WSC 2009: Phillip Edwin-Mugisha [#22]

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WSC 2009:
Phillip Edwin-Mugisha [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Phillip Edwin-Mugisha, 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 8-16, -385, and is ranked #101.

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): Phillip Surname(s): Edwin-Mugisha Home: Kampala, Uganda Awards: Uganda independence cup champion Hobbies: Soccer, Cricket, Reading, Politics, Economics Occupation: businessman, author 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Uganda

Round by Round
High score: 627 Average for: 412 Average against: 428
Round 1	England	Edwin-Mugisha played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 380 to 463 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2	England	Edwin-Mugisha played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 499 to 424 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -8.
Round 3	Trinidad and Tobago	Edwin-Mugisha played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 441 to 423 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +10.
Round 4	Romania	Edwin-Mugisha played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 443 to 453 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5	Japan	Edwin-Mugisha played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 499 to 365 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +134. Edwin-Mugisha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Ghana	Edwin-Mugisha played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 282 to 437 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7	United States	Edwin-Mugisha played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 354 to 436 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -103.
Round 8	Thailand	Edwin-Mugisha played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 481 to 463 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -85.
Round 9	Thailand	Edwin-Mugisha played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 367 to 418 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, -136.
Round 10	United States	Edwin-Mugisha played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 443 to 500 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, -193.
Round 11	United Arab Emirates	Edwin-Mugisha played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 372 to 376 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -197.
Round 12	Canada	Edwin-Mugisha played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 347 to 428 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-8, -278.
Round 13	Canada	Edwin-Mugisha played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 506 to 306 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -78.
Round 14	Malaysia	Edwin-Mugisha played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 627 to 530 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, +19. Edwin-Mugisha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	United States	Edwin-Mugisha played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 408 to 325 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, +102.
Round 16	United States	Edwin-Mugisha played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, +23.
Round 17	England	Edwin-Mugisha played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 379 to 447 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-10, -45.
Round 18	Pakistan	Edwin-Mugisha played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 413 to 449 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-11, -81.
Round 19	Philippines	Edwin-Mugisha played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 506 to 294 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, +131.
Round 20	Kenya	Edwin-Mugisha played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 334 to 466 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-12, -1.
Round 21	Singapore	Edwin-Mugisha played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 291 to 493 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-13, -203. Edwin-Mugisha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	United States	Edwin-Mugisha played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 384 to 435 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-14, -254.
Round 23	United Arab Emirates	Edwin-Mugisha played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and lost 427 to 513 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-15, -340.
Round 24	Saudi Arabia	Edwin-Mugisha played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and lost 349 to 394 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-16, -385.

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WSC 2009:Phillip Edwin-Mugisha [#22]

WSC 2009:
Phillip Edwin-Mugisha [#22]