Akshay Bhandarkar's WSC 2007 Games Summary Report

 (Akshay Bhandarkar from India representing United Arab Emirates shared his experience at WSC 2007.)

My WSC 07 - Day 1

I went into this WSC with lots of word study but feeling like I hadn't played enough live Scrabble with my last tournament being the Gulf Championship way back in June. Added to the mix was the new Collins dictionary with very few countries switching over early enough to play and learn Collins words. It was a special feeling to be playing in Mumbai, which is my hometown, and it was great catching up with everyone at the opening ceremony. There was the now customary suspense about the first round pairings with some interesting matchups.

Game 1 vs Jojo Delia (Malta)

Began with a rack of AHOOVUZ in reply to YEUK at G8a - played ZOUAV(E) for 19 keeping HO but (K)AZOO (38) leaving HUV sims better. Jojo gets SWINDLe (71) shortly after but I'm able to catch up with FIBRO (37) and AORTIC (37) hooking the A on to HOH for the CSW addition HOHA which drew a challenge. Nearly got punished for playing JINNI just above a triple line thinking that it couldn't be pluralised only to see Jojo play AIAS underneath it. After a few consonant heavy racks, drew the second blank to go out with SURGEnT (63+5) and win a,nerve-settling game 367-307.

Game 2 vs Steve Polatnick (USA)

Starting with AEINOTU exchanged OU and drew DT to play TAINTED the next turn. Both of us had a string of high scores - VINED (31), DENARY (37), MAFIC (47) & ALANINE (65) for Steve while I got down COZE (45) & TSoURIS (74) - before Steve took the lead again with sINCERE (79), 312-275 after 7 moves. I later drew the Q for a 62-point double-triple letter play which had been open for most of the game. The board was fairly blocked by now and we went into a close endgame which I managed to sneak 427-418.

Game 3 vs Indunil Amarasinghe (Sri Lanka)

Got off to a flowing start against Indunil whom I'd played several times on ISC with JAEGERs (86), mOIDE(R)ED (86+5) and PARVE (42) in the first 5 moves to go up by 135. Indunil could only manage WAX for 53 in reply and a late AEEEGSS through a P (1) (62+5) capped off a comfortable win 497-297.

Game 4 vs Cheah Siu Hean (Singapore)

A fast paced game against Cheah who gets OUTR(A)NCE on the second move sandwiched between my XERAFI(N)S (79+5) & V(E)rLIGTE (74). I was never ahead by more than 50 and a late play of (D)EmENTIA for 77 was countered by his nice (C)ANALISE hooking an S onto OBVERT (84+5) to leave the scores at 409-385 in my favour heading into the endgame. Cheah was able to score 30 with the J but I was always going to go out in two and won another close game 447-435.

Game 5 vs Nigel Richards (NZ)

I was rewarded for my 4 match streak with a game against Nigel on table 3 after lunch. He changed 3 on the first move and then played GARNERS (75) and the lovely EEHNORSW (2) double-double (90+5) back to back. I replied with dOWSING (83) and VID(E)OTEX (69) two moves later to catch up at 229-230 after 5 turns each. I blundered later with AEFJLRW playing FARL (34) and not spotting JARFUL (48) while Nigel raced ahead with BANDITO (78) and COZY (54). I could only narrow the spread with KYNDE (51) and had my first loss of the day 429-501.

Game 6 vs Rod Macneil (USA)

Rod bingo-ed twice with IRISAT(E)D (68) & (A)UREoLES (71) to take a 100-point lead in the first 6 moves while I struggled with vowel-heavy racks. I opened up a triple-triple with VIRTU leaving the V at A12 but chickened out of the nine-timer holding EELRRS? (3) choosing to play RESoL(V)ER (80) instead. I was only 28 behind at this stage but Rod played ADZ for 53 leaving me needing another bingo to win. With a penultimate rack of AEEMNTX I fished off the T with DINOTUVW unseen and drew the O to play out with AXONEME for 71 but still lost narrowly 384-387.

Game 7 vs Teresa Camillieri (Malta)

I got off to an early lead against Teresa with the low-probability STARNIE (68) on the 3rd turn and later added ABROSIA (88) & LAT(E)NESS (68) consecutively to build a comfortable lead which Teresa dented with WEANErs (71) but late plays of BATIK (58) & INCH (39) for me put the result beyond any doubt 492-340.

Game 8 vs Nathan Benedict (USA)

I drew a blank on the first turn against Nathan but struggled with racks of AAEEIS? EEIJPS? EEFOPS? ABEEES? AAEIIV? while Nathan built up a 60 point lead using the Z and the Q before I finally got AVArICE down for 66 followed immediately by DDEFGIR (4) for 83 which drew a challenge. GYELD (36) and SCRUM (48) rounded off a sequence of high scores which put me ahead by 89 before Nathan caught up with ANTINO(D)E (70) & SYREN (38) which I held for a while before letting go. My final rack HNOSTT? was enough to counter his AEEIITT and I played out to win 417-398.

I was quite pleased to end the day 6-2 and in 10th place but there was a lot to follow, including the infamous ZYGAE* play and matchups against the previous two World Champions.

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(1) SEE(P)AGES

(2) Nigel played HERO(N)SEw through the N of GARNERS

(3) RELi(V)ERS

(4) FRIDGED

WSC - Day 2

Game 9 vs Edward Okulicz (Australia)

I began with a string of decent scores including FLEXO (38), AREAD (26), GRIECE (24) (which I later hooked a D onto drawing a challenge) & GROK (28) countered by Edward's VIO(L)ERS (40) and JIN(K) (45) before he played (D)ESINENT (84) to open up a 40 point lead which he maintained going into the endgame when we found ourselves with a blank each on a fairly closed board. I played BOO(TEE) for 16 leaving myself with IRS?, emptying the bag with ADEIILOTW? unseen and drew DEW. Edward used up about 5 of his remaining 20 minutes (yes, he's that quick) to kill the opening and I could only manage WaIDE for 40 which sims best but wasn't enough to win. L 342-370

Game 10 vs Sherwin Rodrigues (India)

Sherwin got off to a flyer with MOTLIER (72), ANOEST(R)A (62) & XI (53) in his first 3 moves leaving me trailing by over a 100. I managed to catch up with VAP(O)RED (52), JURA (34) and a bingo of my own GESTAPO (87) before a string of high scores by each of us saw the scores level at 322 after 7 turns. I lucked out a couple of turns later when both blanks presented themselves on my rack after breaking up an unplayable LAUWINE and played SUBrENt (82) on the next turn to close out a satisfying win 489-429.

Game 11 vs Howard Warner (NZ)

Opened with MOLTEN leaving a second E after both of us exchanged. Howard had SOUTANE (64) & (A)LGERINE (72) in reply to my VENOM (35), WIZ (59) & KAW (46), 176-162 in his favour after 5 turns. I played DePAI(N)TS (76) followed by high scores for YGOE (49) & HUH (36) to build a 100 point lead before Howard caught up with CAGIEST (67). ReTIREE (76) with my penultimate rack put me ahead by a 100 again and managed to win 477-385.

Game 12 vs Gerry Carter (Thailand)

I started with AGAVE from AAGEIPV not spotting PAVAGE which is far superior. Each of us had some good scores before (B)EgRIMES (86) put me ahead by 77. Gerry narrowed the lead with UNLACES going into the endgame but was unlucky to draw a rack full of vowels allowing me to outscore him and win 405-340.

Game 13 vs Jighere Wellington (Nigeria)

This game was annotated for the WSC website - in hindsight I probably should have played more aggressively while holding the blank instead of letting Wellington dictate the direction of the game but it was still a pleasure to take him on at Table 1.

Game 14 vs Suanne Ong (Malaysia)

Suanne played a great game and was up by 120 after 7 turns with rETYING (76), EXO (58) & QUERIDA (94) despite my UNREINS (70) & JOV(I)AL (48). I came to within 30 after 11 turns with DAUNTE(R)S (74) & TARAIRe (66) back to back but Suanne controlled the endgame well to win 476-435.

Game 15 vs Michael Gongolo (Kenya)

Michael started off with JAGER for 42 and with AENOTZY, I played ZY(G)AE* for 40. The consequent challenge came back with a tick and we continued the game, Michael using the J for JUMBO down to the double for another 32. I had drawn CEEG to go with NOT and was in the process of laying down CO(R)EGENT when things started going pear-shaped.

The adjudicator who'd marked ZYGAE* acceptable had suddenly realised that a mistake had been made and alerted Wilma who neutralised our clock and went about making a ruling that seemed fair to her at the time - the word was to stay on the board *but* the 45 points that I'd scored were cancelled out. This seemed bizarre to me especially because it meant that Michael was now effectively a bingo lead ahead and I'd wasted my Z. I briefly considered forfeiting the game but decided that I'd worked too hard to let something like this ruin my tournament. Strangely, the incident only helped me to focus harder and we had a barnstormer of a game.

My next five moves yielded 303 - CO(R)EGENT (62), RESONA(T)E (87) hooking the S onto JUMBO, WIRRA (32), QIBLA (53) & LORIOtS (69). My lead was 144 at this stage before Michael came back and overtook me brilliantly with STANDEN (73), EPAULET (84) & SIRLOIN (80) in his next 4 moves. I scored a crucial 42 with PHUT creating WIRRA(H) and won a 5 point challenge, followed by H(E)AVED for 55 to win narrowly 458-444, each of us having played 10 moves.

Game 16 vs Ganesh Asirvatham (Malaysia)

The game was effectively over as a contest after Ganesh plonked down 3 bingos in the first 4 moves - MINIATE (74) to open, ENOLAsE (68) & (L)OGLINES - and later added the brilliant BOaTH(O)OK (67) for good measure. My attempts at balancing finally yielded TREASUR(E) (77) which still left me behind by 140+ before Ganesh took a chance with a fifth bingo - PERCENT(ER)*. I challenged and was relieved to see it come back disallowed as his missed turn allowed me to go out and narrow the spread to 102, my biggest loss of the tournament so far - 350-452.

So 4-4 for the day and the competition was really hotting up. I was happy to still be in the fray in 16th place with 10 wins and was hoping to finish strongly on day 3 after a disappointing finish in London where I'd won just 2 of my last 8. It didn't help that my first opponent for the next day was Jim Kramer who'd creamed me by 200 the last time we'd played in Kuala Lumpur.

WSC - Day 3

Finally got around to finishing this - thanks to those of you who've been reading and writing in.

Game 17 vs Jim Kramer (USA)

My nerves settled when I drew a natural HAPTENE to begin followed by JANTY for 67. Jim seemed to struggle with vowels initially while I built up a 100 point lead. He got to within 50 with R(E)TURNED but pUNISHE(D) for 76 later in the game was enough to win 457-308.

Game 18 vs Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand)

Several embarrassing mistakes for me in this game. Panupol began with JUSTLED for 96 and I had no choice but to change. He then played GYBER* which I held briefly but let go and then pluralised with DiAXOnS (91) with both blanks. Fortunately he seemed fairly sure of it and didn't challenge! The scores were neck and neck till I got mixed up between IGG and UGGED/UGGING and lost a turn with UGG*. Panupol took the lead with SUETIER (64) a couple of moves later and scored heavily towards the end of the game with PANZER (42), KNOW (35) & RICY (44) while I tried to get a bingo down with single pointer racks. I may have been able to narrow the spread to 60 odd but played a poor endgame to lose 350-458.

Game 19 vs Adam Logan (Canada)

I think we had the quickest game of round 19 - Adam had 3 bingos in the first 6 moves: AIRSTOP (83), TEDEScO (84) & GREENI(E)S to go up 289-148. I managed to catch up to within 40 with AEROSAT (76), XI (36) & PEBA (35) but couldn't counter the second blank with too many vowels at the end and lost 386-465.

Game 20 vs Marty Gabriel (USA)

11-8 now and memories of London were flooding back. I found out later that I missed a bingo with EIIKLNS through a D (1) on the first move. Fortunately it didn't cost me too much as we both fished for the first bingo - scores after 5 turns were only 78-66 to Marty. I finally bingo-ed with AURI(C)LES

(61) but FERNS (47) & PHLOX (51) put Marty ahead by 20 before I got down the high-scoring OuTGAZE (125+5). My last two moves yielded JOY (57) & lAMPOON(S) (67) to cap a morale-boosting win 500-296. Marty later realised that he had missed TRICARS towards the end of the game which might have made a difference.

Game 21 vs Jason Katz-Brown (USA)

An exciting game - ISOGONS (67) on his second move gave me the S I needed for ERINGOE(S). I followed up with (C)ATTaILS (70) but Jason wasn't far behind with ROOFY (45) & VAMPED (37). The turning point here was when I played BREDY* for 36 not knowing that BREDIES came from BREDIE. Jason held for a long while before eventually accepting the play and we continued our string of high scores including ZEE (50) & HAFT (39) for him and JA (35) & BRATTLE(S) (62) for me - the scores were nearly even at 300-296 after 7. Jason drew the second blank but was hampered by too many vowels and I was able to go out with ERASION (78) to win 468-383.

Game 22 vs Tim Adamson (USA)

My third straight US opponent and I needed to win at least 2 out of the 3 games left for a shot at the money. Tim had the first bingo with VEN(U)LOSE (74+5) but I was able to reply with STRUMAE on the triple pluralising YAUD (90+5). HOARY (51) & L(I)GATURe (68) put me ahead 317-198 after 6 turns each and turns 9, 10 & 11 produced RECISIO(N) (90), GOX (57) & DEClAWS (72) to cap my biggest win of the tournament - 592-297.

Game 23 vs Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand)

A close game against Charnwit - (K)INDLERS (78), EXHUME (42) & TESTRIL (69) by me were countered by AVOWER (32), ADAgIOS (87) and JEAN (57) and scores were level at 255 after 7. Both of us then struggled with vowel heavy racks and my efforts at turning over were rewarded with the second blank - PODGIEr for 76 was enough to win on a closed board. W 412-373

Game 24 vs Hubert Wee (Singapore)

The final game of the day for a shot at 4th place if Ganesh beat Joel on table 2 (he didn't eventually). Despite the motivation, I was feeling quite brain dead by now and missed the simple AB(O)ITEAU on move 1 responding to Hubert's WOOFED at D4a, playing BATEAU underneath the second O instead. I

was somehow rewarded for this with a hat trick of bingos 2 moves later - VISITEE (77), MeTICAL (88) & vELIGER (69) - and took a 278-144 lead after 5 turns. Hubert managed CURDIES(T) (76)a couple of moves later and stuck me with the Q in the endgame but it was never going to be enough. W 443-370.

I was quite pleased to end with a 5 win streak and my best ever finish. Well done to Ganesh and Nigel who both played brilliantly and commiserations to Wellington who missed out despite dominating for a large chunk of the tournament.

Cheers,

Akshay

Andrew Fisher's WSC 2007 Games Summary Report

 (Andrew Fisher from Australia shared his WSC 2007 experience.)

Mumbai part one

Safely back from Mumbai, where I earned 16th place thanks to my respectable spread (top of the players on 14 wins out of 24). Another win would have been nice, putting me into the top ten, but given that unlike London 2005 I was hardly among the top tables it's probably a fair outcome. There were also many extremely good players below me on this occasion, including Panupol about 50th after losing the last six games, Logan well below expectations etc. Joanne Craig was also an outrageously low 80-odd (lurking among the non-native English speakers) and could easily have been a lot higher.

 

The Hotel Supreme gives good website. The reality (in my case) is that the room was grubby and primitive, with an ancient Frigidaire in the corner unusable due to the lack of a plug socket anywhere near it; a shower in the form of a spout (I didn’t discover until day 2 that you had to turn the water heater on) which gave onto the floor adjacent to the toilet, the water draining away or drying naturally in the heat; a barracks-style bed which was not made throughout my stay, nor was my bin emptied or anything whatsoever cleaned; a deafening air-conditioner, peeling paint, etc. The view from my toilet-cum-shower was of a building site, and I found it extraordinary that people worked until at least 11 at night and seemed to sleep and live there. There was no mechanisation, and from my observations it would take three people to hammer a nail into a piece of wood (one to hold it, one wielding the hammer and a supervisor). The lobby has a circular aquarium on the point of collapse containing several large fish. The hotel also has a restaurant named Seven Seas which is gloomy and unappealing – on the first night there Howard Warner spilled a glass of lassi over the table, which the waiters decided to leave to soak and sink in – on the following morning there was a sticky stain on the floor under the table which was evidently the remains. Curious that other rooms were cleaned from time to time while mine remained untouched, but at least I was given the favour of a morning paper placed outside my room on most occasions (most others did not have this boon). However, before too long I was accustomed to the conditions in light of the poverty visible on the streets – it was not unusual to see people sleeping on the roadside, and there are clearly not enough resources to make ends meet among the population. And you get used to it, especially when you don’t spend much waking time there. I certainly don’t resent the miserable conditions (by western standards) and it was a case of adapting to Mumbai life. Bizarrely (in a case of making jobs for people) there were door-wallahs opening up entrances throughout the hotel, plus a lift-wallah, various other flunkeys here and there, and several eyes boring into you should you set foot in the restaurant.

 

I had been taking malaria tablets, but the only mosquitos I saw throughout my stay were in the taxi on the way from the airport. I shared with Howard, having by chance met most of the NZ team after emerging from the plane. These were fat and lazy insects, easily crushable by hand (giving up globs of copious blood). The traffic seemed appalling, with vehicles flying here there and everywhere at all conceivable angles in front of and around the taxi, gaps frantically being gone for, multiple near misses, and all with the blithe unconcern of the grinning driver. This turned out to be normal on the streets of Mumbai (there was even a debate in the papers about the merits of using seatbelts, and motorbike helmets are clearly not compulsory either).

 

An incredible, busy and overpopulated city.

 

On the first day we didn't feel up to much, and just bummed around taking advantage of the hotel's extensive facilities. Next morning I went shopping in the company of Chris May and Vannitha for a statue of Ganesh that I had been instructed to bring back (if ever I told anybody else about this, the reliable humorous response was; What, the scrabble player?!?;). We also bought a few CD's including the intriguing “Greatest ghazals of all time;. That afternoon we repaired to the Taj President where a few consultation games were had; I teamed up with David Boys, and we had two highly enjoyable wins over assorted other players (Hovelmeier and Berofsky, then a UK/Australia team I think). We worked very well together, with his excellent strategic skills complementing my slightly better Collins knowledge, attracting three incorrect challenges in game one (EMBACES, CHEVRET; neither a bingo – and something else, although the new six DAWNEY went unchallenged). Chris May was checking us out on Maven and reckoned we played virtually perfectly but for an 11-point equity loss on one move. Wilma also caught up with us and took me to see her room, which was sumptuous.

 

On the eve of the tournament a gang of us met up and took the boat out from the Gateway of India (avoiding the oversized balloon-vendors et al) to Elephanta Island to check out the amazing sixth-century cave sculptures. The party included several US, Canadian and Australian players, who were also studying wordlists in transit and testing us with obscure long words. After inspecting the graceful statues in the caves, a respite from the intense heat and the marauding monkeys, Jason KB surprised us all by running uphill to examine some cannons that the rest of the group had spurned, then running all the way back to catch up with us just as we boarded the boat to return.

 

There was anxiety in the Australian team as to whether Naween would make it to India, having struggled to get his visa issued in time. He managed to pull a few strings in Colombo and made it just in time for the reception which took place that evening. As we trooped in, a gaudily-clad trumpeter blew a raucous welcome, two voluptuous doorway attendants daubed a good-luck tika on everybody's forehead, and trays of champagne and nibbles were circulated. Had a few chats with some of the UK team among others, and it was good to see some old friends. Play started on Friday morning, and I was due to face Ed Martin; not the easiest draw. Details to follow.

 

Mumbai WSC Day 1 

My suitcase has been sitting on the floor for a few days, but as I was clearing it away today I caught a blast of the intense mothball odour that is so redolent of the Hotel Supreme bedrooms; all the cupboards reeked of it, and there were even two mintlike balls sitting in the sink (presumably to discourage insects from scaling the plumbing from the inside; luckily this seemed to work).

 

I scored 445.58 compared to 397.54 and drew 23 blanks. But the games were, for the most part, rather one-sided, with fourteen out of 24 being decided by more than a century (of these fourteen, I won four by over two hundred, won six by over one hundred, and lost four by over one hundred). I had seven scores over 500 and conceded three; I also won five-point penalties on thirteen challenges and conceded one (LALDY, which Geoff T played; I was convinced only LALDIE was good).

 

 

Bingos for (51) and against (43):

SINKIER, REGROWTH, ELATERID/REPAINTS, METRIFY

AIRGAPS, AGISTING/OVERLOAD, OUTEATEN, LAWNIER

None/THORIAS, LENITES

ALLUDES/CREOLISE, DISBAND

AZURINE, BRIQUET, GEOPONIC/RISOTTO

STICKERS/DAINTIES, PIRATING, DEALINGS

RESENDS, NITERIE, BOSQUET/none

APERIENT, ECOTAGE/NARKIER, NONHEME, DISROOTS, DUALIST

ENDEMIAL, DEMISING, PAGANISE, STOOKIE/DRACENA, NOCTULE

TRILOBED, SCLATED, ANTHOID, UNPAVED, RETSINA/none

DERATION/BANDIEST, GENITURE, QUARTZES

TRIGONAL/CATLING, EXORABLE, GREENEST, UNPAIRED

UNELATED, TAUIWIS, REFLYING/ANORETIC

SHALLIS, INFAUNAL, MORSURES/none

VOMICAS, HASTENED, INTRADA/ONEIRIC

PENTOSE, MATILDA/DIOCESE

SNARRING, DIPNOAN/SPANGLE, EBRIATE

SEEDIER, ATONERS/REASONED (you get them, you play them!)

SEMIOVAL/GAUZIER, SELLING, VAUDOOS, BURLETTA

EASIEST, COREGENT/OARIEST, SANTERIA

PINKENS, TABORING/SERVANT, REQUIRE

PREWYNS, MUTILATE/AUTOPSIC, OVERDRAW

KAFFIRS/none

SEROONS, ETAERIO/NESTING

 

My first game (and by far the closest; in fact the only game in which endgame skills were particularly relevant) was against Ed Martin, not an easy draw, but I was happy with my SINKIER opener and a couple more bingos to take a 272-208 lead. Unfortunately he then found METRIFY, hooking JINGLE(R) for 108 and we were in a close tussle. With four in the bag I made a 3-tile play to occupy a likely scoring spot for the unseen X, and was annoyed to draw a final rack of AAAEIOU against his closing DELNS (following Ed's REX play to empty the bag). All was not lost, because I spotted a handy slot-in play of ALULA scoring 16; however, from my scan of the board I couldn't see much for my E other than EAN/NE/KA and on the premise that Ed would also want to play there or prevent me, I went for it straightaway. As soon as I hit the clock I realised there was a fairly easy spot in the top right that I had completely overlooked, and Ed duly colonised this and won the game by 3 despite ALULA. A very aggravating loss that I could have prevented if I had only spent a couple of extra minutes, and I brooded about this on and off for most of the day.

 

One of our charming Indian hosts was next, Varisht Hingorani, though I was glad to avoid Naween who had also lost by three points. Varisht began with three bingos on the trot and a couple of 30+ plays, but his scoring power dried up and I had the better letters. With one in the bag I opted for a 38-point play involving the nonword PAAN, on the basis that (i) being a familiar Indian word, Varisht might let it go; (ii) I didn’t particularly want any of the tiles from the unseen pool, which consisted of DEEJVXYY, so didn’t mind being challenged off; (iii) it was necessary to draw the attention of Collins to this glaring oversight in the wordlist. This time it stayed, and following his phony DIX which came off, I was able to capitalise and catch him with a hatful of points. Checking through the game, I note that PUSSLIES is good – I considered but was unsure; and that I could have slotted the easy FORLENT in on move seven, making four overlapping plays at the same time. I think I need to spend more time on board vision issues, because it isn't the first time I have overlooked multiple overlaps.

 

Jason Katz-Brown was next, and we had a tight struggle with very few opportunities. After Jason's phony EBRIATES on move 1 I knew that he held AIRS plus three fresh tiles in this position:

 

Andrew      AKMORSY   54 

Jason       AIRS+++   19

KAYS looked like a great move, setting up the (O)KAYS hook which I was likely to be able to use. However, the bleeping swine had drawn OT?, so THORIAS/OKAYS was good enough for him. Forty in arrears towards the end, I changed all of GJLNNRW only to see him find LENITES for an easy win. I also succumbed to Amit Chakrabarti in game 4, with little to report after his second bingo closed the board.

 

The lunch in the Taj President was sumptuous, plentiful and delicious. I subsequently faced Frederick Collins, and had a straightforward game after he was forced to change twice within the first three moves, also playing two phoneys which I removed. However, I missed a bingo from EEENNU? after his opening FILMS (1).

 

Game six against Llewellin Jegels could so easily have been lost after he managed three simple bingos early on. Holding BCIPRST with a deficit of 63, I was glad to see him dump two vowels which allowed my BOP play for 27, then STICKERS for 112 which earned me a brace of blanks. Two 40-point plays later and I was in the driving seat.

 

Gareth Williams was up next, and I definitely had the better tiles, the icing on the cake when already holding a 100-point lead being a draw of BOSQT to an EU leave, giving BOSQUET for 104. But it was a different story in the final game of the day, facing the tough Komol and having at least two I's on each of my first five racks, and a dearth of S's which he used to good effect. I drew the blank right at the death for a consolation ECOTAGE. Four wins was somewhat disappointing, but clearly I didn't play particularly well today with a couple of missed bingos and the endgame stuffup.

 

Having been to the Food Inn on the previous night with a largish gang of players, I think this was the night we sampled it again. The chicken tikka masala was truly excellent. Mostly the Americans and Canadians were playing anagrams on one table, while the Australians and others were simply chatting and eating on the other. Nice to hear from David Webb that he thought very highly indeed of Multi-Part Puzzle, and Terry enjoyed it as well.

 

I'll get round to day two before long.

 

(1) ENNUYEE (failed to think about sevens long enough)

 

Mumbai WSC Day Two

Day two of the World Championship started with a match against Helen Gipson. A quiet start when I selected OD from DDEILOO (apparently DILDOE is preferred), with ENDEMIAL on move three being matched by her DRACENA. Fortunately I had drawn a blank after dumping the Q, and countered with DEMISING, a useful BWAZI and then PAGANISE immediately followed by STOOKIE, which drew a challenge. She didn't have the firepower to compete, succumbing by over 100. I had another fortunate game against Dean Saldanha; he began strongly with OOMIAK and then TOZE after my BLIP/OI/OP, but I commenced a scoring rampage with four bingos on the trot; TRILOBED, SCLATED, ANTHOID and UNPAVED and having dumped AO from my next rack of AAINOST (nowhere for ATONIAS), it was kind of funny to draw the blank for RETSINA. As with the previous game I played almost impeccably apart from the loss of a few points in the endgame, and secured a mighty 573-301 win which unjustly condemned Dean to a spell among the lower tables.

 

Geoff Thevenot was next, and while he didn’t unleash anything of the brilliance of his later TIREWOMAN, his tiles (including an unexpected QUARTZES for 102) were good enough to overcome my uninspiring sequence of picks. Another tough game followed with Odette Rio, and her early blank bingos gave her an insurmountable lead.

 

After the habitually excellent lunch selection I had a good afternoon, kicking off with a win over Mark Schellenberg in which a leave of STW matured with the prima facie unappealing AIIU to TAUIWIS, giving me a 60-point lead which became 150 after he changed and I drew REFLYING. Then Steve Polatnick, in which my play of SHALLIS was rewarded with a rack of ANNRZ?? – no bingos available (I thought of RENDZINA, which turns out to be the only 7 or 8), but happily I had a 69-point IZARs play which didn’t look like a blank-retention dump, then INFAUNAL, immediately followed by the lucky MORSURES using the S of IZARS, whereafter the game was won.

 

The tournament's fifteenth game saw me paired with Patrick Litunya, who ended up a somewhat surprising sixth. From the intriguing NOOOSV? I plumped for ONO 8F, but should have considered making the blank an X. Anyway, Patrick thought for a while without swivelling the board, and then chose to play the (phony) NOONIER atop the play from his point of view, making OO, ON and NO. However, from my point of view which had the correct orientation, his play was effectively REINOON. I called Wilma over for a TD decision to confirm that I could challenge off REINOON, and she agreed that I could; I was hoping that Patrick would attempt the same play on move 2 the right way round, but unfortunately after my VOMICAS he went for ONO himself (picking an unmerited ONEIRIC as a followup). Another phony on his part gave me a large advantage which I underlined with a pair of easy bingos. Last of the day was with David Boys, and there was a series of interesting decisions, firstly on move 2:

Andrew  GGMNTUZ   16 

David             55 

David has just supplied a marvellous FRITZ possibility, and there is also an appealing MZUNGU on offer, but this time I decide on MUGG at F10 to keep my options open. David chooses VOTING 12A for 28, and my new rack is EENPTXZ. Should I colonise the A column with VEXT, leaving the Z-spot open, or should I go for ZEX/FRITZ and a pleasant ENPT leave? VEXT makes up a lot in the sim, but Z-plays are preferred and I couldn't resist the 76 points on offer (perhaps ZEP would have been slightly better, leaving the VEXT chance for next time). An S gives me PENTOSE, and after his OLEO I draw the tiles for PHACOID:

 

 

Andrew  ACDHIOP   201

David             148

It's a fairly silly decision on my part, but with a niceish lead I feel I can afford a phony on the premise that David might give me a spot for the bingo next time (there was also a chance it would stay on). So it's APODIC/EA for 44, which David has little hesitation in challenging off. Alas his play puts me in trouble instead of giving further opportunities; DIOCESE in the same spot. A little later we are level, and David has had the S for hooking XI at 12L but fortunately I am able to slot in MATILDA. At this point David has an interesting decision holding ABINRU?:

 

David  ABINRU?   338

Andrew           378

There are hundreds of eights using this rack, but it seems that none of them are playable on this board. David spent some time making sure, and then came up with a strong play, BURQA which opens opportunities in an unexpected area:

 

 Andrew  BDORSTU   378

 David             355

At this point the unseen pool wasn't great, and I am glad to see three N's but I could spot several possibilities including VANILLIN, VITAMINE and INNATIVE (there are even possible unlikely nine-timers such as VIRAEMIA). It seems likely that David holds the blank so it seems sensible to play two tiles (leaving one in the bag, so that I could have an extra play). Quackle simulations show the bizarre DOE/DEL at M13 to be best, something I would never have thought of, but I decide to impede as many plays as possible with the two-tile BOI at 4D. Fortunately David does not have a bingo and is reduced to VIMEN at 1D, while REDUBS is sufficient to give me a narrow win (in fact SERDAB would have been a little better). An enjoyable tactical struggle with a fine player.

 

A good day, and my six wins put me in good standing for an assault on the top tables on the final day. In the evening we had an outing to the famous Delhi Darbar, where I had a splendid mutton and lentil curry despite being incommoded by the lack of buttons on my shirt (they had ripped off as I rechecked the table number for my game against Odette, as I scythed past the door with its protruding handles which caught in the material) there were a couple of photographs of my bared chest taken at the Darbar which may turn up on Facebook at some point.

 

Back to the WSC...Day 3

Back to the World Scrabble Championship, I started day 3 with a tough matchup against Panupol, who made things no easier by opening with SPANGLE, though I soon caught up after XI and SNARRING. Apart from a retrospectively incomprehensible choice of MANDI for 23 at one point instead of dumping my J for over 30, I played adequately, but he always had a lead and I was unable to erode it.

 

Then Lanre Oyekunle, the quietly effective South African champion, where a blocked board fell in my favour (no joy with racks of EILNOST, EINOSTU, DEINSST or ACENOST, but finally Lanre was forced to open up when I held AENORST). Not very tricky racks for me (apart from deciding what to dump), but I was assisted by a couple of phonies from my opponent.

 

This put me twelfth overall, and I was elevated to table 1 where apparently Nigel Richards had already vanquished everybody above me. I actually played pretty well on a full sim, with RETCH on move 2 being about eight points better than CHURR (I considered but wasn't quite sure), and TINAJA instead of a more conservative JAI representing the main debits. But after seven moves apiece I was somehow 184-406 in arrears. I needed Nigel to have difficult tiles but this didn't happen. A surprising decision from him at the death, when he saw BRULYIES (one tile was a blank) but opted for YIP because he didn't want to empty the bag, thus allowing me to play a consolation SEMIOVAL before his closing BURLETTA.

 

Last game before lunch was against Ralph Lobo, and though he had goodish tiles including two straightforward bingos, his phony S-hook to YOLD gave me the edge. Was quite pleased to find BOUDIN from BDIIOOU which helped me out of a hole.

 

Game 21 paired me with Emmanuel Umujose of Nigeria, a nice, gentle guy who approached the table humming a tune. A great start including PINKENS and TABORING on turns 2 and 3, but somehow he kept on plugging back with good scores as my tiles deteriorated. I actually played pretty badly on a review of this game, missing a few choice moves from CELOOSX including SCOLEX, OXO, VOX, ISOLEX and others, and then a few poor endgame selections. But I was happy with my play in this position after his SERVANT:

 

 Andrew   AAGRRTU   297

 Emmanuel           280

I found TARAIRE/ZONULAR for 23. However, in the end his doubled blanks did for me.

 

Game 22 was my horror match with Sam Kantimathi. Jason had confided beforehand that; you should win, and indeed I started well with PREWYNS to open and then a couple more good scores giving a 120-point advantage after move 3. The fatal choice was PLONGE/TE placing the P in fifth position of a nine-timer; a moment's cogitation, and his reflex utterance of "Hold" was followed by a swift; uh, OK; as he realised he held AUTOPSIC for 158. I could come back with MUTILATE, but then drew a rack featuring three I's, and though I made the right choice in LIG, I picked yet another I while Sam had easy SOX and FA plays. Then the killer blow from his unlikely OVERDRAW for 98, though I did find a pleasing play here (albeit completely hopeless):

 

 Andrew   IIKNOOS   338

 Sam                478

This one was NKOSI/EAN for 45. Sam, frankly, is an annoying opponent with his massive headphones, oversized scorepad, unnecessary selection of about sixty coloured pens, huge jug of fruit juice and other accoutrements clogging the table. He routinely calls "Hold" after every move and seems to be very keen to ensure his opponent doesn't step out of line on the rules front. This loss was a kick in the guts to my slim chance of a top ten place, and might have condemned me (given two further losses) to something like a 50th place finish. So I was not pleased to have my 120-point lead snatched away and stomped on.

 

I was drawn against Evan Berofsky for game 23, and drew ACGHJRS to start. JAG is so clearly best but for some reason I picked HAJ, though incurred no major equity losses prior to the endgame, except on one move when I scored with my S rather than massaging the rack for ten fewer points. My KAFFIRS bingo was met with ZERKS for 84, and it remained close at the end I was concerned about the missing blank, but with a strange selection unseen opted to empty the bag and virtually eliminate bingos. Naturally the blank was there in the bag, so Evan had no comeback.

 

Last game, and this time I was paired with John O'Laughlin. I commented that we were shooting for a place in the teens, so not the most exciting finale for either of us. Holding AAABNRS I was hoping for D or N (C would also have done but I didn't think of BARACANS at the time); however, John began with FY. It was actually a pretty interesting game. John clearly had potential and made some attacking openings, but fortunately I was able to slot ETAERIO in the pre-endgame which was enough to win when John ran out of vowels. But the major flaw in this game was my miss from AEEGMOT using a partially-hidden initial O which would have yielded OOGAMETE! I thought of SOMEGATE but not the other eight. That made it three completely missed bingos in the event with SONOVOX (from NOOOSV?) and ENNUYEE (from EEENNU?), plus the meekly refused PUSSLIES. That's OK but could do better.

 

The WESPA AGM was that evening and was a seriously dull affair. A couple of people from the floor tended to stand up and pontificate at every agenda point, even if the topic wasn't entirely relevant to what they wanted to say. When the accounts were reviewed, somebody stood up and complained that my balance sheet was $1 out of balance. I gave a fairly curt reply agreeing that it was slightly out of balance, and then somebody else got to his feet and delivered a supplementary rant about this trivial point. I was unimpressed. The committee vote has turned into something of a farce, it has now emerged, with some willing nominees not being put up for election. But there were a couple of interesting decisions and comments, including an invitation to a World Players; event in Dallas next year.

 

That evening we had fun in the bar of the Taj President, with a couple of the younger members indulging in excessive amounts of beer (some for the first time, I think) and Suanne Ong being baptised with it as well. A few of us made our way, after several more drinks (memorable times dodging the fireworks for Diwali), to a restaurant called Indigo which disappointingly turned out to be western food only. Dielle was definitely the worse for wear and collapsed on the table without touching her pasta dish. A late night, but of course none of us cared and were looking forward to the final.

 

WSC final and Gloriana concert 

Before the final began, Philip Nelkon explained that they were filming a short documentary about the WSC and because of timing issues, had to prefilm the winner receiving his trophy and giant cheque. I think Ganesh was first - Philip announced him as the winner for the benefit of the cameras, and he leapt onto the stage jubilantly (getting a shock from the explosive release of some streamers and glitter). He then had to come on again as the runner up, and in true comedy style trudged up with shoulders slumped and a rueful expression. Then it was Nigel's turn, and unsurprisingly his demeanour was identically deadpan in both versions of reality. Ganesh was talking beforehand about having an extended sabbatical from scrabble because he feels it is consuming too much of his life, which is unbalanced as a result (but at the time of writing he has just won the Causeway Challenge premier division for the fourth time, so it was probably BS).

 

Sat mostly with David Eldar and Herve Bohbot as we watched the final, the games of which have passed into scrabble lore (some odd plays on both sides, but generally a strong showing). David was the top Australian despite having to sit his final school exams at odd times of day and night during the tournament, matching the times at which the papers were released back home in Victoria. I think we have earned the sixth place for 2009 if the old formula still applies, based on David 11th, Edward 13th, me 16th, Naween inside the top third, and Chris and Bob high enough to keep us on track. The evenings are a little blurry now but I suspect that evening a large party of us made it to Fine Dine close to the beachfront for some more splendid curries - Herve turned up just as we were about to leave, so enjoyed an ice cream with us outside before we split up. Then the flight back from Mumbai to Melbourne in the morning, having avoided any health issues throughout the week (unlike some fellow competitors).

 

We had an excellent concert yesterday at St Marks, featuring the Britten which went extremely well on the whole (although some ignorant concertgoer coughed indiscreetly at the same moment as the first note). The heat and humidity were oppressive (about 30 degrees) but the audience loved it. Next up is the closing concert of the Ballarat Goldfields festival in January, for the Martin mass for double choir and the Durufle Requiem.

Andrew

Mumbai 2007 World Scrabble Championships Experience

The WSC 2007 Logo

Round 1 vs. Charnwit S. (Thailand)





Credo played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 368 to 473 (a spread of -105).
Current ranking: #87.
Current record: 0-1, -105.


Round 2 vs. Teodoro Martus Jr (Philippines)


Never mind the phoneys! ;)

Credo played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 425 to 471 (a spread of -46).
Current ranking: #85.
Current record: 0-2, -151.


Round 3 vs. Herve Bohbot (France)



Credo played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58).
Current ranking: #77.
Current record: 1-2, -93.


Round 4 vs. Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya)



Credo played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 464 to 455 (a spread of 9).
Current ranking: #61.
Current record: 2-2, -84.


Round 5 vs. Evan Berofsky (Canada)



Credo played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 371 to 356 (a spread of 15).
Current ranking: #47.
Current record: 3-2, -69.


Round 6 vs. Joanne Craig (New Zealand)



Credo played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 418 to 376 (a spread of 42).
Current ranking: #34.
Current record: 4-2, -27.


Round 7 vs. Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria)



Credo played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 389 to 424 (a spread of -35).
Current ranking: #45.
Current record: 4-3, -62.


Round 8 vs. Adam Philpotts (England)



Credo played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 315 to 420 (a spread of -105).
Current ranking: #60.
Current record: 4-4, -167.


Round 9 vs. Mark Schellenberg (Canada)


Credo played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 450 to 465 (a spread of -15).
Current ranking: #69.
Current record: 4-5, -182.


Round 10 vs. Ron Hoekstra (Canada)



Credo played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68).
Current ranking: #56.
Current record: 5-5, -114.


Round 11 vs. Lakshan Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka)





Credo played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 413 to 288 (a spread of 125).
Current ranking: #44.
Current record: 6-5, +11.


Round 12 vs. Ferdy Anthonius (Indonesia)



Credo played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90).
Current ranking: #56.
Current record: 6-6, -79.


Round 13 vs. Gareth Williams (Wales)



Credo played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 407 to 384 (a spread of 23).
Current ranking: #49.
Current record: 7-6, -56.


Round 14 vs. Adrian Tamas (Romania)



Credo played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 364 to 465 (a spread of -101).
Current ranking: #62.
Current record: 7-7, -157.


Round 15 vs. Amit Chakrabarti (USA)



Credo played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 397 to 331 (a spread of 66).
Current ranking: #52.
Current record: 8-7, -91.


Round 16 vs. Patrick Litunya (Kenya)



Credo played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 345 to 348 (a spread of -3).
Current ranking: #59.
Current record: 8-8, -94.


Round 17 vs. Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore)



Credo played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 346 to 433 (a spread of -87).
Current ranking: #67.
Current record: 8-9, -181.


Round 18 vs. Jeff Grant (New Zealand)



Credo played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 277 to 512 (a spread of -235).
Current ranking: #74.
Current record: 8-10, -416.


Round 19 vs. Sanath Hemachandra (Oman)



Credo played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 447 to 366 (a spread of 81).
Current ranking: #66.
Current record: 9-10, -335.


Round 20 vs. Wajid Iqbal (Pakistan)



Credo played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 391 to 400 (a spread of -9).
Current ranking: #72.
Current record: 9-11, -344.


Round 21 vs. Nathan Benedict (USA)



Credo played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 390 to 412 (a spread of -22).
Current ranking: #80.
Current record: 9-12, -366.



Round 22 vs. Bob Jackman (Australia)


Credo played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 396 to 454 (a spread of -58).
Current ranking: #85.
Current record: 9-13, -424.


Round 23 vs. Tony Leah (Canada)



Credo played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 427 to 381 (a spread of 46).
Current ranking: #78.
Current record: 10-13, -378.


Round 24 vs Ranganathan Chakravarthy (India)



Credo played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 394 to 335 (a spread of 59).
Current ranking: #69.
Current record: 11-13, -319.

Certificate of  Participation

2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship

Contents:

• WSC 2007 Details
• Complete Results
• Finals Game 1
• Finals Game 2
• Finals Game 3

WSC 2007 Details:
Venue: Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India

Dates: Nov. 9-12, 2007

No. of Players: 104

Dictionary: CSW07
Challenge Rule: 5-Point Penalty

Winner: Nigel Richards
Runner-Up: Ganesh Asirvatham

Top Prize: $ 15,000.00
Format:

The tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament, whose top two players contested a best-of-five final.

Complete Results:
(Standing after 24 rounds)

WSC 2007 Mumbai Participants (Photo courtesy of John Chew)

Best-of-Five Finals

Ganesh Asirvatham vs. Nigel Richards at WSC 2007

Game 1

Play through by clicking Forward button or any part of the board.

Game 2

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Game 3

Play through by clicking Forward button or any part of the board.

Recap:
Game 1: Nigel 412 - Ganesh 316
Game 2: Ganesh 371 - Nigel 400
Game 3: Nigel 499 - Ganesh 468

Philippines Scrabble Ratings as of October 31, 2007

I. ACTIVE PLAYERS
RANK PLAYERS RATING
1 Rio, Odette Carmina 2211
2 Martus, Teodoro Jr. 2157
3 Credo, Ronald 2120
4 dela Cerna, Renante 2094
5 Labog, Leonora 2078
6 Basman, Hyatt 2070
7 Parchamento, Roger 2001
8 Recedes, Mario 1993
9 Rivera, Oscar Jr. 1986
10 Toroy, Joel 1978
11 Guatno, Avelino 1974
12 Navarro, Rolly 1974
13 Alagaban, Orville James 1947
14 Bacani, Lorenzo 1939
15 Dalangin, Melvin 1932
16 de Jesus, Teejay 1921
17 Laput, Michael 1903
18 Talosig, Rogie 1902
19 Dizon, Francis Jr. 1893
20 Toroy, Jose Marte 1886
21 Aparre, Ursita 1880
22 Malonzo, Antonio 1878
23 Aquino, Andronico Sr. 1877
24 Nemitrmansuk, Pakorn 1871
25 Eslao, Dart 1863
26 Miranda, Mario 1838
27 de Guzman, Louie Mark 1829
28 Onate, Robbie 1811
29 Gogoling, Abe 1810
30 Bacani, Jessica 1802
31 Enaje, Eduardo 1798
32 Suma, Bobby 1786
33 Epe, Don 1780
34 Flores, Malou 1777
35 Trinidad, Michael Anthony 1773
36 Dimaano, Delio 1770
37 Anticamara, Gerson 1768
38 Pacifico, Henry 1764
39 Genato, Ramon 1761
40 Nuesca, Cirilo Sr. 1760
41 Penera, Edmund 1758
42 Monis, Mark 1755
43 Bintudan, Frederick 1751
44 Ayuno, Jowar 1746
45 Caluza, William 1745
46 Denden, Sheena Marie 1728
47 Valledor, Clement 1726
48 Labalan, Jullence 1720
49 Lambino, Rosario 1707
50 Nuesca, Andy Sr. 1702
51 Yamson, Renz 1696
52 Barola, Tess 1695
53 Rivera, Loy 1695
54 Palomo, Alberto 1693
55 Malto, Zaldy 1693
56 Dungog, Dexter 1688
57 Angeles, J.C. 1681
58 Puerto, Marwin 1680
59 Marinas, Teodorico 1680
60 Busaing, Julio 1663
61 Macarimbang, Jack 1660
62 Alba, Rudy 1660
63 Peralta, Yvonne 1637
64 Bernardino,Alberto 1635
65 Malitao, Matthew 1623
66 Macagaan, Madid "Jhun" 1622
67 Samson, Sarah Amor 1616
68 Fernandez, Mercurion 1607
69 Gonzalez, Ricardo 1603
70 Go, Maurice Glenn 1603
71 Mandani, Rey 1602
72 Macaradi, Macadadaya "Efren" 1602
73 Acain, Charlie 1601
74 Yares, Chyssa May 1598
75 Espiritu, Sammy 1594
76 Canono, Aprylle Jaye 1592
77 Toledo, Rey 1588
78 Ipa, Cosain "Cocoy" 1586
79 Arnoco, Mark Eliezer 1583
80 Baguio, Ma. Vicky Jane 1582
81 Maniri, Tam 1576
82 Patrimonio, Estrella 1576
83 Ardona, Lily 1573
84 Dimdam, Levy 1571
85 Luyk, Huub 1568
86 Bucao, Christian James 1567
87 Pullantes, Lydia 1565
88 Imperial, Ivan Joe 1564
89 Cabanig, Mary Joy 1563
90 Elorpe, Julius 1560
91 Salayog, Bert 1554
92 Digap, Dhel 1553
93 Cue, Charles 1547
94 Vecino, Vilma 1546
95 Nuesca, Pablo 1545
96 Borboran, Emilio 1537
97 Usodan, Dauday "Dick" 1535
98 Vizcarra, Marietta 1533
99 Yusoph, Mustapha "Taps" 1531
100 Lobien, Pigeon ** 1528
101 Tomie, Andidato "Anjo" 1527
102 Ugarinan, Anshari "Andy" 1527
103 Chan, Elenita 1520
104 Araneta, Jill 1519
105 Malitao, Traci 1519
106 Alban, Loreta 1517
107 Llauderes, Jeffrey 1513
108 Solon, Daryl Bernard 1512
109 Go, Michael John 1508
110 Gonzales, Aldwin 1506
111 Pangcoga, Azis "Elmer" 1505
112 Hisoler, Archie 1503
113 Serrano, Larry 1501
114 Mamailao, Basher "Basco" 1498
115 Ravelo, Amalia 1493
116 Kotico, Pion 1491
117 Omega, Francis Paolo 1487
118 Peralta, John Carlo 1484
119 Murillo, Maykka 1483
120 Mallari, Francis III 1483
121 Tumamac, Michael Jude 1480
122 Farong-Ey, Michael 1480
123 Villarin, Margarette 1480
124 Panilagao, Nestor 1476
125 Bacani, Vladimir 1473
126 Iriberri, Ophie 1470
127 Villarete, Marvin 1468
128 Libiran, Mario 1467
129 Alegado, Margaret Johanna 1465
130 Ingente, Robert Bryan 1463
131 Albutra, Jett 1460
132 Dagoy, Leonora 1458
133 Mendoza, Kara 1458
134 Batucan, Carl Philip 1456
135 Liwat, Lowell 1449
136 Lumawan, Margie 1449
137 Luyk, Becky 1441
138 Onate, Genry 1435
139 Ambrosius, Judy 1432
140 Santos, Mayet 1429
141 Quillates, Marvin 1421
142 Olas, Reynante 1421
143 Areola, Pete 1420
144 Rubina, Kim 1416
145 Funesto, Ranielle 1412
146 Tilan, Joseph 1411
147 Garcia, Cynthia 1411
148 Cabaluna, Nathalie 1409
149 Mendez, Moises Ysrael 1403
150 Dangcal, Yasser "Leo" 1403
151 Ulatan, Perla 1402
152 Paragoso, Marife Lovely 1400
153 Alcazaren, Juan 1396
154 Solaiman, Saidde 1395
155 Samson, Samuel 1393
156 Brigole, Allen Vincent 1392
157 Dacalcap, Purificacion 1390
158 Razo, Aleli 1385
159 Torres, Chris Jay 1382
160 Borres, Kristian 1380
161 Polancos, Jayvee 1376
162 Angeles, Jack Daniel 1371
163 Unte, Sajidkhan "Sajid" 1365
164 Albutra, Joycee 1361
165 Nunez, Kimver Louie 1361
166 Yap, Kaschieca 1354
167 Rodriguez, Millefeiren 1347
168 Lendio, Farah Mae 1346
169 Beltran, Veronica 1342
170 Peremne, Sabrina 1341
171 Olomodin, Sadick 1340
172 Marquez, Balaram 1338
173 Malonzo, Rhoel 1327
174 Pacatua, Saanoding "Sanny" 1325
175 Laranang, Jocelyn 1323
176 Mutia, Acsie 1317
177 Garingo, Listerlynn Joy 1311
178 Oral, Jeanelle Marie 1301
179 Sanchez, Gwendel Joshua 1300
180 Omega, Rouvel Shay 1296
181 Mamaril, Arnel 1294
182 Masnar, Amenodid "Dino" 1291
183 Fajardo, Syrel Gin 1285
184 Flores, Mary Issanara 1282
185 Sombilon, Billy Ralf 1266
186 Manandeg, Ed 1253
187 Canales, Rubie Rose 1249
188 Medina, Nevada 1248
189 Belarmino, Kara 1246
190 Vinluan, Steffi Louise 1243
191 Ortega, Victor Antonio 1242
192 Maranga, Denise Coleen 1239
193 Bering, Raymund 1224
194 Peria, Ryan 1202
195 Sumadchat, Cristine 1201
196 Badal, Lea Faye 1200
197 Gutlay, Chaliza Duaneff 1197
198 Visaya, Avelina 1190
199 Victorio, Editha 1189
200 Ellamil, Allen 1180
201 Malitao, Jun 1179
202 Ahorro, Alex 1170
203 Fidelino, Joseph 1169
204 Lendio, Febran Gee 1168
205 Jumangit, Mel Kevin 1153
206 Cervantes, Teresita 1148
207 Tam, Johnray 1132
208 Guillen, Gloria 1123
209 Vinluan, Suyenne Denise 1114
210 Soria, Diane 1102
211 Cortez, Jesseyriche 1100
212 Cahayagan, Acyl Bethanee 1100
213 Amer, Jihanor "Ihan" 1084
214 Alzate, Denise Antoinette 1048
215 Santos, Mildred 1040
216 Tamandong, John 1037
217 Marquez, Levita 1031
218 Ortega, Gerard Francis 1000
219 Palacio, John Tristan 1000
220 Pili, Jason 1000
221 Macapagal, Felipe 1000
222 Megia, Danny Emil 1000
223 Santos, Joanna Pearl 1000


II. INACTIVE PLAYERS
1 Abrigo, Charmine Mae 1452
2 Acosta, Marissa 1142
3 Afidchao, Chayone 1148
4 Agaton, Rona 1377
5 Aguilan, Mary Grace 1572
6 Alba, Louise 1476
7 Alipio, Ronaldo 1371
8 Alvez, Ronaldo 1726
9 Ambler, Brenda 1603
10 Ancheta, Jun 1376
11 Andres, Eldie 1343
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