Ferdy Anthonius [#7] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Ferdy Anthonius, 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. Anthonius currently has a record of 8-16, -402, and is ranked #98.

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): Ferdy Surname(s): Anthonius Home: Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia Age: 34 Awards: 2002 2003 2004 INSC Hobbies: Chess, badminton Occupation: Lecturer WSC 2005 Team: Indonesia

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 384 Average against: 400
Round 1		Thailand	Anthonius played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 291 to 411 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Bahrain	Anthonius played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 367 to 401 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-2, -154.
Round 3		Japan	Anthonius played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 422 to 301 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -33.
Round 4		Kenya	Anthonius played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 358 to 397 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-3, -72.
Round 5	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Anthonius played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 447 to 499 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-4, -124.
Round 6		Nigeria	Anthonius played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 320 to 356 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-5, -160.
Round 7		Sri Lanka	Anthonius played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 352 to 406 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-6, -214.
Round 8		Bahrain	Anthonius played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 435 to 373 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-6, -152.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Japan	Anthonius played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 447 to 409 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-6, -114.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Zambia	Anthonius played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 427 to 435 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-7, -122.
Round 11		Sri Lanka	Anthonius played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 278 to 441 (a spread of -163) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-8, -285.
Round 12		Romania	Anthonius played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 396 to 318 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-8, -207.
Round 13		Canada	Anthonius played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 274 to 539 (a spread of -265) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-9, -472.
Round 14		Tanzania	Anthonius played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 406 to 360 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-9, -426.
Round 15		Pakistan	Anthonius played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 326 to 452 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-10, -552.
Round 16		France	Anthonius played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 349 to 378 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-11, -581.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Oman	Anthonius played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 381 to 433 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-12, -633.
Round 18		Kuwait	Anthonius played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 345 to 374 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-13, -662.
Round 19		Sweden	Anthonius played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 491 to 343 (a spread of 148) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-13, -514.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Poland	Anthonius played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 430 to 475 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-14, -559.
Round 21		Netherlands	Anthonius played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 358 to 373 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-15, -574.
Round 22		Japan	Anthonius played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 462 to 248 (a spread of 214) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-15, -360.
Round 23		Cameroon	Anthonius played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 374 to 459 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-16, -445.
Round 24		Sweden	Anthonius played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 468 to 425 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-16, -402.

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