Anand Buddhdev [#16] 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 Anand Buddhdev, 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. Buddhdev currently has a record of 10-14, -1399, and is ranked #86.

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): Anand Surname(s): Buddhdev Home: Amstelveen, Noord Holland, Netherlands Age: 31 Hobbies: Reading, Open Source Software Occupation: Network Engineer WSC 2005 Team: Netherlands

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 373 Average against: 431
Round 1		Sweden	Buddhdev played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 431 to 379 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		India	Buddhdev played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 338 to 436 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -46.
Round 3		United States	Buddhdev played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 271 to 521 (a spread of -250) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -296.
Round 4		Sri Lanka	Buddhdev played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 369 to 358 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -285.
Round 5		Canada	Buddhdev played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 323 to 444 (a spread of -121) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -406.
Round 6		Philippines	Buddhdev played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 357 to 436 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -485.
Round 7		United States	Buddhdev played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 453 to 445 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -477.
Round 8		Scotland	Buddhdev played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 271 to 598 (a spread of -327) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -804.
Round 9		Singapore	Buddhdev played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 262 to 512 (a spread of -250) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-6, -1054.
Round 10		Sri Lanka	Buddhdev played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 389 to 312 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -977.
Round 11		Pakistan	Buddhdev played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 365 to 444 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-7, -1056.
Round 12		United States	Buddhdev played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 372 to 447 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-8, -1131.
Round 13		Israel	Buddhdev played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 455 to 422 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-8, -1098.
Round 14		Cameroon	Buddhdev played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 340 to 438 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-9, -1196.
Round 15	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Buddhdev played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 315 to 451 (a spread of -136) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -1332.
Round 16		Japan	Buddhdev played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 409 to 299 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-10, -1222.
Round 17		Romania	Buddhdev played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 465 to 415 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-10, -1172.
Round 18		United States	Buddhdev played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 417 to 372 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -1127.
Round 19		Malta	Buddhdev played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 416 to 480 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-11, -1191.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Oman	Buddhdev played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and lost 316 to 405 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-12, -1280.
Round 21		Indonesia	Buddhdev played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 373 to 358 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -1265.
Round 22		Wales	Buddhdev played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 327 to 471 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-13, -1409.
Round 23		Bahrain	Buddhdev played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 451 to 473 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-14, -1431.
Round 24		Sri Lanka	Buddhdev played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 465 to 433 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -1399.

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