WSC 2009: Jason Idalski [#41]

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WSC 2009: Jason Idalski [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Idalski, 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 9.5-14.5, -544, and is ranked #94.

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): Jason Surname(s): Idalski Home: Warren, MI, United States Awards: Member of winning 2009 Can-Am team; five Div. 1 tourney wins in U.S. Hobbies: Puzzles, reading, sports Occupation: Magazine editor NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 58/134, 14.5-13.5 -56 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 397 Average against: 419
Before the Tournament		Idalski is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	England	Idalski played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 398 to 444 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2	India	Idalski played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 376 to 474 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -144.
Round 3	France	Idalski played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 467 to 436 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, -113.
Round 4	New Zealand	Idalski played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 329 to 430 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -214.
Round 5	United Arab Emirates	Idalski played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 304 to 404 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -314.
Round 6	England	Idalski played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 421 to 536 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-5, -429.
Round 7	Bahrain	Idalski played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 338 to 514 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-6, -605.
Round 8	Wales	Idalski played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 313 to 538 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-7, -830.
Round 9	Oman	Idalski played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 405 to 389 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-7, -814.
Round 10	Saudi Arabia	Idalski played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and won 443 to 321 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-7, -692.
Round 11	Sri Lanka	Idalski played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 381 to 436 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-8, -747.
Round 12	Pakistan	Idalski played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 544 to 359 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-8, -562.
Round 13	Ghana	Idalski played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 471 to 335 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -426.
Round 14	Australia	Idalski played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 322 to 428 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-9, -532.
Round 15	Uganda	Idalski played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 325 to 408 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-10, -615.
Round 16	Trinidad and Tobago	Idalski played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 461 to 305 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-10, -459.
Round 17	Zambia	Idalski played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and tied at 428. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -459.
Round 18	United States	Idalski played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 447 to 408 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -420.
Round 19	Romania	Idalski played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 332 to 339 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -427.
Round 20	Tanzania	Idalski played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 520 to 335 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -242.
Round 21	United States	Idalski played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 351 to 513 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -404.
Round 22	Sweden	Idalski played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -381.
Round 23	South Africa	Idalski played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 380 to 482 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -483.
Round 24	United States	Idalski played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 403 to 464 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -544.
After the Finals		Idalski is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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