WSC 2011: Rodney Romany [#78]

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WSC 2011: Rodney Romany [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Rodney Romany, 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, -75, and is ranked #59.

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): Rodney Surname(s): Romany Home: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Awards: Eight-time National Scrabble champion of Trinidad and Tobago Hobbies: Fishing, sports enthusiast Occupation: Retired School Principal WSC 1995 Rank: 54 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Trinidad and Tobago

Round by Round
High score: 476 Average for: 399 Average against: 401
Before the Tournament		Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	England	Romany played #1 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 366 to 354 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-0, +12.
Round 2	Canada	Romany played #51 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 456 to 458 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +10. Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Wales	Romany played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 363 to 431 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -58. Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Israel	Romany played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 374 to 435 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -119. Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	Malaysia	Romany played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 379 to 341 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -81.
Round 6	Kenya	Romany played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 476 to 325 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +70.
Round 7	Sweden	Romany played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 446 to 362 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +154.
Round 8	Australia	Romany played #63 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 379 to 428 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +105.
Round 9	Malta	Romany played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 295 to 422 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -22.
Round 10	Barbados	Romany played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and lost 335 to 462 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -149.
Round 11	Poland	Romany played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 461 to 398 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -86.
Round 12	Kenya	Romany played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 357 to 332 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, -61.
Round 13	Thailand	Romany played #45 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and lost 366 to 483 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -178.
Round 14	South Africa	Romany played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 414 to 417 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -181.
Round 15	United States	Romany played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 424 to 387 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, -144.
Round 16	Singapore	Romany played #70 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 402 to 465 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-9, -207.
Round 17	United States	Romany played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 352 to 408 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, -263.
Round 18	Indonesia	Romany played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 452 to 304 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -115.
Round 19	New Zealand	Romany played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 400 to 462 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-11, -177.
Round 20	Pakistan	Romany played #41 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 312 to 411 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-12, -276.
Round 21	France	Romany played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-12, -217.
Round 22	United States	Romany played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and won 424 to 387 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, -180.
Round 23	South Africa	Romany played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 444 to 392 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, -128. Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Malaysia	Romany played #15 Aaron Chong (MYS) and lost 434 to 453 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -147.
Round 25	World Youth Champion	Romany played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and won 384 to 374 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, -137.
Round 26	Sri Lanka	Romany played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 390 to 435 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-14, -182.
Round 27	Australia	Romany played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 369 to 512 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-15, -325.
Round 28	Thailand	Romany played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 463 to 438 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-15, -300.
Round 29	Gambia	Romany played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 414 to 326 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-15, -212.
Round 30	Canada	Romany played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and won 434 to 370 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-15, -148.
Round 31	Malta	Romany played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 396 to 298 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-15, -50.
Round 32	United States	Romany played #46 David Koenig (USA) and lost 433 to 473 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 16-16, -90. Romany is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 33	Scotland	Romany played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 398 to 409 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 16-17, -101.
Round 34	England	Romany played #100 David Webb (Eng) and won 372 to 346 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 17-17, -75.

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