WSC 2011: Patrick Litunya [#53]

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WSC 2011: Patrick Litunya [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Patrick Litunya, 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, -300, and is ranked #60.

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): Patrick Surname(s): Litunya Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: Kenya champion several times, best WSC position 6 Hobbies: Football Occupation: Dentist WSC 2001 Rank: 67 WSC 2003 Rank: 15 WSC 2005 Rank: 57 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 402 Average against: 411
Round 1	United States	Litunya played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 484 to 317 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +167.
Round 2	Canada	Litunya played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 395 to 490 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +72.
Round 3	United States	Litunya played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 375 to 393 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, +54.
Round 4	United States	Litunya played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 291 to 427 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -82.
Round 5	Kenya	Litunya played #59 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and lost 255 to 537 (a spread of -282). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-4, -364.
Round 6	Trinidad and Tobago	Litunya played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 325 to 476 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-5, -515.
Round 7	Thailand	Litunya played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 391 to 418 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-6, -542.
Round 8	New Zealand	Litunya played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 347 to 314 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-6, -509. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Slovakia	Litunya played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 411 to 300 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-6, -398.
Round 10	Sri Lanka	Litunya played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 475 to 450 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -373.
Round 11	United Arab Emirates	Litunya played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 353 to 357 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -377.
Round 12	Romania	Litunya played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 482 to 403 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-7, -298. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	World Youth Champion	Litunya played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and won 374 to 373 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -297.
Round 14	United States	Litunya played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 418 to 374 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, -253.
Round 15	United States	Litunya played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 418 to 310 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, -145.
Round 16	Canada	Litunya played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 388 to 497 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, -254.
Round 17	Canada	Litunya played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -228.
Round 18	South Africa	Litunya played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 510 to 428 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, -146.
Round 19	Thailand	Litunya played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 360 to 477 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, -263.
Round 20	England	Litunya played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 384 to 340 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, -219.
Round 21	United States	Litunya played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 293 to 536 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, -462.
Round 22	Thailand	Litunya played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and lost 364 to 499 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-11, -597.
Round 23	Singapore	Litunya played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 446 to 312 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, -463.
Round 24	United States	Litunya played #46 David Koenig (USA) and lost 410 to 457 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, -510.
Round 25	Australia	Litunya played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 390 to 462 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, -582. Litunya is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 26	United States	Litunya played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and won 455 to 442 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, -569.
Round 27	Poland	Litunya played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 430 to 321 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, -460.
Round 28	United States	Litunya played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 428 to 466 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-14, -498.
Round 29	India	Litunya played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 377 to 422 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-15, -543.
Round 30	Wales	Litunya played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 559 to 306 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-15, -290.
Round 31	Australia	Litunya played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 357 to 417 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-16, -350.
Round 32	Canada	Litunya played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 378 to 457 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 15-17, -429.
Round 33	United States	Litunya played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 503 to 424 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 16-17, -350.
Round 34	Thailand	Litunya played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 437 to 387 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 17-17, -300.

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