Chris Ntege [#69] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Ntege, 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. Ntege currently has a record of 9-15, -1115, and is ranked #94.

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): Chris Surname(s): Ntege Home: Kampala, Uganda Age: 31 Awards: Hobbies: Movies Occupation: Pharmacist (drug quality analyst) Notes: Qualified as Ugandan alternate for WSC 2005 WSC 2005 Team: Uganda

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 362 Average against: 409
Round 1	Larger photo available	Poland	Ntege played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 443 to 288 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +155.
Round 2		United States	Ntege played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 316 to 481 (a spread of -165) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Ghana	Ntege played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 372 to 515 (a spread of -143) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -153.
Round 4		Canada	Ntege played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 332 to 493 (a spread of -161) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -314.
Round 5		Bahrain	Ntege played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and won 399 to 282 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -197.
Round 6		Singapore	Ntege played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 412 to 422 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -207.
Round 7		Malta	Ntege played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 342 to 428 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -293.
Round 8	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ntege played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 284 to 414 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-6, -423.
Round 9		United Arab Emirates	Ntege played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and lost 355 to 470 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -538.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Japan	Ntege played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 411 to 393 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-7, -520.
Round 11		Scotland	Ntege played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 253 to 529 (a spread of -276) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-8, -796.
Round 12		Japan	Ntege played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 349 to 323 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-8, -770.
Round 13		Philippines	Ntege played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and lost 315 to 423 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-9, -878.
Round 14	Larger photo available	Oman	Ntege played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 460 to 364 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-9, -782.
Round 15		Sri Lanka	Ntege played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 315 to 460 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-10, -927.
Round 16		Romania	Ntege played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 429 to 362 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -860.
Round 17		Kenya	Ntege played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 487 to 332 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-10, -705.
Round 18		Kurdistan-Iraq	Ntege played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 378 to 358 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-10, -685.
Round 19		United States	Ntege played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 333 to 559 (a spread of -226) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -911.
Round 20		Philippines	Ntege played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 300 to 453 (a spread of -153) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-12, -1064.
Round 21		France	Ntege played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 350 to 447 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-13, -1161.
Round 22		Tanzania	Ntege played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 414 to 319 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-13, -1066.
Round 23		Sweden	Ntege played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and lost 340 to 353 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-14, -1079.
Round 24		Cameroon	Ntege played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 300 to 336 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-15, -1115.

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