WSC 2009: Blue Thorogood [#104]

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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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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.

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