WSC 2009: Chrys Placca [#82]

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WSC 2009: Chrys Placca [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Chrys Placca, 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 13-11, +376, and is ranked #36.

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): Chrys Surname(s): Placca Home: Accra, Ghana Awards: 1998 1999 2008 Ghana NSC; 2006 2008 Grandmaster Hobbies: Playing piano and organ, sports enthusiast, lover of cats, former consumer Occupation: Teacher WSC 1995 Rank: 28 WSC 2001 Rank: alt WSC 2003 Rank: 40 WSC 2005 Rank: 22 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Ghana

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 409 Average against: 393
Round 1	England	Placca played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 267 to 454 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -187.
Round 2	New Zealand	Placca played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 556 to 392 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3	Philippines	Placca played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 471 to 326 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +122.
Round 4	Canada	Placca played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 415 to 479 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +58.
Round 5	United States	Placca played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 383 to 410 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, +31.
Round 6	Uganda	Placca played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 437 to 282 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +186.
Round 7	New Zealand	Placca played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 461 to 337 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +310.
Round 8	England	Placca played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 421 to 378 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +353.
Round 9	Ghana	Placca played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 355 to 356 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +352.
Round 10	New Zealand	Placca played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 396 to 426 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, +322.
Round 11	Australia	Placca played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 368 to 402 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, +288.
Round 12	Kenya	Placca played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 381 to 351 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +318.
Round 13	Pakistan	Placca played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 544 to 296 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +566.
Round 14	Canada	Placca played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 450 to 355 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, +661.
Round 15	England	Placca played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 313 to 491 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +483.
Round 16	United States	Placca played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 375 to 450 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-8, +408.
Round 17	Kenya	Placca played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 476 to 349 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +535.
Round 18	Wales	Placca played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and won 461 to 364 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +632.
Round 19	United States	Placca played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 388 to 376 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +644. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Kenya	Placca played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 405 to 391 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +658.
Round 21	United States	Placca played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and won 412 to 408 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +662.
Round 22	England	Placca played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 368 to 462 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +568.
Round 23	United States	Placca played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 404 to 449 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +523.
Round 24	Northern Ireland	Placca played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 306 to 453 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +376.

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