Jojo Delia [#27] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Jojo Delia, 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. Delia currently has a record of 13-11, +260, and is ranked #39.

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): Jojo Surname(s): Delia Home: Gzira, Malta Age: 51 Awards: Hobbies: Music Occupation: Architect and Civil Engineer WSC 2005 Team: Malta

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 480 Average for: 401 Average against: 390
Round 1		United States	Delia played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 401 to 430 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2		England	Delia played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 432 to 458 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -55.
Round 3		Canada	Delia played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 323 to 458 (a spread of -135) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-3, -190.
Round 4		Romania	Delia played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 471 to 262 (a spread of 209) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-3, +19.
Round 5		Kurdistan-Iraq	Delia played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 463 to 400 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, +82.
Round 6		Sri Lanka	Delia played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 325 to 364 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, +43.
Round 7		Uganda	Delia played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 428 to 342 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, +129.
Round 8	Larger photo available	Zambia	Delia played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 452 to 428 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +153.
Round 9		United States	Delia played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 296 to 522 (a spread of -226) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -73.
Round 10		Kuwait	Delia played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 476 to 390 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, +13.
Round 11		United States	Delia played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 387 to 314 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +86.
Round 12		United States	Delia played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 375 to 392 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +69.
Round 13		Nigeria	Delia played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 335 to 412 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-7, -8.
Round 14		India	Delia played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, -26.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Poland	Delia played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 464 to 271 (a spread of 193) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, +167.
Round 16		Kenya	Delia played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 380 to 382 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, +165.
Round 17		Thailand	Delia played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 406 to 404 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +167.
Round 18		Thailand	Delia played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 360 to 431 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, +96.
Round 19		Netherlands	Delia played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 480 to 416 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-10, +160.
Round 20		Oman	Delia played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 418 to 410 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +168.
Round 21		Pakistan	Delia played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 402 to 323 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, +247.
Round 22		England	Delia played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 360 to 540 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +67.
Round 23		Nigeria	Delia played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 369 to 260 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +176.
Round 24		Canada	Delia played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 425 to 341 (a spread of 84) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +260.

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