Paloma Raychbart [#80] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Paloma Raychbart, 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. Raychbart currently has a record of 9-15, -398, and is ranked #89.

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): Paloma Surname(s): Raychbart Home: London, United Kingdom Awards: 2003 Chigwell Drive Cup Hobbies: reading, walking, eating, tennis Occupation: Freelance translator WSC 1993 Rank: 48 WSC 1997 Rank: 60 WSC 2005 Team: Israel

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 390 Average against: 406
Round 1		United States	Raychbart played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 368 to 316 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Singapore	Raychbart played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 428 to 422 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +58. Raychbart is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Kenya	Raychbart played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 432 to 464 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +26.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Ghana	Raychbart played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 431 to 408 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +49.
Round 5		Ghana	Raychbart played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 420 to 475 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, -6.
Round 6		South Africa	Raychbart played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 349 to 391 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, -48.
Round 7		Scotland	Raychbart played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 394 to 385 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -39.
Round 8		Singapore	Raychbart played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 484 to 506 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -61. Raychbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Singapore	Raychbart played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 314 to 497 (a spread of -183) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, -244.
Round 10		United States	Raychbart played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 421 to 404 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -227.
Round 11		Wales	Raychbart played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 327 to 349 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -249.
Round 12		Pakistan	Raychbart played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 343 to 403 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, -309.
Round 13		England	Raychbart played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 383 to 440 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -366.
Round 14	Larger photo available	Japan	Raychbart played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 387 to 418 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-9, -397.
Round 15		Sri Lanka	Raychbart played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 350 to 381 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-10, -428.
Round 16		Israel	Raychbart played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 379 to 391 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-11, -440.
Round 17		Japan	Raychbart played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-12, -448.
Round 18		Tanzania	Raychbart played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 357 to 375 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-13, -466.
Round 19		Bahrain	Raychbart played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 449 to 295 (a spread of 154) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-13, -312.
Round 20		Sweden	Raychbart played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 414 to 369 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-13, -267.
Round 21		Romania	Raychbart played #85 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (ROM) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-13, -206.
Round 22		Kenya	Raychbart played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and lost 271 to 460 (a spread of -189) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-14, -395.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Oman	Raychbart played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 415 to 372 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-14, -352.
Round 24		Scotland	Raychbart played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 430 to 476 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-15, -398.

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