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Samuel Tanee Fomum [#36] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Samuel Tanee Fomum, 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. Fomum currently has a record of 10-14, -665, and is ranked #84.

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

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Given name(s): Samuel Tanee
Surname(s): Fomum
Home: Inkster, MI, United States
Age: 33
Awards: Cameroon Scrabble Champion 1997; 2000 SA NSC
Hobbies: Soccer, Travel, Reading and Dancing
Occupation: Application Engineer
WSC 2001 Rank: 72
WSC 2005 Team: Cameroon

 

 

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Round-by-Round

High score: 506
Average for: 378
Average against: 406

Round 1

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England

Fomum played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 315 to 413 (a spread of -98) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 0-1, -98.

Round 2

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Philippines

Fomum played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 330 to 388 (a spread of -58) .

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 0-2, -156.

Round 3

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Sweden

Fomum played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 442 to 361 (a spread of 81) .

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 1-2, -75.

Round 4

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New Zealand

Fomum played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 264 to 449 (a spread of -185) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-3, -260.

Round 5

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Sri Lanka

Fomum played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 463 to 403 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 2-3, -200.

Round 6

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Poland

Fomum played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 340 to 349 (a spread of -9) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 2-4, -209.

Round 7

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Australia

Fomum played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 347 to 411 (a spread of -64) .

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 2-5, -273.

Round 8

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Tanzania

Fomum played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 506 to 413 (a spread of 93) .

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3-5, -180.

Round 9

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Kurdistan-Iraq

Fomum played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 398 to 412 (a spread of -14) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-6, -194.

Round 10

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New Zealand

Fomum played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 247 to 488 (a spread of -241) .

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 3-7, -435.

Round 11

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Bahrain

Fomum played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 434 to 342 (a spread of 92) .

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 4-7, -343.

Round 12

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England

Fomum played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 339 to 406 (a spread of -67) .

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 4-8, -410.

Round 13

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Bahrain

Fomum played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 473 to 379 (a spread of 94) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 5-8, -316.

Round 14

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Netherlands

Fomum played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 438 to 340 (a spread of 98) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 6-8, -218.

Round 15

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United States

Fomum played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 382 to 419 (a spread of -37) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-9, -255.

Round 16

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South Africa

Fomum played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 259 to 485 (a spread of -226) .

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 6-10, -481.

Round 17

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United States

Fomum played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 380 to 531 (a spread of -151) .

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 6-11, -632.

Round 18

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Oman

Fomum played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 338 to 428 (a spread of -90) .

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 6-12, -722.

Round 19

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Kuwait

Fomum played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 360 to 467 (a spread of -107) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 6-13, -829.

Round 20

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Romania

Fomum played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 465 to 356 (a spread of 109) .

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 7-13, -720.

Round 21

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Japan

Fomum played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 329 to 399 (a spread of -70) .

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 7-14, -790.

Round 22

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France

Fomum played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 431 to 427 (a spread of 4) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 8-14, -786.

Round 23

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Indonesia

Fomum played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 459 to 374 (a spread of 85) .

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 9-14, -701.

Round 24

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Uganda

Fomum played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 336 to 300 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 10-14, -665.