Ralph Lobo [#62] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph Lobo, 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. Lobo currently has a record of 11-13, -27, and is ranked #67.

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): Ralph Surname(s): Lobo Home: Muscat, Oman Age: 42 Awards: 2005 Gulf Champion Occupation: Financial Controller WSC 2005 Team: Oman

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 548 Average for: 398 Average against: 402
Round 1		Singapore	Lobo played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 336 to 502 (a spread of -166) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -166.
Round 2		Trinidad and Tobago	Lobo played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -151.
Round 3		Bahrain	Lobo played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 529 to 406 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, -28.
Round 4		Israel	Lobo played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 433 to 280 (a spread of 153) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +125.
Round 5		Nigeria	Lobo played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Kenya	Lobo played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 474 to 357 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +214.
Round 7		Canada	Lobo played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 431 to 393 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +252.
Round 8		England	Lobo played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 328 to 502 (a spread of -174) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +78.
Round 9		Lobo recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +153.
Round 10		England	Lobo played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 282 to 464 (a spread of -182) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, -29.
Round 11		Ghana	Lobo played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 429 to 434 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, -34.
Round 12		Ghana	Lobo played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, -87.
Round 13		Wales	Lobo played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 438 to 315 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +36.
Round 14		England	Lobo played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 307 to 473 (a spread of -166) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, -130.
Round 15		United States	Lobo played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 359 to 350 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, -121.
Round 16		United States	Lobo played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 363 to 434 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, -192.
Round 17		England	Lobo played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 328 to 354 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, -218.
Round 18	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Lobo played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 407 to 440 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -251.
Round 19		Kurdistan-Iraq	Lobo played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 548 to 357 (a spread of 191) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -60.
Round 20		Malta	Lobo played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 410 to 418 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-11, -68.
Round 21		Thailand	Lobo played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 395 to 363 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, -36.
Round 22		Thailand	Lobo played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 398 to 409 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, -47.
Round 23		England	Lobo played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 445 to 413 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, -15.
Round 24		New Zealand	Lobo played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 425 to 437 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, -27.

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