373 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, +38.
Round 9	Australia	Buddhdev played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 364 to 448 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, -46.
Round 10	Indonesia	Buddhdev played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 384 to 393 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -55.
Round 11	New Zealand	Buddhdev played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 360 to 496 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-7, -191. Buddhdev is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Kenya	Buddhdev played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 463 to 375 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -103.
Round 13	United States	Buddhdev played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 444 to 359 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-7, -18.
Round 14	Thailand	Buddhdev played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 342 to 478 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-8, -154.
Round 15	Nigeria	Buddhdev played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 320 to 346 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-9, -180.
Round 16	Malta	Buddhdev played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 401 to 405 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-10, -184.
Round 17	New Zealand	Buddhdev played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 340 to 497 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-11, -341.
Round 18	Canada	Buddhdev played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 329 to 450 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-12, -462.
Round 19	United Arab Emirates	Buddhdev played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and lost 296 to 506 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-13, -672.
Round 20	Qatar	Buddhdev played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and lost 414 to 481 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-14, -739.
Round 21	Saudi Arabia	Buddhdev played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and won 449 to 361 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-14, -651.
Round 22	Kuwait	Buddhdev played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 439 to 283 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-14, -495.
Round 23	Japan	Buddhdev played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 479 to 309 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-14, -325.
Round 24	Malaysia	Buddhdev played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 443 to 324 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-14, -206.

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