WSC 2009: Suanne Ong [#74]

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WSC 2009: Suanne Ong [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Suanne Ong, 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, -63, and is ranked #98.

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): Suanne Surname(s): Ong Home: Georgetown, Penang, Singapore Hobbies: Writing, reading, and life, in general Occupation: Student 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 601 Average for: 437 Average against: 440
Round 1	Saudi Arabia	Ong played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and lost 344 to 452 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2	Romania	Ong played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -126.
Round 3	Pakistan	Ong played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-3, -200.
Round 4	Singapore	Ong played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 537 to 341 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-3, -4.
Round 5	Sweden	Ong played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 601 to 342 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, +255. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Malta	Ong played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 395 to 446 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, +204.
Round 7	Kenya	Ong played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 587 to 389 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, +402.
Round 8	England	Ong played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 293 to 536 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, +159.
Round 9	Canada	Ong played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 372 to 533 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, -2.
Round 10	England	Ong played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 386 to 528 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-7, -144. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Malaysia	Ong played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 540 to 323 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, +73.
Round 12	Poland	Ong played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 512 to 399 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, +186.
Round 13	Thailand	Ong played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 445 to 477 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, +154. Ong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 14	France	Ong played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 346 to 544 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-9, -44. Ong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Canada	Ong played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 422 to 414 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -36.
Round 16	New Zealand	Ong played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 516 to 410 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, +70.
Round 17	Romania	Ong played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 471 to 303 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, +238.
Round 18	Scotland	Ong played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 403 to 436 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, +205.
Round 19	England	Ong played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 369 to 488 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-11, +86.
Round 20	United States	Ong played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 446 to 475 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-12, +57.
Round 21	Philippines	Ong played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and lost 487 to 490 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-13, +54.
Round 22	Philippines	Ong played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 521 to 332 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-13, +243.
Round 23	United States	Ong played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 348 to 512 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-14, +79.
Round 24	Kenya	Ong played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 366 to 508 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-15, -63.

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