WSC 2009: Ralph Lobo [#61]

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WSC 2009: Ralph Lobo [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph Lobo, 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 9-15, -54, and is ranked #97.

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): Ralph Surname(s): Lobo Home: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Awards: 2005 2006 Gulf Champion Occupation: Project Engineer WSC 2003 Rank: 36 WSC 2005 Rank: 67 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United Arab Emirates

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 421 Average against: 423
Before the Tournament		Lobo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Lobo played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 281 to 552 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -271.
Round 2	Nigeria	Lobo played #44 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 460 to 520 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-2, -331.
Round 3	United States	Lobo played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 399 to 430 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-3, -362.
Round 4	Canada	Lobo played #14 David Boys (CAN) and lost 358 to 478 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-4, -482.
Round 5	Oman	Lobo played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and lost 357 to 413 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-5, -538.
Round 6	Qatar	Lobo played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and won 472 to 365 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-5, -431.
Round 7	Bahrain	Lobo played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and lost 318 to 477 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-6, -590.
Round 8	Ghana	Lobo played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and lost 391 to 394 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-7, -593.
Round 9	Saudi Arabia	Lobo played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-8, -682.
Round 10	Sri Lanka	Lobo played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 499 to 401 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-8, -584.
Round 11	Sweden	Lobo played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 540 to 326 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-8, -370.
Round 12	Japan	Lobo played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 433 to 307 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-8, -244.
Round 13	Singapore	Lobo played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 277 to 513 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-9, -480.
Round 14	Malaysia	Lobo played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 487 to 495 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-10, -488.
Round 15	Pakistan	Lobo played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and lost 342 to 471 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-11, -617.
Round 16	Poland	Lobo played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 357 to 459 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-12, -719.
Round 17	Kuwait	Lobo played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 372 to 452 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-13, -799. Lobo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Malaysia	Lobo played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 529 to 355 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-13, -625.
Round 19	Netherlands	Lobo played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 506 to 296 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-13, -415.
Round 20	World Youth Champion	Lobo played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and won 566 to 356 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-13, -205.
Round 21	United States	Lobo played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 365 to 385 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-14, -225.
Round 22	Guyana	Lobo played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and lost 417 to 432 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-15, -240.
Round 23	Uganda	Lobo played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 513 to 427 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-15, -154.
Round 24	Tanzania	Lobo played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 493 to 393 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-15, -54.

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