WSC 2009: Michael Gongolo [#33]

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WSC 2009: Michael Gongolo [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gongolo, 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 12-12, +384, and is ranked #50.

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): Michael Surname(s): Gongolo Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: Kenyan NSC Hobbies: Sudoku, Theatre Occupation: Veterinary surgeon WSC 1999 Rank: 30 WSC 2001 Rank: 13 WSC 2003 Rank: 70 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 420 Average against: 404
Round 1	Scotland	Gongolo played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 418 to 416 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2	United States	Gongolo played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 368 to 451 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3	Pakistan	Gongolo played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 372 to 425 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -134.
Round 4	Ireland	Gongolo played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 404 to 354 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -84.
Round 5	England	Gongolo played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 486 to 329 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +73.
Round 6	Pakistan	Gongolo played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 439 to 346 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +166.
Round 7	Canada	Gongolo played #14 David Boys (CAN) and lost 405 to 455 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +116.
Round 8	South Africa	Gongolo played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 298 to 438 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -24.
Round 9	United Arab Emirates	Gongolo played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, -8.
Round 10	Thailand	Gongolo played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 434 to 437 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -11.
Round 11	England	Gongolo played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 429 to 269 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +149.
Round 12	Philippines	Gongolo played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 417 to 326 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +240.
Round 13	United States	Gongolo played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 456 to 429 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +267.
Round 14	England	Gongolo played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 462 to 353 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +376.
Round 15	Northern Ireland	Gongolo played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 524 to 373 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +527.
Round 16	United States	Gongolo played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +585. Gongolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Thailand	Gongolo played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 503 to 514 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +574. Gongolo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	World Champion	Gongolo played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 418 to 468 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +524. Gongolo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Scotland	Gongolo played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 406 to 538 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +392.
Round 20	Ghana	Gongolo played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 391 to 405 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, +378.
Round 21	United States	Gongolo played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 315 to 414 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +279.
Round 22	England	Gongolo played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 523 to 368 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +434.
Round 23	Australia	Gongolo played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 429 to 464 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, +399.
Round 24	Singapore	Gongolo played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 388 to 403 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, +384.

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