Rogelio Talosig [#93] 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 Rogelio Talosig, 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. Talosig currently has a record of 12-12, -376, and is ranked #55.

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): Rogelio Surname(s): Talosig Home: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 36 Hobbies: bowling, badminton, music, pc games Occupation: Lab Technician WSC 2005 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 395 Average against: 411
Round 1		Canada	Talosig played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 402 to 435 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -33.
Round 2		Canada	Talosig played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 454 to 380 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Thailand	Talosig played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 424 to 445 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +20.
Round 4		Cameroon	Talosig played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 449 to 264 (a spread of 185) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +205.
Round 5		United States	Talosig played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 378 to 396 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, +187.
Round 6	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Talosig played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 419 to 366 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +240.
Round 7		Sri Lanka	Talosig played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and lost 278 to 364 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +154.
Round 8	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Talosig played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 296 to 390 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, +60.
Round 9	Larger photo available	South Africa	Talosig played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 361 to 444 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, -23.
Round 10		United States	Talosig played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 444 to 367 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-6, +54.
Round 11		Philippines	Talosig played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +68.
Round 12		Singapore	Talosig played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 465 to 517 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, +16.
Round 13		England	Talosig played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, +29.
Round 14		Ireland	Talosig played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 440 to 434 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +35.
Round 15		Malaysia	Talosig played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 411 to 379 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +67.
Round 16		England	Talosig played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 425 to 680 (a spread of -255) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -188. Talosig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Talosig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		United Arab Emirates	Talosig played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 350 to 354 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -192.
Round 18		Nigeria	Talosig played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 360 to 467 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, -299.
Round 19		Pakistan	Talosig played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -289.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Japan	Talosig played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 362 to 406 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -333.
Round 21		England	Talosig played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 385 to 364 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, -312.
Round 22		India	Talosig played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 286 to 563 (a spread of -277) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, -589.
Round 23		Nigeria	Talosig played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 489 to 366 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, -466.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Zambia	Talosig played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 456 to 366 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-12, -376.

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