WSC 2009: Ricardo Gonzalez [#34]

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WSC 2009: Ricardo Gonzalez [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Ricardo Gonzalez, 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, -964, and is ranked #103.

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): Ricardo Surname(s): Gonzalez Home: Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Awards: 1997 1999 SA NSC; 2003 Gulf ST; (3rd) 1999 Bangkok Open Hobbies: Reading, singing Occupation: Aviation Staff WSC 1999 Rank: 62 WSC 2003 Rank: 75 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Saudi Arabia

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 395 Average against: 435
Round 1	Malaysia	Gonzalez played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 452 to 344 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2	Thailand	Gonzalez played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 300 to 528 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -120.
Round 3	England	Gonzalez played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 443 to 467 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -144.
Round 4	Scotland	Gonzalez played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 402 to 433 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -175.
Round 5	England	Gonzalez played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 257 to 603 (a spread of -346). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-4, -521. Gonzalez is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Singapore	Gonzalez played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 392 to 475 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-5, -604.
Round 7	Qatar	Gonzalez played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and lost 420 to 450 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-6, -634.
Round 8	Singapore	Gonzalez played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 367 to 481 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-7, -748.
Round 9	United Arab Emirates	Gonzalez played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-7, -659.
Round 10	United States	Gonzalez played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and lost 321 to 443 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-8, -781.
Round 11	Oman	Gonzalez played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 424 to 407 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-8, -764.
Round 12	Sweden	Gonzalez played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 516 to 362 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -610.
Round 13	Tanzania	Gonzalez played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 366 to 440 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-9, -684.
Round 14	Trinidad and Tobago	Gonzalez played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 426 to 515 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-10, -773.
Round 15	Japan	Gonzalez played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and lost 361 to 453 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-11, -865.
Round 16	Kuwait	Gonzalez played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 479 to 346 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-11, -732.
Round 17	Malaysia	Gonzalez played #46 William Kang (MYS) and lost 373 to 378 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-12, -737. Gonzalez is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Poland	Gonzalez played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 455 to 349 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-12, -631.
Round 19	France	Gonzalez played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 386 to 455 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-13, -700.
Round 20	Ghana	Gonzalez played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and lost 425 to 590 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-14, -865.
Round 21	Netherlands	Gonzalez played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 361 to 449 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-15, -953.
Round 22	World Youth Champion	Gonzalez played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and lost 344 to 413 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-16, -1022.
Round 23	Pakistan	Gonzalez played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 355 to 342 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-16, -1009.
Round 24	Uganda	Gonzalez played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 394 to 349 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-16, -964.

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