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WSC 2009:
Sherwin Rodrigues [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Sherwin Rodrigues, 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 15-9, +624, and is ranked #13.

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

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Given name(s): Sherwin
Surname(s): Rodrigues
Home: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Awards: 2003 Oman NSC; 2008 2009 India NSC; (2nd) Sri Lanka International
Hobbies: Watching movies and TV, listening to music
Occupation: Student
WSC 2005 Rank: 70
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: India

Round by Round

High score: 538
Average for: 439
Average against: 413

Round 1

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Canada

Rodrigues played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 459 to 410 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-0, +49.

Round 2

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United States

Rodrigues played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 474 to 376 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-0, +147.

Round 3

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New Zealand

Rodrigues played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 442 to 358 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +231.

Round 4

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Australia

Rodrigues played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 382 to 523 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 3-1, +90.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Canada

Rodrigues played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 356 to 467 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 3-2, -21.

Round 6

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Scotland

Rodrigues played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 450 to 438 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 4-2, -9.

Round 7

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Nigeria

Rodrigues played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and won 467 to 454 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 5-2, +4.

Round 8

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England

Rodrigues played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 499 to 347 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-2, +156.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

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United States

Rodrigues played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 373 to 393 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-3, +136.

Round 10

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Romania

Rodrigues played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 492 to 400 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-3, +228.

Round 11

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Singapore

Rodrigues played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 366 to 465 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-4, +129.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

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England

Rodrigues played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 457 to 429 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 8-4, +157.

Round 13

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United States

Rodrigues played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 348 to 440 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-5, +65.

Round 14

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Singapore

Rodrigues played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 419 to 429 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 8-6, +55.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

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Singapore

Rodrigues played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 470 to 391 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 9-6, +134.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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New Zealand

Rodrigues played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 538 to 283 (a spread of 255).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-6, +389.

Round 17

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Australia

Rodrigues played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 452 to 439 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11-6, +402.

Round 18

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Thailand

Rodrigues played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 444 to 389 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-6, +457.

Round 19

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United States

Rodrigues played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 468 to 417 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-6, +508.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Canada

Rodrigues played #14 David Boys (CAN) and lost 389 to 395 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13-7, +502.

Round 21

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United States

Rodrigues played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 414 to 444 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 13-8, +472.

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Rodrigues is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 22

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England

Rodrigues played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 378 to 480 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 13-9, +370.

Round 23

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United States

Rodrigues played #103 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 536 to 396 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 14-9, +510.

Round 24

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United States

Rodrigues played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and won 460 to 346 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 15-9, +624.