WSC 2009: Ricky Purnomo [#84]

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WSC 2009: Ricky Purnomo [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Purnomo, 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 11.5-12.5, -237, and is ranked #64.

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): Ricky Surname(s): Purnomo Home: Singapore Awards: 2002 Singapore National Champion Hobbies: Euro boardgame, reading, music Occupation: Project Manager 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Singapore

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 426 Average against: 435
Round 1	World Youth Champion	Purnomo played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and tied at 408. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2	Nigeria	Purnomo played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 406 to 454 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -48.
Round 3	Northern Ireland	Purnomo played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 513 to 431 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +34.
Round 4	Pakistan	Purnomo played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 377 to 438 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -27.
Round 5	Kenya	Purnomo played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 497 to 435 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +35.
Round 6	Saudi Arabia	Purnomo played #34 Ricardo Gonzalez (SAU) and won 475 to 392 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +118.
Round 7	Canada	Purnomo played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 444 to 348 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +214.
Round 8	England	Purnomo played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 270 to 472 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +12.
Round 9	Ireland	Purnomo played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 445 to 364 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +93.
Round 10	United States	Purnomo played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 420 to 514 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -1.
Round 11	United States	Purnomo played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +75.
Round 12	Singapore	Purnomo played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 510 to 335 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +250.
Round 13	Scotland	Purnomo played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 413 to 418 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +245.
Round 14	India	Purnomo played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 429 to 419 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +255. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Ghana	Purnomo played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 442 to 446 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +251.
Round 16	England	Purnomo played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 469 to 357 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +363.
Round 17	England	Purnomo played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 394 to 343 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +414.
Round 18	United States	Purnomo played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 351 to 508 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +257.
Round 19	Thailand	Purnomo played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and won 444 to 375 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +326.
Round 20	United States	Purnomo played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 383 to 618 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +91.
Round 21	Canada	Purnomo played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 394 to 550 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -65.
Round 22	England	Purnomo played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 410 to 480 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11.5-10.5, -135.
Round 23	Wales	Purnomo played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 409 to 421 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -147.
Round 24	Australia	Purnomo played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 459 to 549 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -237.

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