Mushtak Esmail [#30] 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 Mushtak Esmail, 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. Esmail currently has a record of 8-16, -791, and is ranked #99.

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): Mushtak Surname(s): Esmail Home: Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania Age: 48 Awards: Tanzania Scrabble Champion 2002-2005 Hobbies: reading, soccer Occupation: Doctor of Medicine WSC 2005 Team: Tanzania

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 377 Average against: 410
Round 1		Sri Lanka	Esmail played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 441 to 433 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Kenya	Esmail played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 377 to 457 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -72.
Round 3		United States	Esmail played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 365 to 454 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -161.
Round 4		Pakistan	Esmail played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 366 to 382 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -177.
Round 5	Larger photo available	Poland	Esmail played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and lost 359 to 373 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-4, -191.
Round 6		Sri Lanka	Esmail played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-4, -187.
Round 7		France	Esmail played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 411 to 421 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-5, -197.
Round 8		Cameroon	Esmail played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 413 to 506 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-6, -290.
Round 9		Canada	Esmail played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 315 to 468 (a spread of -153) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-7, -443.
Round 10		Bahrain	Esmail played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-8, -501.
Round 11		Romania	Esmail played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and lost 331 to 463 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-9, -633.
Round 12		Sweden	Esmail played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 386 to 342 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-9, -589.
Round 13	Larger photo available	Oman	Esmail played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 379 to 304 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-9, -514.
Round 14		Indonesia	Esmail played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 360 to 406 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-10, -560.
Round 15		Japan	Esmail played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 482 to 258 (a spread of 224) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-10, -336.
Round 16		Scotland	Esmail played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 362 to 393 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-11, -367.
Round 17		Bahrain	Esmail played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 347 to 387 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-12, -407.
Round 18		Israel	Esmail played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 375 to 357 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-12, -389.
Round 19		Kenya	Esmail played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 427 to 414 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-12, -376.
Round 20		Trinidad and Tobago	Esmail played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 395 to 470 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-13, -451.
Round 21		Wales	Esmail played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 311 to 516 (a spread of -205) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-14, -656.
Round 22		Uganda	Esmail played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-15, -751.
Round 23	Larger photo available	South Africa	Esmail played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 353 to 440 (a spread of -87) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-16, -838.
Round 24		Romania	Esmail played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 442 to 395 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-16, -791.

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