Keiichiro Hirai [#44] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Keiichiro Hirai, 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. Hirai currently has a record of 13-11, +330, and is ranked #37.

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): Keiichiro Surname(s): Hirai Home: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan Age: 31 Awards: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Japan NSC; (2nd) 2005 Japan NSC Hobbies: Reading books Occupation: System Engineer WSC 1999 Rank: 72 WSC 2001 Rank: 38 WSC 2005 Team: Japan

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 541 Average for: 409 Average against: 395
Round 1		United States	Hirai played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 334 to 476 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -142.
Round 2		Singapore	Hirai played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 424 to 395 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -113.
Round 3		United States	Hirai played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 319 to 412 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -206.
Round 4		Canada	Hirai played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 346 to 433 (a spread of -87) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -293.
Round 5		Philippines	Hirai played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 369 to 429 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-4, -353.
Round 6		Japan	Hirai played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -283.
Round 7		Pakistan	Hirai played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and lost 342 to 411 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-5, -352.
Round 8		England	Hirai played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-6, -379.
Round 9		Indonesia	Hirai played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 409 to 447 (a spread of -38) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-7, -417.
Round 10		Uganda	Hirai played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 393 to 411 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-8, -435.
Round 11	Larger photo available	Oman	Hirai played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 541 to 344 (a spread of 197) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-8, -238.
Round 12		Kenya	Hirai played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 466 to 383 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-8, -155.
Round 13		Sri Lanka	Hirai played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 458 to 344 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -41.
Round 14		Israel	Hirai played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, -10.
Round 15		Wales	Hirai played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 528 to 369 (a spread of 159) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-8, +149.
Round 16		United States	Hirai played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 348 to 447 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, +50.
Round 17		United States	Hirai played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, +62.
Round 18		England	Hirai played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 513 to 324 (a spread of 189) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +251.
Round 19		Canada	Hirai played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 372 to 460 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, +163.
Round 20		New Zealand	Hirai played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +207.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Zambia	Hirai played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 369 to 341 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +235.
Round 22		Ghana	Hirai played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 491 to 470 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-10, +256.
Round 23		Malta	Hirai played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 443 to 334 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +365.
Round 24		Thailand	Hirai played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 360 to 395 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +330.

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