Ben Filio [#33] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Ben Filio, 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. Filio currently has a record of 9-15, -806, and is ranked #91.

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): Ben Surname(s): Filio Home: Manama, Bahrain Age: 44 Awards: 6th place, 2005 Gulf Championship; 2nd place, 2001 Bahrain Hobbies: Reading, Watching videos, Playing chess, Swimming Occupation: Waiter Notes: Twin brother of Roland Filio WSC 2005 Team: Bahrain

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 380 Average against: 414
Round 1		England	Filio played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 400 to 427 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Indonesia	Filio played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 401 to 367 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Oman	Filio played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 406 to 529 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -116.
Round 4		Thailand	Filio played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 391 to 488 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -213.
Round 5		Uganda	Filio played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 282 to 399 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-4, -330.
Round 6		England	Filio played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 269 to 442 (a spread of -173) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-5, -503.
Round 7		Japan	Filio played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 392 to 350 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-5, -461.
Round 8		Sri Lanka	Filio played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -457.
Round 9		Ireland	Filio played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 327 to 416 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -546.
Round 10		Pakistan	Filio played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 388 to 477 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-7, -635.
Round 11		Cameroon	Filio played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 342 to 434 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-8, -727.
Round 12		Bahrain	Filio played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-9, -737.
Round 13		Sweden	Filio played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 496 to 343 (a spread of 153) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-9, -584.
Round 14		Romania	Filio played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 511 to 351 (a spread of 160) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-9, -424.
Round 15		Kuwait	Filio played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 352 to 532 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-10, -604.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Oman	Filio played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 252 to 382 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-11, -734.
Round 17		Tanzania	Filio played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 387 to 347 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-11, -694.
Round 18		France	Filio played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 387 to 424 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-12, -731.
Round 19	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Filio played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 413 to 389 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-12, -707.
Round 20		Israel	Filio played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 392 to 394 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-13, -709.
Round 21		Sri Lanka	Filio played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 352 to 435 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-14, -792.
Round 22	Larger photo available	Poland	Filio played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-15, -834.
Round 23		Netherlands	Filio played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 473 to 451 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-15, -812.
Round 24		Kuwait	Filio played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 375 to 369 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-15, -806.

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