WSC 2011: Blue Thorogood [#93]

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WSC 2011: Blue Thorogood [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Blue Thorogood, 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 18-16, -465, and is ranked #47.

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): Blue Surname(s): Thorogood Home: Christchurch, New Zealand Awards: 2004 NZ Champion Hobbies: Occupation: Dangerous Goods Transporter WSC 1993 Rank: 20 WSC 1995 Rank: 43 2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 411 Average against: 424
Before the Tournament		Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	England	Thorogood played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 354 to 420 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2	WSC Runner-Up	Thorogood played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and lost 404 to 460 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -122. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Netherlands	Thorogood played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 424 to 346 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4	Poland	Thorogood played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 419 to 452 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -77.
Round 5	Canada	Thorogood played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 429 to 387 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -35.
Round 6	Poland	Thorogood played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 451 to 387 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +29. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Malaysia	Thorogood played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 441 to 389 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +81.
Round 8	Malta	Thorogood played #11 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 393 to 472 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +2. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Australia	Thorogood played #58 Chris May (AUS) and lost 405 to 447 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -40.
Round 10	England	Thorogood played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 347 to 465 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -158.
Round 11	United States	Thorogood played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 346 to 387 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -199. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	United States	Thorogood played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and won 355 to 348 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -192.
Round 13	Romania	Thorogood played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 473 to 445 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -164.
Round 14	France	Thorogood played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 498 to 370 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, -36.
Round 15	Canada	Thorogood played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 305 to 396 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -127.
Round 16	Malta	Thorogood played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 433 to 438 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -132.
Round 17	Indonesia	Thorogood played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 443 to 285 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, +26.
Round 18	United States	Thorogood played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 478 to 370 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +134.
Round 19	Australia	Thorogood played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 457 to 419 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +172.
Round 20	United States	Thorogood played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 381 to 478 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, +75. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Thorogood played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 416 to 412 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +79.
Round 22	New Zealand	Thorogood played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 378 to 511 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -54.
Round 23	United States	Thorogood played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 368 to 559 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-12, -245.
Round 24	United States	Thorogood played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 433 to 516 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, -328.
Round 25	Sri Lanka	Thorogood played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 315 to 517 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-14, -530.
Round 26	Thailand	Thorogood played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 470 to 376 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-14, -436.
Round 27	United States	Thorogood played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 390 to 373 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-14, -419.
Round 28	Israel	Thorogood played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 424 to 410 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-14, -405.
Round 29	Ghana	Thorogood played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 324 to 449 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-15, -530.
Round 30	Israel	Thorogood played #16 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 442 to 373 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, -461.
Round 31	Thailand	Thorogood played #47 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 559 to 444 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-15, -346. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	India	Thorogood played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and lost 354 to 603 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 16-16, -595. Thorogood is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 33	Australia	Thorogood played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 440 to 386 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 17-16, -541.
Round 34	England	Thorogood played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 18-16, -465.

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