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WSC 2011:
Wojtek Usakiewicz [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Wojtek Usakiewicz, 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, -656, and is ranked #84.

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

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Given name(s): Wojtek
Surname(s): Usakiewicz
Home: Warszawa / Warsaw, Poland
Awards:
Hobbies: Esperanto
Occupation: Editor
Notes: A/k/a Wojciech Usakiewicz
WSC 1999 Rank: 84
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Poland

Round by Round

High score: 518
Average for: 394
Average against: 413

Round 1

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England

Usakiewicz played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 341 to 512 (a spread of -171).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 0-1, -171.

Round 2

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United States

Usakiewicz played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and lost 386 to 564 (a spread of -178).

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 0-2, -349.

Round 3

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United Arab Emirates

Usakiewicz played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 312 to 409 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 0-3, -446.

Round 4

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New Zealand

Usakiewicz played #93 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 452 to 419 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 1-3, -413.

Round 5

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Slovakia

Usakiewicz played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 431 to 289 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 2-3, -271.

Round 6

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Barbados

Usakiewicz played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and lost 376 to 416 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 2-4, -311.

Round 7

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Australia

Usakiewicz played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 379 to 495 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 2-5, -427.

Round 8

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Indonesia

Usakiewicz played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 479 to 409 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-5, -357.

Round 9

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Scotland

Usakiewicz played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 425 to 339 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 4-5, -271.

Round 10

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United States

Usakiewicz played #64 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 348 to 530 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 4-6, -453.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 11

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Canada

Usakiewicz played #4 Nick Ball (CAN) and lost 286 to 389 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 4-7, -556.

Round 12

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Gambia

Usakiewicz played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 486 to 398 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 5-7, -468.

Round 13

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Malaysia

Usakiewicz played #106 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 364 to 500 (a spread of -136).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 5-8, -604.

Round 14

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Sri Lanka

Usakiewicz played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 444 to 371 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-8, -531.

Round 15

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Ghana

Usakiewicz played #69 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 271 to 456 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 6-9, -716.

Round 16

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United States

Usakiewicz played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 405 to 480 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 6-10, -791.

Round 17

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Usakiewicz played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 429 to 368 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 7-10, -730.

Round 18

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Czech Republic

Usakiewicz played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 456 to 360 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 8-10, -634.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 19

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South Africa

Usakiewicz played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 407 to 466 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8-11, -693.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 20

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Israel

Usakiewicz played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 369 to 354 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 9-11, -678.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 21

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Kuwait

Usakiewicz played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 397 to 394 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10-11, -675.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 22

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Thailand

Usakiewicz played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 436 to 435 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 11-11, -674.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 23

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Thailand

Usakiewicz played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 415 to 412 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 12-11, -671.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 24

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Singapore

Usakiewicz played #85 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 364 to 409 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 12-12, -716.

Round 25

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United States

Usakiewicz played #46 David Koenig (USA) and lost 400 to 443 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 12-13, -759.

Round 26

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United States

Usakiewicz played #19 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 374 to 556 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 12-14, -941.

Round 27

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Kenya

Usakiewicz played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 321 to 430 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 12-15, -1050.

Round 28

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Kenya

Usakiewicz played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 422 to 482 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 12-16, -1110.

Round 29

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Netherlands

Usakiewicz played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 369 to 364 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 13-16, -1105.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 30

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France

Usakiewicz played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 518 to 212 (a spread of 306).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 14-16, -799.

Round 31

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Sweden

Usakiewicz played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 349 to 393 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 14-17, -843.

Round 32

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Romania

Usakiewicz played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 376 to 311 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 15-17, -778.

Round 33

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Poland

Usakiewicz played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 396 to 432 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 15-18, -814.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 34

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Poland

Usakiewicz played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 416 to 258 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 16-18, -656.

Usakiewicz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).