Rohaina Tanveer [#94] 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 Rohaina Tanveer, 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. Tanveer currently has a record of 8.5-15.5, -1061, and is ranked #97.

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): Rohaina Surname(s): Tanveer Home: Kuwait Age: 34 Awards: Gold medalist in DMLT, many awards and trophies in Scrabble Hobbies: Painting, singing, arts and crafts, reading, correspondence Occupation: Medical technologist with virology lab WSC 2005 Team: Kuwait

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 380 Average against: 424
Round 1		England	Tanveer played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 223 to 430 (a spread of -207) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -207.
Round 2		United Arab Emirates	Tanveer played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -188.
Round 3		Australia	Tanveer played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 436 to 325 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, -77.
Round 4		United States	Tanveer played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 483 to 323 (a spread of 160) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +83.
Round 5		Australia	Tanveer played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 523 to 381 (a spread of 142) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +225.
Round 6		England	Tanveer played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 310 to 435 (a spread of -125) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +100.
Round 7		New Zealand	Tanveer played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 328 to 503 (a spread of -175) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, -75.
Round 8		Canada	Tanveer played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 445 to 503 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -133.
Round 9		United States	Tanveer played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 342 to 469 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -260.
Round 10		Malta	Tanveer played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 390 to 476 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, -346.
Round 11		United States	Tanveer played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 424 to 414 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, -336.
Round 12		England	Tanveer played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 290 to 493 (a spread of -203) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -539.
Round 13		United States	Tanveer played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 252 to 554 (a spread of -302) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-8, -841.
Round 14		United States	Tanveer played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 402 to 493 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-9, -932.
Round 15		Bahrain	Tanveer played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 532 to 352 (a spread of 180) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-9, -752.
Round 16		Thailand	Tanveer played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 330 to 477 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-10, -899.
Round 17		Philippines	Tanveer played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 313 to 471 (a spread of -158) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-11, -1057.
Round 18		Indonesia	Tanveer played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 374 to 345 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-11, -1028.
Round 19		Cameroon	Tanveer played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 467 to 360 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-11, -921.
Round 20	Larger photo available	South Africa	Tanveer played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and tied at 380 . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -921.
Round 21		Malaysia	Tanveer played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 341 to 463 (a spread of -122) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -1043.
Round 22		Pakistan	Tanveer played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 443 to 448 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -1048.
Round 23		Japan	Tanveer played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 333 to 340 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -1055.
Round 24		Bahrain	Tanveer played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -1061.

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