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WSC 2009: Blue Thorogood [#104]

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On this page, you will find information about Blue Thorogood, 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 11-13, -509, and is ranked #75.

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): Blue
Surname(s): Thorogood
Home: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Awards: (20th) 1993 WSC; 2004 NZ NSC
Hobbies: Chess, Snooker
Occupation: Driver
WSC 1993 Rank: 20
WSC 1995 Rank: 43
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round

High score: 528
Average for: 395
Average against: 416

Before the Tournament   

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

Round 1

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United States

Thorogood played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 459 to 390 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +69.

Round 2

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England

Thorogood played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 341 to 440 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 1-1, -30.

Round 3

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England

Thorogood played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 374 to 393 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 1-2, -49.

Round 4

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Trinidad and Tobago

Thorogood played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 524 to 356 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 2-2, +119.

Round 5

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Malaysia

Thorogood played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 353 to 341 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 3-2, +131.

Round 6

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Nigeria

Thorogood played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and won 455 to 360 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 4-2, +226.

Round 7

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Thailand

Thorogood played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and won 528 to 343 (a spread of 185).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 5-2, +411.

Round 8

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Romania

Thorogood played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 290 to 552 (a spread of -262).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 5-3, +149.

Round 9

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Australia

Thorogood played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 285 to 497 (a spread of -212).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 5-4, -63.

Round 10

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Ghana

Thorogood played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 426 to 396 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-4, -33.

Round 11

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England

Thorogood played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 499 to 421 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-4, +45.

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

Round 12

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Australia

Thorogood played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 362 to 448 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 7-5, -41.

Round 13

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Malaysia

Thorogood played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 448 to 391 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-5, +16.

Round 14

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England

Thorogood played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 334 to 416 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 8-6, -66.

Round 15

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United States

Thorogood played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 364 to 440 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 8-7, -142.

Round 16

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India

Thorogood played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 283 to 538 (a spread of -255).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 8-8, -397.

Round 17

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Canada

Thorogood played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 404 to 374 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 9-8, -367.

Round 18

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New Zealand

Thorogood played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 344 to 439 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 9-9, -462.

Round 19

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Bahrain

Thorogood played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 410 to 493 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9-10, -545.

Round 20

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New Zealand

Thorogood played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 358 to 403 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 9-11, -590.

Round 21

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Kenya

Thorogood played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 10-11, -567.

Round 22

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Wales

Thorogood played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 372 to 421 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 10-12, -616.

Round 23

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Malta

Thorogood played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 384 to 388 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 10-13, -620.

Round 24

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Zambia

Thorogood played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 499 to 388 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 11-13, -509.