WSC 2009: William Kang [#46]

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WSC 2009: William Kang [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about William Kang, 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, -951, and is ranked #90.

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): William Surname(s): Kang Home: Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Hobbies: Football (Soccer), Reading, Computer games Occupation: Secondary school student 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 382 Average against: 421
Round 1	Canada	Kang played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 330 to 578 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-1, -248.
Round 2	Ghana	Kang played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 574 to 403 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -77.
Round 3	Singapore	Kang played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 375 to 453 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -155.
Round 4	Malaysia	Kang played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 374 to 300 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, -81.
Round 5	Pakistan	Kang played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 512 to 395 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +36.
Round 6	Canada	Kang played #57 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 352 to 454 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -66.
Round 7	South Africa	Kang played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 360 to 388 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -94.
Round 8	Ireland	Kang played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and lost 372 to 508 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-5, -230.
Round 9	England	Kang played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 367 to 365 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -228.
Round 10	Trinidad and Tobago	Kang played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 434 to 441 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -235.
Round 11	South Africa	Kang played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 264 to 489 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -460.
Round 12	Canada	Kang played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 420 to 412 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, -452.
Round 13	United States	Kang played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 328 to 387 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-8, -511. Kang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Kenya	Kang played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 347 to 495 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-9, -659.
Round 15	Philippines	Kang played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and lost 318 to 480 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -821.
Round 16	Australia	Kang played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 297 to 525 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-11, -1049.
Round 17	Saudi Arabia	Kang played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and won 378 to 373 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-11, -1044. Kang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Oman	Kang played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 420 to 377 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-11, -1001.
Round 19	Tanzania	Kang played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 477 to 380 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-11, -904.
Round 20	Sri Lanka	Kang played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 393 to 410 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-12, -921.
Round 21	Malaysia	Kang played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 356 to 371 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-13, -936.
Round 22	Qatar	Kang played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and won 355 to 343 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-13, -924.
Round 23	Sweden	Kang played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and lost 343 to 392 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-14, -973.
Round 24	Japan	Kang played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 411 to 389 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-14, -951.

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