WSC 2011: Naomi Landau [#50]

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WSC 2011: Naomi Landau [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Naomi Landau, 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 15-19, +148, and is ranked #90.

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): Naomi Surname(s): Landau Home: Tel Aviv, ISRAEL Awards: Hobbies: Astrology Occupation: Editor/translator 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Israel

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 400 Average against: 395
Before the Tournament		Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	World Champion	Landau played #60 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Wsc) and lost 425 to 463 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -38. Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 2	Malaysia	Landau played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and lost 257 to 639 (a spread of -382). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -420. Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	New Zealand	Landau played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 358 to 374 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -436.
Round 4	Oman	Landau played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and lost 407 to 490 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-4, -519.
Round 5	Scotland	Landau played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-5, -580.
Round 6	Japan	Landau played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 397 to 365 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-5, -548.
Round 7	Slovakia	Landau played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 433 to 289 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-5, -404.
Round 8	Sri Lanka	Landau played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 474 to 343 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, -273.
Round 9	Singapore	Landau played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 334 to 461 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -400.
Round 10	United States	Landau played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 314 to 355 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-7, -441.
Round 11	Kenya	Landau played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 407 to 442 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-8, -476.
Round 12	United States	Landau played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 334 to 448 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-9, -590.
Round 13	Canada	Landau played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 429 to 444 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-10, -605.
Round 14	Germany, Federal Republic of	Landau played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 464 to 272 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-10, -413.
Round 15	Czech Republic	Landau played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 448 to 275 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-10, -240.
Round 16	Norway	Landau played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 447 to 340 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-10, -133.
Round 17	Poland	Landau played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 385 to 359 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-10, -107.
Round 18	Canada	Landau played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 451 to 412 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -68.
Round 19	Singapore	Landau played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 389 to 496 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, -175. Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Poland	Landau played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 354 to 369 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-12, -190. Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Indonesia	Landau played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 452 to 281 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-12, -19.
Round 22	Romania	Landau played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 447 to 370 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-12, +58.
Round 23	Wales	Landau played #34 Neil Green (Wal) and won 462 to 305 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, +215.
Round 24	Thailand	Landau played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, +167.
Round 25	United States	Landau played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 413 to 409 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-13, +171. Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Pakistan	Landau played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 395 to 420 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-14, +146.
Round 27	United States	Landau played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 372 to 367 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-14, +151.
Round 28	New Zealand	Landau played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 410 to 424 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-15, +137.
Round 29	Canada	Landau played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 379 to 394 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-16, +122.
Round 30	United States	Landau played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 378 to 392 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-17, +108.
Round 31	France	Landau played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 373 to 376 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 13-18, +105.
Round 32	Netherlands	Landau played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and lost 427 to 431 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-19, +101.
Round 33	Sweden	Landau played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 417 to 407 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 14-19, +111.
Round 34	Gambia	Landau played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 438 to 401 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 15-19, +148. Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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