2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament

January 31 - February 4, 2018

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CTI 2018: Naomi Landau [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Naomi Landau, who is competing at the 2018 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 26-16, +1674, and is ranked #9.

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

[photo of Naomi Landau]

Given name(s): Naomi
Surname(s): Landau
Home: Israel
2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: Israel

Round by Round

High score: 559
Average for: 421
Average against: 381

Round 1

[photo of Ata Sonday]

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South Africa

Landau played #29 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 473 to 278 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-0, +195.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Peter Robinson]

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South Africa

Landau played #41 Peter Robinson (ZAF) and won 451 to 276 (a spread of 175).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 2-0, +370.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 3

[photo of Fern Wheelwright]

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South Africa

Landau played #20 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and won 421 to 342 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 3-0, +449.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Diana Mason]

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South Africa

Landau played #17 Diana Mason (ZAF) and won 452 to 373 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +528.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Denise Le Bron]

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South Africa

Landau played #7 Denise Le Bron (ZAF) and won 446 to 317 (a spread of 129).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-0, +657.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Amien Jacobs]

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South Africa

Landau played #42 Amien Jacobs (ZAF) and won 490 to 343 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-0, +804.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Justin Chansa]

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Zambia

Landau played #22 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 489 to 349 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-0, +944.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 8

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South Africa

Landau played #25 Rajen Pillay (ZAF) and won 392 to 359 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-0, +977.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Karen Richards]

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Australia

Landau played #13 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 325 to 424 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 8-1, +878.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Wamucii Irungu]

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Kenya

Landau played #30 Wamucii Irungu (KEN) and lost 387 to 416 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-2, +849.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Evan Cohen]

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Israel

Landau played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 8-3, +831.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Stephen Peter]

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South Africa

Landau played #37 Stephen Peter (ZAF) and won 479 to 320 (a spread of 159).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-3, +990.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Ashley Willenberg]

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South Africa

Landau played #11 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) and lost 363 to 461 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-4, +892.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Andrew Goldberg]

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South Africa

Landau played #16 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and lost 407 to 454 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-5, +845.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Riyaz Hoosain]

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South Africa

Landau played #34 Riyaz Hoosain (ZAF) and won 490 to 293 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 10-5, +1042.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Levy Moonga]

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Zambia

Landau played #32 Levy Moonga (ZMB) and lost 365 to 421 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-6, +986.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Duncan Keet]

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South Africa

Landau played #23 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 11-6, +1044.

Round 18

[photo of Susan Ensor]

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Australia

Landau played #26 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 559 to 233 (a spread of 326).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-6, +1370.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Raquel Lightley]

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South Africa

Landau played #39 Raquel Lightley (ZAF) and won 538 to 367 (a spread of 171).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-6, +1541.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Patrick Mulemena Mpundu]

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Zambia

Landau played #8 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 393 to 421 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13-7, +1513.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 21

[photo of Sheba Bagg]

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South Africa

Landau played #38 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 438 to 388 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 14-7, +1563.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Howard Rayner]

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South Africa

Landau played #21 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and lost 410 to 573 (a spread of -163).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-8, +1400.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 23

[photo of Gwen Rea]

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South Africa

Landau played #27 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 512 to 382 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-8, +1530.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

[photo of Pam Field]

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South Africa

Landau played #24 Pam Field (ZAF) and won 428 to 386 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 16-8, +1572.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Jarrod Page]

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South Africa

Landau played #5 Jarrod Page (ZAF) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-9, +1486.

Round 26

[photo of Mwenya Munkonge]

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Zambia

Landau played #12 Mwenya Munkonge (ZMB) and lost 425 to 436 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 16-10, +1475.

Round 27

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Nigeria

Landau played #1 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 344 to 454 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 16-11, +1365.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 28

[photo of Llewellin Jegels]

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South Africa

Landau played #10 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and won 366 to 270 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 17-11, +1461.

Round 29

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South Africa

Landau played #28 Angela Cohen (ZAF) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 17-12, +1452.

Round 30

[photo of Oyebola Alli]

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Nigeria

Landau played #4 Oyebola Alli (NGA) and lost 333 to 410 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 17-13, +1375.

Round 31

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Israel

Landau played #14 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 384 to 397 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 17-14, +1362.

Round 32

[photo of Kathy Cameron]

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South Africa

Landau played #33 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) and won 410 to 345 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 18-14, +1427.

Round 33

[photo of Frank Chitambala]

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Zambia

Landau played #35 Frank Chitambala (ZMB) and won 420 to 412 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 19-14, +1435.

Round 34

[photo of Zubeida Brey]

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South Africa

Landau played #36 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and won 469 to 261 (a spread of 208).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 20-14, +1643.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 35

[photo of Cecil Petersen]

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South Africa

Landau played #40 Cecil Petersen (ZAF) and won 521 to 316 (a spread of 205).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 21-14, +1848.

Round 36

[photo of Debbe Hossy]

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South Africa

Landau played #18 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 540 to 462 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 22-14, +1926.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 37

[photo of Evan Cohen]

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Israel

Landau played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) again and lost 209 to 516 (a spread of -307).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 22-15, +1619.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 38

[photo of Gerald Davids]

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South Africa

Landau played #19 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 423 to 374 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 23-15, +1668.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 39

[photo of Joy Palm]

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South Africa

Landau played #31 Joy Palm (ZAF) and won 443 to 415 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 24-15, +1696.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 40

[photo of Ashley Willenberg]

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South Africa

Landau played #11 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) again and won 481 to 369 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 25-15, +1808.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 41

[photo of Karen Richards]

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Australia

Landau played #13 Karen Richards (AUS) again and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 26-15, +1841.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 42

[photo of Evan Cohen]

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Israel

Landau played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) for the third time and lost 301 to 468 (a spread of -167).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 26-16, +1674.

Landau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

After the Tournament   

Landau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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