WSC 2011: Aaron Chong [#15]

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WSC 2011: Aaron Chong [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Aaron Chong, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-15, +1097, and is ranked #24.

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): Aaron Surname(s): Chong Home: Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia Awards: 2010, 2011 Malaysian National Champion Hobbies: Traveling, reading, gaming Occupation: Structural CAD Engineer WSC 2003 Rank: 57 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 639 Average for: 434 Average against: 402
Round 1	Thailand	Chong played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 375 to 508 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -133.
Round 2	Israel	Chong played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 639 to 257 (a spread of 382). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +249. Chong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Singapore	Chong played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 394 to 588 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, +55. Chong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	Malta	Chong played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 374 to 447 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -18.
Round 5	Israel	Chong played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 386 to 505 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-4, -137.
Round 6	Wales	Chong played #34 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 344 to 367 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-5, -160.
Round 7	Singapore	Chong played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 388 to 404 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-6, -176.
Round 8	Japan	Chong played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 427 to 451 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-7, -200.
Round 9	New Zealand	Chong played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 360 to 584 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-8, -424. Chong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Czech Republic	Chong played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 501 to 346 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-8, -269.
Round 11	Slovakia	Chong played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 481 to 258 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-8, -46.
Round 12	Oman	Chong played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 417 to 329 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-8, +42.
Round 13	United States	Chong played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 372 to 406 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-9, +8.
Round 14	Poland	Chong played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 436 to 456 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-10, -12.
Round 15	World Youth Champion	Chong played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and lost 347 to 456 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-11, -121.
Round 16	Germany, Federal Republic of	Chong played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 479 to 268 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-11, +90.
Round 17	Sweden	Chong played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 488 to 387 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-11, +191.
Round 18	France	Chong played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 403 to 311 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-11, +283.
Round 19	Poland	Chong played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 446 to 235 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, +494. Chong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Kenya	Chong played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 500 to 407 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, +587.
Round 21	United States	Chong played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 434 to 387 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, +634.
Round 22	Sri Lanka	Chong played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 392 to 476 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, +550.
Round 23	Australia	Chong played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 489 to 430 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, +609.
Round 24	Trinidad and Tobago	Chong played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 453 to 434 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, +628.
Round 25	Barbados	Chong played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and won 441 to 415 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, +654. Chong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	South Africa	Chong played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 513 to 316 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, +851.
Round 27	United States	Chong played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 506 to 339 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +1018. Chong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	United States	Chong played #43 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 456 to 359 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +1115.
Round 29	Thailand	Chong played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 405 to 382 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +1138.
Round 30	Northern Ireland	Chong played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 407 to 478 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-13, +1067.
Round 31	United States	Chong played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and won 472 to 407 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +1132.
Round 32	Australia	Chong played #72 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 406 to 471 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-14, +1067.
Round 33	United Arab Emirates	Chong played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 408 to 454 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 18-15, +1021. Chong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 34	Australia	Chong played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 421 to 345 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 19-15, +1097.

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