WSC 2009: Adrian Tamas [#100]

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WSC 2009: Adrian Tamas [#100]

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On this page, you will find information about Adrian Tamas, 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 12-12, -86, and is ranked #59.

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): Adrian Surname(s): Tamas Home: Cluj Napoca, Romania Awards: 2006 2007 J2008 apanese NSC Hobbies: Writing music, table tennis, blogging, learning foreign idioms Occupation: Teacher 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 433 Average against: 436
Before the Tournament		Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Canada	Tamas played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 389 to 542 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -153.
Round 2	Malaysia	Tamas played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -135.
Round 3	World Champion	Tamas played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 375 to 556 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-2, -316.
Round 4	Uganda	Tamas played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 453 to 443 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, -306.
Round 5	Kuwait	Tamas played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -283.
Round 6	Kenya	Tamas played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 451 to 389 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, -221.
Round 7	Malaysia	Tamas played #7 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 516 to 356 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, -61.
Round 8	New Zealand	Tamas played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 552 to 290 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +201.
Round 9	England	Tamas played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 368 to 479 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +90.
Round 10	India	Tamas played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 400 to 492 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, -2.
Round 11	United States	Tamas played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 427 to 515 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, -90.
Round 12	England	Tamas played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 374 to 477 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -193.
Round 13	England	Tamas played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 516 to 290 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +33.
Round 14	Scotland	Tamas played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 301 to 590 (a spread of -289). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, -256.
Round 15	Nigeria	Tamas played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and lost 356 to 452 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, -352.
Round 16	South Africa	Tamas played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 494 to 387 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, -245.
Round 17	Canada	Tamas played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 414 to 521 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, -352.
Round 18	Malaysia	Tamas played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 480 to 412 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-9, -284.
Round 19	Bahrain	Tamas played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 510 to 441 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, -215.
Round 20	United States	Tamas played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 438 to 460 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-10, -237.
Round 21	Bahrain	Tamas played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 393 to 468 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-11, -312.
Round 22	Pakistan	Tamas played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 380 to 427 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-12, -359.
Round 23	Canada	Tamas played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 539 to 334 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -154.
Round 24	United States	Tamas played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 435 to 367 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-12, -86.
After the Finals		Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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