Chrys Placca [#76] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Chrys Placca, 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. Placca currently has a record of 14-10, +437, and is ranked #22.

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): Chrys Surname(s): Placca Home: Accra, Ghana Age: 46 Awards: 1998, 1999 Ghana NSC Hobbies: Playing the piano Occupation: Teacher WSC 1995 Rank: 28 WSC 2001 Rank: alt WSC 2005 Team: Ghana

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 412 Average against: 394
Round 1		India	Placca played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 355 to 356 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Zambia	Placca played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 435 to 412 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +22.
Round 3		Thailand	Placca played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 307 to 329 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, +0.
Round 4		Philippines	Placca played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 499 to 347 (a spread of 152) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +152.
Round 5		Israel	Placca played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 315 to 347 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, +120.
Round 6		England	Placca played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 395 to 441 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, +74.
Round 7		Canada	Placca played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 468 to 422 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, +120.
Round 8	Larger photo available	South Africa	Placca played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +135.
Round 9		Canada	Placca played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 498 to 367 (a spread of 131) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +266.
Round 10		Wales	Placca played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 466 to 381 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +351.
Round 11		United States	Placca played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 331 to 598 (a spread of -267) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +84.
Round 12		Oman	Placca played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 394 to 341 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, +137.
Round 13		Philippines	Placca played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 403 to 389 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +151.
Round 14		Canada	Placca played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 358 to 380 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +129.
Round 15		Qatar	Placca played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 348 to 349 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +128.
Round 16		Singapore	Placca played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 471 to 425 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, +174.
Round 17		Nigeria	Placca played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 453 to 326 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +301.
Round 18		Australia	Placca played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and won 430 to 419 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +312.
Round 19		United States	Placca played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 395 to 438 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +269.
Round 20		Nigeria	Placca played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 399 to 387 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +281.
Round 21		Canada	Placca played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 410 to 498 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +193.
Round 22		United States	Placca played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 511 to 315 (a spread of 196) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +389.
Round 23		Canada	Placca played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 352 to 405 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +336.
Round 24		United States	Placca played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 481 to 380 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +437.

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