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Samuel Fomum Tanee (#69) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Samuel
Surname(s): Fomum Tanee
Home: Inkster, Michigan (MI), Cameroon
Age: 29
Awards: Cameroon Scrabble Champion 03/1997, 2000 SA NSC
Hobbies: Soccer, Reading, Sightseeing, Table Tennis
Occupation: Systems Engineer
WSC 2001 Team: Cameroon

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 488
Average for: 380
Average against: 412

Before Round 1  

Fomum Tanee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Fomum Tanee played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and lost 321 to 407 (a spread of -86) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 0-1, -86.

Round 2

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Fomum Tanee played #47 Peter (Pepito) Arreola (Saudi Arabia) and won 397 to 357 (a spread of 40) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-1, -46.

Round 3

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Fomum Tanee played #57 Isaac Apindi Adhero Lang'o (Tanzania) and won 488 to 426 (a spread of 62) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-1, +16.

Round 4

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Fomum Tanee played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and lost 289 to 460 (a spread of -171) .

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 2-2, -155.

Round 5

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Fomum Tanee played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and won 453 to 423 (a spread of 30) .

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-2, -125.

Round 6

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Fomum Tanee played #19 Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and lost 358 to 465 (a spread of -107) .

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 3-3, -232.

Round 7

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Fomum Tanee played #34 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and lost 278 to 445 (a spread of -167) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 3-4, -399.

Round 8

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Fomum Tanee played #39 Karl Khoshnaw (Kurdistan-Iraq) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 3-5, -486.

Round 9

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Fomum Tanee played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and lost 378 to 530 (a spread of -152) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-6, -638.

Fomum Tanee is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Fomum Tanee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 10

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Fomum Tanee played #49 Michael Tang (Malaysia) and lost 340 to 448 (a spread of -108) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 3-7, -746.

Round 11

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Fomum Tanee played #51 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and lost 376 to 450 (a spread of -74) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 3-8, -820.

Round 12

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Fomum Tanee played #53 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (Romania) and lost 368 to 389 (a spread of -21) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 3-9, -841.

Round 13

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Fomum Tanee played #56 Chris Abordo (Bahrain) and won 443 to 278 (a spread of 165) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 4-9, -676.

Round 14

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Fomum Tanee played #67 Maor Eichler (Israel) and won 424 to 381 (a spread of 43) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 5-9, -633.

Round 15

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Fomum Tanee played #88 James Charles Wright (Gibraltar) and won 482 to 446 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 6-9, -597.

Round 16

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Fomum Tanee played #70 Sanath Hemachandra (Oman) and won 392 to 379 (a spread of 13) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 7-9, -584.

Round 17

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Fomum Tanee played #78 Mario Miranda (Philippines) and won 431 to 286 (a spread of 145) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 8-9, -439.

Round 18

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Fomum Tanee played #42 John Grayson (Wales) and lost 316 to 486 (a spread of -170) .

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 8-10, -609.

Round 19

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Fomum Tanee played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and lost 365 to 413 (a spread of -48) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 8-11, -657.

Round 20

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Fomum Tanee played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105) .

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 8-12, -762.

Round 21

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Fomum Tanee played #45 Rashid Khan (Pakistan) and won 370 to 353 (a spread of 17) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-12, -745.

Round 22

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Fomum Tanee played #61 Aaron Clottey (Ghana) and won 433 to 270 (a spread of 163) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 10-12, -582.

Round 23

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Fomum Tanee played #87 Rodney Talbot (Australia) and lost 360 to 498 (a spread of -138) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10-13, -720.

Round 24

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Fomum Tanee played #81 Kwame Poku (Ghana) and lost 377 to 414 (a spread of -37) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10-14, -757.


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