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WSC 2011: Rafal Dominiczak [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Rafal Dominiczak, 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 17-17, +308, and is ranked #55.

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): Rafal
Surname(s): Dominiczak
Home: Leszno, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Awards:
Hobbies:
Occupation: Courier
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Poland

Round by Round

High score: 558
Average for: 413
Average against: 404

Round 1

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Singapore

Dominiczak played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 329 to 572 (a spread of -243).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 0-1, -243.

Dominiczak is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 2

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Australia

Dominiczak played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 395 to 450 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-2, -298.

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

Round 3

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Kenya

Dominiczak played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 488 to 462 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 1-2, -272.

Round 4

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World Youth Champion

Dominiczak played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and won 437 to 375 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-2, -210.

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

Round 5

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Singapore

Dominiczak played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 456 to 331 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 3-2, -85.

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

Round 6

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India

Dominiczak played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 403 to 419 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 3-3, -101.

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

Round 7

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Singapore

Dominiczak played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 287 to 365 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 3-4, -179.

Round 8

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United States

Dominiczak played #46 David Koenig (USA) and lost 367 to 369 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3-5, -181.

Round 9

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Canada

Dominiczak played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 466 to 412 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 4-5, -127.

Round 10

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United Arab Emirates

Dominiczak played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 353 to 473 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 4-6, -247.

Round 11

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Singapore

Dominiczak played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 334 to 443 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 4-7, -356.

Round 12

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Sri Lanka

Dominiczak played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 361 to 485 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 4-8, -480.

Round 13

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Ghana

Dominiczak played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 466 to 355 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 5-8, -369.

Dominiczak is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 14

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United States

Dominiczak played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 295 to 515 (a spread of -220).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 5-9, -589.

Round 15

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Kuwait

Dominiczak played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 418 to 321 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 6-9, -492.

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

Round 16

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Malaysia

Dominiczak played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 407 to 415 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 6-10, -500.

Round 17

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Romania

Dominiczak played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 416 to 331 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 7-10, -415.

Round 18

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New Zealand

Dominiczak played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 427 to 452 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 7-11, -440.

Round 19

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Oman

Dominiczak played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and lost 323 to 414 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 7-12, -531.

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

Round 20

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Canada

Dominiczak played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 411 to 462 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 7-13, -582.

Round 21

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Dominiczak played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 499 to 285 (a spread of 214).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 8-13, -368.

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

Round 22

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Sweden

Dominiczak played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 423 to 470 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 8-14, -415.

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

Round 23

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Japan

Dominiczak played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 558 to 349 (a spread of 209).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 9-14, -206.

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

Round 24

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United States

Dominiczak played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 336 to 442 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 9-15, -312.

Round 25

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Thailand

Dominiczak played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and lost 459 to 493 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 9-16, -346.

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

Round 26

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Slovakia

Dominiczak played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 504 to 314 (a spread of 190).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 10-16, -156.

Round 27

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Czech Republic

Dominiczak played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 505 to 279 (a spread of 226).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-16, +70.

Round 28

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France

Dominiczak played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 484 to 327 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 12-16, +227.

Round 29

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Norway

Dominiczak played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 407 to 346 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 13-16, +288.

Round 30

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Bahrain

Dominiczak played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 454 to 452 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 14-16, +290.

Round 31

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Canada

Dominiczak played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 435 to 402 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 15-16, +323.

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

Round 32

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Pakistan

Dominiczak played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 392 to 383 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 16-16, +332.

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

Round 33

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United States

Dominiczak played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 374 to 415 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 16-17, +291.

Round 34

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United States

Dominiczak played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 17-17, +308.

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