Paul Yandisha Kalumba [#49] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Yandisha Kalumba, 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. Kalumba currently has a record of 11-13, -667, and is ranked #71.

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
Larger photo available	Given name(s): Paul Yandisha Surname(s): Kalumba Home: Lusaka, Zambia Age: 33 Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2005 Zambia NSC Hobbies: Chess, CashFlow Occupation: Information and Communications Technology Manager WSC 2001 Rank: 73 WSC 2005 Team: Zambia

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 390 Average against: 418
Round 1		Philippines	Kalumba played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 395 to 439 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Ghana	Kalumba played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 412 to 435 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -67.
Round 3		England	Kalumba played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 373 to 490 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-3, -184.
Round 4		United Arab Emirates	Kalumba played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 433 to 360 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -111.
Round 5		Australia	Kalumba played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 479 to 432 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -64.
Round 6	Larger photo available	South Africa	Kalumba played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 417 to 401 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, -48.
Round 7		India	Kalumba played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 324 to 403 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -127.
Round 8		Malta	Kalumba played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 428 to 452 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -151.
Round 9		Scotland	Kalumba played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 335 to 411 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-6, -227.
Round 10		Indonesia	Kalumba played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 435 to 427 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, -219.
Round 11		Kurdistan-Iraq	Kalumba played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and lost 300 to 440 (a spread of -140) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -359.
Round 12		Sri Lanka	Kalumba played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 465 to 342 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, -236.
Round 13		Pakistan	Kalumba played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 416 to 415 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-7, -235.
Round 14		England	Kalumba played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 370 to 348 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -213.
Round 15		England	Kalumba played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 291 to 499 (a spread of -208) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -421.
Round 16		Trinidad and Tobago	Kalumba played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 406 to 402 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -417.
Round 17		Nigeria	Kalumba played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 499 to 383 (a spread of 116) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -301.
Round 18		Canada	Kalumba played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 383 to 484 (a spread of -101) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, -402.
Round 19		United States	Kalumba played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 337 to 418 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-10, -483.
Round 20		Malaysia	Kalumba played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, -468.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Japan	Kalumba played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 341 to 369 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-11, -496.
Round 22		Sri Lanka	Kalumba played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 407 to 399 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-11, -488.
Round 23		Philippines	Kalumba played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 359 to 448 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, -577.
Round 24		New Zealand	Kalumba played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 366 to 456 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, -667.

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