WSC 2011: Ricky Purnomo [#70]

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WSC 2011: Ricky Purnomo [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about Ricky Purnomo, 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 16-18, +414, and is ranked #69.

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): Ricky Surname(s): Purnomo Home: Singapore Awards: Singapore National Champion 2002 Hobbies: Euro boardgame, reading, music Occupation: Project Manager 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Singapore

Round by Round
High score: 659 Average for: 428 Average against: 416
Round 1	South Africa	Purnomo played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 335 to 358 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2	United States	Purnomo played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 512 to 396 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +93. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Thailand	Purnomo played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and lost 314 to 460 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, -53. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Northern Ireland	Purnomo played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 404 to 513 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -162. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Poland	Purnomo played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 331 to 456 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -287. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Ghana	Purnomo played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 490 to 404 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -201.
Round 7	Malaysia	Purnomo played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and won 404 to 388 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -185.
Round 8	Canada	Purnomo played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 398 to 532 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, -319.
Round 9	Scotland	Purnomo played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 498 to 423 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -244.
Round 10	Kenya	Purnomo played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 374 to 425 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, -295. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	United States	Purnomo played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 328 to 477 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, -444.
Round 12	United States	Purnomo played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 386 to 300 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, -358.
Round 13	India	Purnomo played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and won 494 to 360 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, -224.
Round 14	United States	Purnomo played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 353 to 461 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -332.
Round 15	Sri Lanka	Purnomo played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 409 to 450 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, -373.
Round 16	Trinidad and Tobago	Purnomo played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 465 to 402 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -310.
Round 17	Barbados	Purnomo played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and won 432 to 339 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, -217.
Round 18	South Africa	Purnomo played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 409 to 441 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-10, -249.
Round 19	Israel	Purnomo played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 372 to 477 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-11, -354. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	New Zealand	Purnomo played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 397 to 481 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-12, -438.
Round 21	Canada	Purnomo played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and won 496 to 490 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-12, -432. Purnomo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Poland	Purnomo played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 459 to 401 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-12, -374.
Round 23	United States	Purnomo played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 430 to 465 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-13, -409.
Round 24	Scotland	Purnomo played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 404 to 405 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -410.
Round 25	Pakistan	Purnomo played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 411 to 486 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-15, -485.
Round 26	Netherlands	Purnomo played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 442 to 328 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-15, -371.
Round 27	Germany, Federal Republic of	Purnomo played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 542 to 320 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-15, -149.
Round 28	England	Purnomo played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 424 to 333 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-15, -58.
Round 29	Oman	Purnomo played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and lost 422 to 431 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-16, -67.
Round 30	Czech Republic	Purnomo played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 518 to 334 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-16, +117.
Round 31	Kenya	Purnomo played #59 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and lost 449 to 528 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-17, +38.
Round 32	United States	Purnomo played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 331 to 443 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-18, -74.
Round 33	Norway	Purnomo played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 659 to 280 (a spread of 379). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 15-18, +305.
Round 34	Sweden	Purnomo played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 457 to 348 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 16-18, +414.

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