Dan Laurentiu Sandu [#85] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Laurentiu Sandu, 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. Sandu currently has a record of 6-18, -1413, and is ranked #100.

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): Dan Laurentiu Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Age: 36 Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs Occupation: Inspector in City Hall WSC 1997 Rank: 78 WSC 1999 Rank: 91 WSC 2001 Rank: 84 WSC 2005 Team: Romania

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 358 Average against: 417
Round 1		Qatar	Sandu played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 272 to 471 (a spread of -199) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -199.
Round 2		Scotland	Sandu played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 393 to 485 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -291.
Round 3	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Sandu played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 405 to 528 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-3, -414.
Round 4		Malta	Sandu played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 262 to 471 (a spread of -209) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-4, -623.
Round 5		United Arab Emirates	Sandu played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 331 to 412 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-5, -704.
Round 6		Bahrain	Sandu played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 276 to 415 (a spread of -139) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-6, -843.
Round 7	Larger photo available	Oman	Sandu played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 348 to 319 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-6, -814.
Round 8		Sri Lanka	Sandu played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 345 to 395 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-7, -864. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Sweden	Sandu played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 402 to 325 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-7, -787.
Round 10		Japan	Sandu played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 369 to 434 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-8, -852.
Round 11		Tanzania	Sandu played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 463 to 331 (a spread of 132) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-8, -720.
Round 12		Indonesia	Sandu played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 318 to 396 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-9, -798.
Round 13		Kenya	Sandu played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 307 to 459 (a spread of -152) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-10, -950.
Round 14		Bahrain	Sandu played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 351 to 511 (a spread of -160) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-11, -1110.
Round 15		France	Sandu played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 383 to 360 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-11, -1087.
Round 16		Uganda	Sandu played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 362 to 429 (a spread of -67) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-12, -1154.
Round 17		Netherlands	Sandu played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 415 to 465 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-13, -1204.
Round 18		Israel	Sandu played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 349 to 353 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-14, -1208.
Round 19		Japan	Sandu played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 394 to 330 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-14, -1144.
Round 20		Cameroon	Sandu played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 356 to 465 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-15, -1253.
Round 21		Israel	Sandu played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 389 to 450 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-16, -1314.
Round 22		Sweden	Sandu played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 441 to 320 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-16, -1193.
Round 23	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Sandu played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 275 to 448 (a spread of -173) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-17, -1366.
Round 24		Tanzania	Sandu played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 395 to 442 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-18, -1413.

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