Mateusz Zbikowski [#102] 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 Mateusz Zbikowski, 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. Zbikowski currently has a record of 9-15, -1652, and is ranked #96.

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): Mateusz Surname(s): Zbikowski Home: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Age: 21 Awards: Qualified for 2001 WSC; (3rd) 2003 English-language Polish NSC Hobbies: Maths, Internet Occupation: Maths and Economy student WSC 2005 Team: Poland

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 580 Average for: 364 Average against: 433
Round 1		Uganda	Zbikowski played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 288 to 443 (a spread of -155) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -155.
Round 2		Japan	Zbikowski played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 420 to 347 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -82.
Round 3		Philippines	Zbikowski played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 309 to 451 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -224.
Round 4		Malta	Zbikowski played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 406 to 466 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -284.
Round 5		Tanzania	Zbikowski played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 373 to 359 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, -270.
Round 6		Cameroon	Zbikowski played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 349 to 340 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -261.
Round 7		Malaysia	Zbikowski played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 412 to 368 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, -217.
Round 8		World Champion	Zbikowski played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 347 to 455 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -325.
Round 9		South Africa	Zbikowski played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 353 to 432 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -404.
Round 10		England	Zbikowski played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 299 to 521 (a spread of -222) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -626.
Round 11		Israel	Zbikowski played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 398 to 379 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, -607.
Round 12		Australia	Zbikowski played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 329 to 460 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-7, -738.
Round 13	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Zbikowski played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 580 to 436 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-7, -594.
Round 14		United States	Zbikowski played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 289 to 501 (a spread of -212) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -806.
Round 15		Malta	Zbikowski played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 271 to 464 (a spread of -193) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, -999.
Round 16		Kenya	Zbikowski played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 340 to 483 (a spread of -143) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-10, -1142.
Round 17		Sweden	Zbikowski played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 405 to 351 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-10, -1088.
Round 18		United States	Zbikowski played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 325 to 581 (a spread of -256) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-11, -1344. Zbikowski is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19	Larger photo available	Oman	Zbikowski played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 332 to 407 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-12, -1419.
Round 20		Indonesia	Zbikowski played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 475 to 430 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-12, -1374.
Round 21		Bahrain	Zbikowski played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 370 to 417 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-13, -1421.
Round 22		Bahrain	Zbikowski played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-13, -1379.
Round 23		France	Zbikowski played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 375 to 436 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-14, -1440.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Oman	Zbikowski played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 288 to 500 (a spread of -212) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-15, -1652.

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