WSC 2011: Joshua Otieno Manase [#56]

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WSC 2011:
Joshua Otieno Manase [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Otieno Manase, 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, -213, and is ranked #91.

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): Joshua Otieno Surname(s): Manase Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: Many national tourneys Hobbies: Watching soccer-Arsenal Occupation: Math teacher WSC 2001 Rank: 30 WSC 2003 Rank: 76 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 412 Average against: 418
Before the Tournament		Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	India	Manase played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 306 to 400 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -94.
Round 2	England	Manase played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and lost 464 to 491 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3	Poland	Manase played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 462 to 488 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-3, -147.
Round 4	Netherlands	Manase played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and lost 331 to 510 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-4, -326.
Round 5	Czech Republic	Manase played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 423 to 318 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -221.
Round 6	Scotland	Manase played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 408 to 466 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-5, -279.
Round 7	France	Manase played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 443 to 345 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -181.
Round 8	United States	Manase played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and won 490 to 303 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, +6.
Round 9	Malaysia	Manase played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 389 to 523 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-6, -128. Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Singapore	Manase played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 425 to 374 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, -77. Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	Israel	Manase played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 442 to 407 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -42.
Round 12	Trinidad and Tobago	Manase played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 332 to 357 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, -67.
Round 13	Malta	Manase played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 400 to 491 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-8, -158.
Round 14	Thailand	Manase played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 417 to 436 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-9, -177.
Round 15	Australia	Manase played #48 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 384 to 534 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -327.
Round 16	World Youth Champion	Manase played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and won 474 to 357 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-10, -210.
Round 17	Gambia	Manase played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 458 to 396 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-10, -148.
Round 18	Pakistan	Manase played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 371 to 389 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-11, -166.
Round 19	Indonesia	Manase played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 388 to 418 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-12, -196.
Round 20	Malaysia	Manase played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and lost 407 to 500 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-13, -289.
Round 21	Poland	Manase played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 407 to 376 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-13, -258.
Round 22	Canada	Manase played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 435 to 472 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-14, -295.
Round 23	Romania	Manase played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 469 to 419 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-14, -245. Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Oman	Manase played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 433 to 292 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-14, -104.
Round 25	United States	Manase played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 438 to 443 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-15, -109. Manase is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Kuwait	Manase played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 392 to 356 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-15, -73.
Round 27	Sweden	Manase played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 411 to 406 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-15, -68.
Round 28	Poland	Manase played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 482 to 422 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-15, -8.
Round 29	England	Manase played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 447 to 439 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-15, +0.
Round 30	Malta	Manase played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 421 to 462 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 14-16, -41.
Round 31	Israel	Manase played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 342 to 400 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 14-17, -99.
Round 32	Germany, Federal Republic of	Manase played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 338 to 287 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 15-17, -48.
Round 33	United States	Manase played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 389 to 453 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 15-18, -112.
Round 34	Japan	Manase played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 375 to 476 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 15-19, -213.

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WSC 2011:Joshua Otieno Manase [#56]

WSC 2011:
Joshua Otieno Manase [#56]