Sunday, June 7, 2009

Triumph in the MSA National U-18 Scrabble Tournament

Yeah.. it was sort of a victory for me ...
As of the first day i was placed third and was up against Scott for Round 9 ..
Lost badly ..
But i covered the lose quickly in the next two games before losing by 7 points to 'Suanne-terminator' Ker Jen Ho . Haihz .. won the last three games ..
Just during lunch that day ( before the round 13 game ) , Ram was commenting on how if i get Nasrom ( upcoming newbie ) in the last round .. things would be better ... At the last round , guess who i played with ? Muhammad Nasrom !! Ram's prediction came true !! lolZ

Round 9 -15
9. Scott Chung [ lose 272-475 ]
10. Gan Han Yang [ win 469-350 ]( repeat starts KOTH )
11. Teo Wee Seong [ win 502-319 ]
12. Ker Jen Ho [ lose 394-401 ]
13. Alvin Lau [ win 449-404 ]
14. Teo Wee Seong [ win 397-369 ]
15. Muhammad Nasrom [ win 638-271 ]

Overall result ..
11 wins - 4 loses
My first gargantuan spread of +1243
Average score - 413.1
Average opponent score - 354.3
Bingoes- 26
Performance - average

Was never below Table 6 since round 4 :)

Now about the Ramaraj ..
Can the teenager who has been dubbed the next 'Juggernaut' be stopped ? .. Well a small hiccup by Suanne wasn't enough to stop him from getting 14 wins and leading the pack by 3 wins .... his spread a monstrous +18oo++
Ramaraj has proven that he has the strength and the mind to make Scrabble his forte even when he has lack of training due to the recently ended mid year examinations .. he has beaten Bangkok Cup winner Ong Suanne two times and WSC hopeful Scott Chung 3 times in the tournament .. What's to say he can't be the next 'Juggernaut' ?

Top 6
1. Ramaraj a/l Sundraraj ( 14/15 )
2. Chang Ching Wei ( 11/15 )
3. Ker Jen Ho ( 11/15 )
4. Scott Chung ( 11/15 )
5. William Kang ( 11/15 )
6. Ong Suanne ( 10/15 )

I was second because of my last game .. lolz .. had 1243 spread whereas Ker Jen Ho had 1156 spread .. lol ..

I was so tired on Sunday that i slept at 9.30pm ... a onetime feat which i hope not to repeat .. lol ..

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