John Edward Tabasa [#92] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about John Edward Tabasa, 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. Tabasa currently has a record of 12-12, +289, and is ranked #48.

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): John Edward Surname(s): Tabasa Home: Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines Age: 22 Awards: (6th) 2000 (1st) 2005 Open; 2002 NASCAP Hobbies: watching tennis, playing computer arcades, reading Occupation: student WSC 2005 Team: Philippines

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 405 Average against: 393
Round 1		Thailand	Tabasa played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 412 to 435 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2		Cameroon	Tabasa played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 388 to 330 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +35.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Poland	Tabasa played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 451 to 309 (a spread of 142) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +177.
Round 4		India	Tabasa played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 502 to 290 (a spread of 212) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +389.
Round 5		Canada	Tabasa played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 484 to 364 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +509.
Round 6		Australia	Tabasa played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 314 to 416 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +407. Tabasa is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Thailand	Tabasa played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 428 to 396 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +439.
Round 8		Australia	Tabasa played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 351 to 355 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +435.
Round 9		India	Tabasa played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 519 to 348 (a spread of 171) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +606.
Round 10		United States	Tabasa played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 427 to 418 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +615.
Round 11		Canada	Tabasa played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 432 to 457 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +590.
Round 12		United States	Tabasa played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 429 to 450 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +569.
Round 13		Ghana	Tabasa played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 389 to 403 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +555.
Round 14		Nigeria	Tabasa played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 382 to 311 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +626.
Round 15		Australia	Tabasa played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 332 to 454 (a spread of -122) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +504.
Round 16		Canada	Tabasa played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 372 to 457 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +419.
Round 17		United States	Tabasa played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 360 to 512 (a spread of -152) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, +267.
Round 18		Ireland	Tabasa played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and lost 297 to 524 (a spread of -227) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-10, +40.
Round 19		Malaysia	Tabasa played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 336 to 381 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-11, -5.
Round 20		Uganda	Tabasa played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 453 to 300 (a spread of 153) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, +148.
Round 21		Kenya	Tabasa played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 402 to 323 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, +227.
Round 22		Pakistan	Tabasa played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, +313.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Zambia	Tabasa played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 448 to 359 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, +402.
Round 24		Canada	Tabasa played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 366 to 479 (a spread of -113) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +289.

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