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February 3–7, 2016

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CTI 2016: Chrys Placca [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Chrys Placca, who is competing at the 2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 25-17, +1636, and is ranked #11.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, 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, GREATER ACCRA, Ghana Hobbies: Playing piano, watching sports 2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: Ghana

Round by Round
High score: 602 Average for: 439 Average against: 400
Round 1	South Africa	Placca played #21 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +24. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	Australia	Placca played #5 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 387 to 509 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, -98. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	South Africa	Placca played #40 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +17. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Ghana	Placca played #24 Ralph Owusu (GHA) and lost 436 to 466 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5	South Africa	Placca played #33 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 447 to 325 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +109.
Round 6	United States	Placca played #46 Kay Faust (USA) and won 553 to 348 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +314. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	United States	Placca played #2 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 461 to 595 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +180. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Nigeria	Placca played #28 Raymond Gbaraba (NGA) and lost 410 to 433 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-4, +157.
Round 9	South Africa	Placca played #14 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 355 to 603 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, -91. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	South Africa	Placca played #35 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 410 to 363 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, -44.
Round 11	South Africa	Placca played #41 Jackie Nortier (ZAF) and won 494 to 326 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +124.
Round 12	South Africa	Placca played #17 Denise Le Bron (ZAF) and won 423 to 400 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +147.
Round 13	South Africa	Placca played #26 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) and lost 363 to 384 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +126.
Round 14	Nigeria	Placca played #12 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and lost 377 to 514 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, -11.
Round 15	United States	Placca played #8 Jesse Day (USA) and won 500 to 420 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +69.
Round 16	South Africa	Placca played #30 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and lost 419 to 424 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, +64.
Round 17	South Africa	Placca played #29 Solomon Lephoto (ZAF) and won 518 to 351 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +231. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Nigeria	Placca played #20 Sulaiman Gora Garba (NGA) and won 452 to 443 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +240. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Nigeria	Placca played #13 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 321 to 446 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +115.
Round 20	Nigeria	Placca played #4 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 370 to 464 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, +21.
Round 21	South Africa	Placca played #25 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and won 481 to 311 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +191. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Uganda	Placca played #11 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 375 to 474 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-11, +92.
Round 23	South Africa	Placca played #31 Gary Birch (ZAF) and lost 327 to 330 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-12, +89. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	South Africa	Placca played #27 Pam Field (ZAF) and lost 377 to 395 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-13, +71.
Round 25	South Africa	Placca played #45 Mary Botha (ZAF) and won 468 to 407 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-13, +132.
Round 26	South Africa	Placca played #44 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and won 602 to 317 (a spread of 285). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-13, +417. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	South Africa	Placca played #34 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 435 to 440 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-14, +412.
Round 28	Australia	Placca played #39 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +414.
Round 29	South Africa	Placca played #43 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 496 to 245 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-14, +665. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	South Africa	Placca played #23 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 423 to 388 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, +700.
Round 31	South Africa	Placca played #36 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) and won 428 to 279 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, +849.
Round 32	South Africa	Placca played #37 Carol Parker (ZAF) and won 545 to 286 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-14, +1108.
Round 33	Scotland	Placca played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-14, +1119.
Round 34	England	Placca played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 461 to 431 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 20-14, +1149. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 35	Nigeria	Placca played #12 Bright Idahosa (NGA) again and won 487 to 394 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 21-14, +1242.
Round 36	Nigeria	Placca played #10 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 396 to 483 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 21-15, +1155.
Round 37	England	Placca played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) again and won 514 to 434 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 22-15, +1235. Placca is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 38	Nigeria	Placca played #6 Nsikan Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 22-16, +1231. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 39	South Africa	Placca played #38 Joy Palm (ZAF) and won 499 to 386 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 23-16, +1344. Placca is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 40	South Africa	Placca played #32 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 474 to 346 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 24-16, +1472.
Round 41	Nigeria	Placca played #18 Olobatoke Aka (NGA) and won 519 to 346 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 25-16, +1645.
Round 42	Nigeria	Placca played #13 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) again and lost 419 to 428 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 25-17, +1636.

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