WSC 2011: Joanne Craig [#18]

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WSC 2011: Joanne Craig [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Craig, 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 18.5-15.5, +765, and is ranked #34.

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): Joanne Surname(s): Craig Home: Sydney, NSW, Australia Awards: 2009 NZ NSC;2010 Trans-Tasman, City of Sydney Summer Masters & Winter Masters Hobbies: Travel, bushwalking, sailing Occupation: Actuary 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 584 Average for: 431 Average against: 408
Round 1	Wales	Craig played #34 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 283 to 447 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -164.
Round 2	Indonesia	Craig played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 429 to 469 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-2, -204. Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Israel	Craig played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -188.
Round 4	Sweden	Craig played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 369 to 398 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-3, -217.
Round 5	Barbados	Craig played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and lost 349 to 356 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-4, -224.
Round 6	Kuwait	Craig played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 432 to 463 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-5, -255.
Round 7	Norway	Craig played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and lost 399 to 432 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-6, -288.
Round 8	Kenya	Craig played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 314 to 347 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-7, -321. Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Malaysia	Craig played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and won 584 to 360 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-7, -97. Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Slovakia	Craig played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 534 to 263 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-7, +174.
Round 11	Romania	Craig played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 373 to 395 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-8, +152.
Round 12	Canada	Craig played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 471 to 622 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-9, +1. Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Oman	Craig played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and lost 386 to 444 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-10, -57.
Round 14	Czech Republic	Craig played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 483 to 281 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-10, +145.
Round 15	Germany, Federal Republic of	Craig played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 414 to 288 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-10, +271.
Round 16	France	Craig played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 509 to 395 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, +385.
Round 17	Bahrain	Craig played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 515 to 380 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, +520.
Round 18	Poland	Craig played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and won 452 to 427 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, +545.
Round 19	Trinidad and Tobago	Craig played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 462 to 400 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, +607.
Round 20	Singapore	Craig played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 481 to 397 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +691.
Round 21	Australia	Craig played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 454 to 435 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +710.
Round 22	New Zealand	Craig played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 511 to 378 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +843.
Round 23	United States	Craig played #43 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 418 to 482 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, +779.
Round 24	South Africa	Craig played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 405 to 379 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +805.
Round 25	South Africa	Craig played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 403 to 491 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, +717. Craig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	Canada	Craig played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, +732.
Round 27	Canada	Craig played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 356 to 464 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +624.
Round 28	Malta	Craig played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 462 to 464 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, +622.
Round 29	United Arab Emirates	Craig played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and tied at 421. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +622.
Round 30	United States	Craig played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and won 428 to 403 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +647.
Round 31	Thailand	Craig played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 435 to 425 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +657.
Round 32	United States	Craig played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 518 to 422 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17.5-14.5, +753.
Round 33	England	Craig played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 354 to 454 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 17.5-15.5, +653.
Round 34	Ghana	Craig played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 477 to 365 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 18.5-15.5, +765.

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