Leonardo Capuno [#20] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Leonardo Capuno, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Capuno currently has a record of 11-13, +132, and is ranked #65.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Leonardo Surname(s): Capuno Home: Dubai, Philippines Age: 42 Awards: 2005 UAE Scrabble Champion Hobbies: Bowling Occupation: Civil Engineer Notes: a/k/a Leo Capuno WSC 2005 Team: United Arab Emirates

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 391 Average against: 385
Round 1		United States	Capuno played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 270 to 427 (a spread of -157) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-1, -157.
Round 2		Kuwait	Capuno played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 376 to 395 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -176.
Round 3		Sri Lanka	Capuno played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 392 to 441 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-3, -225.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Zambia	Capuno played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 360 to 433 (a spread of -73) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-4, -298.
Round 5		Romania	Capuno played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 412 to 331 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-4, -217.
Round 6		Kurdistan-Iraq	Capuno played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 348 to 548 (a spread of -200) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-5, -417.
Round 7		Sri Lanka	Capuno played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 471 to 299 (a spread of 172) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-5, -245.
Round 8		United States	Capuno played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 374 to 437 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-6, -308.
Round 9		Uganda	Capuno played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 470 to 355 (a spread of 115) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-6, -193.
Round 10		Canada	Capuno played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 436 to 358 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -115.
Round 11		England	Capuno played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 441 to 396 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -70.
Round 12	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Capuno played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 451 to 418 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, -37.
Round 13		Thailand	Capuno played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 435 to 279 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, +119.
Round 14		Canada	Capuno played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, +87.
Round 15		Kenya	Capuno played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 419 to 395 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-7, +111.
Round 16		Scotland	Capuno played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 394 to 416 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +89.
Round 17		New Zealand	Capuno played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 354 to 350 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +93.
Round 18		India	Capuno played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 353 to 407 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, +39.
Round 19		Nigeria	Capuno played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-10, +25.
Round 20		Sri Lanka	Capuno played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 477 to 354 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-10, +148.
Round 21		Thailand	Capuno played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 329 to 346 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, +131.
Round 22		United States	Capuno played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 368 to 408 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, +91.
Round 23		Israel	Capuno played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 355 to 265 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, +181.
Round 24		England	Capuno played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 351 to 400 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, +132.

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