Andy Kurnia [#57] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Andy Kurnia, 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. Kurnia currently has a record of 11-13, -48, and is ranked #68.

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): Andy Surname(s): Kurnia Home: Singapore Age: 25 Occupation: Senior Software Engineer WSC 2005 Team: Singapore

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 563 Average for: 418 Average against: 420
Round 1		Oman	Kurnia played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 502 to 336 (a spread of 166) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +166.
Round 2		Israel	Kurnia played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 422 to 428 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +160. Kurnia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		South Africa	Kurnia played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 375 to 495 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, +40.
Round 4		Australia	Kurnia played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 563 to 454 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +149.
Round 5		England	Kurnia played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 399 to 503 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +45.
Round 6		Uganda	Kurnia played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +55.
Round 7		Singapore	Kurnia played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 317 to 477 (a spread of -160) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -105.
Round 8		United States	Kurnia played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 351 to 383 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-5, -137.
Round 9		Netherlands	Kurnia played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 512 to 262 (a spread of 250) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, +113.
Round 10	Larger photo available	South Africa	Kurnia played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 426 to 377 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +162.
Round 11		Thailand	Kurnia played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 337 to 468 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, +31.
Round 12		New Zealand	Kurnia played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 517 to 465 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +83.
Round 13		England	Kurnia played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 314 to 405 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-7, -8.
Round 14		Wales	Kurnia played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 466 to 446 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, +12.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Ghana	Kurnia played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 475 to 331 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +156.
Round 16		Ghana	Kurnia played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 425 to 471 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, +110.
Round 17		India	Kurnia played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 433 to 435 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, +108.
Round 18		Kenya	Kurnia played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 471 to 452 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +127.
Round 19	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Kurnia played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 357 to 464 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, +20.
Round 20		England	Kurnia played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 363 to 469 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-11, -86.
Round 21		United States	Kurnia played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 367 to 326 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -45.
Round 22		England	Kurnia played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 344 to 421 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-12, -122.
Round 23		Pakistan	Kurnia played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 486 to 377 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, -13.
Round 24		United States	Kurnia played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 387 to 422 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, -48.

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