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WESPAC 2017: Michael Tang [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Tang, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-16, +2, and is ranked #59.

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): Michael Surname(s): Tang Home: Singapore Awards: 1998 Singapore Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Reading Autobiographies WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 414 Average against: 414
Round 1	England	Tang played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 470 to 297 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +173. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Ghana	Tang played #32 Charles Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 355 to 491 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +37.
Round 3	Sri Lanka	Tang played #83 Janul De Silva (LKA) and lost 372 to 476 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4	Oman	Tang played #69 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 320 to 361 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -108. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Netherlands	Tang played #51 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 492 to 412 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -28.
Round 6	Canada	Tang played #21 Yvonne Lobo (CAN) and won 383 to 343 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +12.
Round 7	England	Tang played #27 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 490 to 471 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, +31.
Round 8	United States	Tang played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 298 to 442 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-4, -113.
Round 9	Singapore	Tang played #79 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 383 to 397 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -127.
Round 10	Bahrain	Tang played #14 Akshay Bhandarkar (BHR) and won 458 to 388 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -57.
Round 11	Nigeria	Tang played #119 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 407 to 304 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +46.
Round 12	Canada	Tang played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 436 to 380 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +102. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Nigeria	Tang played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and lost 394 to 408 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +88.
Round 14	Kenya	Tang played #42 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 430 to 485 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, +33.
Round 15	Malaysia	Tang played #49 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 358 to 559 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -168. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Trinidad and Tobago	Tang played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 359 to 424 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -233.
Round 17	Zambia	Tang played #109 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 518 to 354 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-9, -69. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 18	Kenya	Tang played #107 Stanley Njoroge Ndungu (KEN) and won 494 to 384 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-9, +41.
Round 19	Australia	Tang played #2 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 413 to 390 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +64.
Round 20	Kenya	Tang played #41 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 335 to 497 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-10, -98.
Round 21	Nigeria	Tang played #118 Tuoyo Mayuku (NGA) and lost 362 to 419 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, -155.
Round 22	Kenya	Tang played #110 Charles Kimani (KEN) and won 490 to 374 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-11, -39.
Round 23	England	Tang played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 355 to 407 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, -91.
Round 24	England	Tang played #29 Andrew Goodwin (Eng) and won 503 to 364 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-12, +48.
Round 25	Kenya	Tang played #113 John Mbote (KEN) and won 493 to 387 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, +154.
Round 26	South Africa	Tang played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 304 to 460 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-13, -2.
Round 27	United States	Tang played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 448 to 356 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +90.
Round 28	United States	Tang played #97 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 539 to 342 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, +287.
Round 29	Kenya	Tang played #39 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and won 398 to 395 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, +290.
Round 30	New Zealand	Tang played #52 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 368 to 596 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-14, +62.
Round 31	Australia	Tang played #4 Tony Hunt (AUS) and lost 452 to 481 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-15, +33.
Round 32	Canada	Tang played #17 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 379 to 410 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-16, +2.

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