Abdul Jabbar [#48] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Abdul Jabbar, 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. Jabbar currently has a record of 10-14, +221, and is ranked #76.

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): Abdul Surname(s): Jabbar Home: Karachi, Pakistan Age: 42 Awards: 1994 1995 2003 2004 Pakistan NSC Hobbies: Reading books Occupation: Cost and management accountant WSC 2005 Team: Pakistan

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 588 Average for: 411 Average against: 402
Round 1		Bahrain	Jabbar played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 407 to 421 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2		Ireland	Jabbar played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-2, -29.
Round 3		Scotland	Jabbar played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 450 to 406 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, +15.
Round 4		Tanzania	Jabbar played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 382 to 366 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +31.
Round 5		Thailand	Jabbar played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 378 to 429 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -20.
Round 6	Larger photo available	Ghana	Jabbar played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 453 to 509 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-4, -76.
Round 7	Larger photo available	Japan	Jabbar played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 411 to 342 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -7.
Round 8		Trinidad and Tobago	Jabbar played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 355 to 438 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-5, -90.
Round 9		Pakistan	Jabbar played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 356 to 442 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-6, -176.
Round 10		Bahrain	Jabbar played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 477 to 388 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, -87.
Round 11		Netherlands	Jabbar played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 444 to 365 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -8.
Round 12		Nigeria	Jabbar played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 353 to 377 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -32.
Round 13	Larger photo available	Zambia	Jabbar played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 415 to 416 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, -33.
Round 14		Malaysia	Jabbar played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 293 to 386 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-9, -126.
Round 15		Indonesia	Jabbar played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 452 to 326 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-9, +0.
Round 16		Sri Lanka	Jabbar played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 447 to 310 (a spread of 137) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, +137.
Round 17		Kurdistan-Iraq	Jabbar played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 451 to 360 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, +228.
Round 18		Sri Lanka	Jabbar played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 439 to 443 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-10, +224.
Round 19		New Zealand	Jabbar played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-11, +214.
Round 20		Sri Lanka	Jabbar played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 391 to 402 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-12, +203.
Round 21		Israel	Jabbar played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 311 to 485 (a spread of -174) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-13, +29.
Round 22		Kuwait	Jabbar played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 448 to 443 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-13, +34.
Round 23		United States	Jabbar played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 378 to 541 (a spread of -163) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-14, -129.
Round 24		France	Jabbar played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 588 to 238 (a spread of 350) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-14, +221.

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