Michael Arthur Quao [#79] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Arthur Quao, 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. Quao currently has a record of 14.5-9.5, +725, and is ranked #15.

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): Michael Arthur Surname(s): Quao Home: Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana Age: 36 Awards: Grandmaster; NSC; 2001 Mind Sports Gold Medal Hobbies: Chess Occupation: Accountant / Consultant WSC 2001 Rank: 35 WSC 2005 Team: Ghana

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 538 Average for: 437 Average against: 406
Round 1		Australia	Quao played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 311 to 470 (a spread of -159) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -159.
Round 2		Sri Lanka	Quao played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 523 to 272 (a spread of 251) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +92.
Round 3		Uganda	Quao played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 515 to 372 (a spread of 143) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +235.
Round 4		Israel	Quao played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 408 to 431 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +212.
Round 5		Singapore	Quao played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 391 to 393 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, +210.
Round 6		Pakistan	Quao played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 509 to 453 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, +266.
Round 7		United States	Quao played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 390 to 398 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, +258.
Round 8		Australia	Quao played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 532 to 418 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, +372.
Round 9		Thailand	Quao played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 538 to 406 (a spread of 132) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +504.
Round 10		United States	Quao played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 446 to 450 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, +500.
Round 11		United States	Quao played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 372 to 383 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +489.
Round 12		Singapore	Quao played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 451 to 368 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +572.
Round 13		United States	Quao played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 415 to 404 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +583.
Round 14		England	Quao played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and tied at 421 . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +583.
Round 15		Singapore	Quao played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 331 to 475 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +439.
Round 16		Canada	Quao played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 438 to 469 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +408.
Round 17	Larger photo available	South Africa	Quao played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 394 to 367 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +435.
Round 18		England	Quao played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 499 to 403 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +531.
Round 19		India	Quao played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 486 to 359 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +658.
Round 20		Thailand	Quao played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 519 to 433 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +744. Quao is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Quao is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		England	Quao played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 418 to 367 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +795.
Round 22		England	Quao played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 350 to 340 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +805.
Round 23		United States	Quao played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 412 to 384 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +833.
Round 24		Canada	Quao played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 408 to 516 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +725.

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