Adeeb Ahmad [#2] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Adeeb Ahmad, 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. Ahmad currently has a record of 9-15, -1187, and is ranked #95.

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): Adeeb Surname(s): Ahmad Home: Manama, Bahrain Age: 40 Awards: 1st in Bahrain Scrabble Championship 2004 Hobbies: reading Occupation: Investment Banking WSC 2005 Team: Bahrain

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 426 Average for: 364 Average against: 413
Round 1		Pakistan	Ahmad played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 421 to 407 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Australia	Ahmad played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 313 to 483 (a spread of -170) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -156.
Round 3		England	Ahmad played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 310 to 428 (a spread of -118) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -274.
Round 4		Kurdistan-Iraq	Ahmad played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 369 to 395 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -300.
Round 5		Canada	Ahmad played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 273 to 533 (a spread of -260) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-4, -560.
Round 6		Romania	Ahmad played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 415 to 276 (a spread of 139) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -421.
Round 7		United States	Ahmad played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 360 to 455 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -516.
Round 8		Indonesia	Ahmad played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 373 to 435 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-6, -578.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Oman	Ahmad played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 389 to 430 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-7, -619.
Round 10		Tanzania	Ahmad played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 426 to 368 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-7, -561.
Round 11		Sri Lanka	Ahmad played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 419 to 442 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-8, -584.
Round 12		Bahrain	Ahmad played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 406 to 396 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -574.
Round 13		Cameroon	Ahmad played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 379 to 473 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-9, -668.
Round 14		Japan	Ahmad played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 397 to 326 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-9, -597.
Round 15	Larger photo available	South Africa	Ahmad played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 293 to 543 (a spread of -250) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-10, -847. Ahmad is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sweden	Ahmad played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and lost 331 to 412 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-11, -928.
Round 17		France	Ahmad played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 320 to 477 (a spread of -157) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-12, -1085.
Round 18	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ahmad played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 336 to 317 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-12, -1066.
Round 19		Israel	Ahmad played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 295 to 449 (a spread of -154) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-13, -1220.
Round 20		Kenya	Ahmad played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 403 to 405 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-14, -1222.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Poland	Ahmad played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-14, -1175.
Round 22		Trinidad and Tobago	Ahmad played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 291 to 468 (a spread of -177) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-15, -1352.
Round 23		Sri Lanka	Ahmad played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 368 to 294 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-15, -1278.
Round 24		Japan	Ahmad played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 422 to 331 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-15, -1187.

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