2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament

January 31 - February 4, 2018

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CTI 2018: Rajen Pillay [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Rajen Pillay, 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 16-26, -888, and is ranked #32.

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): Rajen Surname(s): Pillay Home: South Africa 2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: South Africa

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 387 Average against: 408
Before the Tournament		Pillay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	South Africa	Pillay played #19 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and lost 390 to 406 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -16. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	South Africa	Pillay played #31 Joy Palm (ZAF) and lost 394 to 399 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-2, -21. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Kenya	Pillay played #30 Wamucii Irungu (KEN) and lost 360 to 420 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-3, -81.
Round 4	South Africa	Pillay played #7 Denise Le Bron (ZAF) and lost 312 to 534 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-4, -303.
Round 5	Nigeria	Pillay played #6 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 405 to 417 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-5, -315.
Round 6	South Africa	Pillay played #33 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) and lost 387 to 410 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-6, -338.
Round 7	Zambia	Pillay played #32 Levy Moonga (ZMB) and won 438 to 357 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-6, -257.
Round 8	Israel	Pillay played #15 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-7, -290.
Round 9	South Africa	Pillay played #3 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 347 to 480 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-8, -423. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	South Africa	Pillay played #40 Cecil Petersen (ZAF) and won 500 to 325 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-8, -248.
Round 11	Zambia	Pillay played #12 Mwenya Munkonge (ZMB) and lost 307 to 430 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-9, -371.
Round 12	South Africa	Pillay played #27 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and lost 362 to 479 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-10, -488.
Round 13	Israel	Pillay played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 319 to 499 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-11, -668.
Round 14	Australia	Pillay played #26 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-11, -645.
Round 15	South Africa	Pillay played #41 Peter Robinson (ZAF) and won 499 to 332 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-11, -478.
Round 16	South Africa	Pillay played #42 Amien Jacobs (ZAF) and won 463 to 334 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-11, -349.
Round 17	Australia	Pillay played #13 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 375 to 381 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-12, -355.
Round 18	South Africa	Pillay played #36 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and won 441 to 368 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-12, -282.
Round 19	South Africa	Pillay played #29 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 456 to 420 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-12, -246.
Round 20	South Africa	Pillay played #18 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and lost 370 to 487 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-13, -363.
Round 21	South Africa	Pillay played #37 Stephen Peter (ZAF) and won 443 to 326 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-13, -246.
Round 22	South Africa	Pillay played #11 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) and won 452 to 351 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-13, -145.
Round 23	South Africa	Pillay played #17 Diana Mason (ZAF) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-13, -48.
Round 24	South Africa	Pillay played #34 Riyaz Hoosain (ZAF) and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-14, -54. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Zambia	Pillay played #8 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 381 to 402 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-15, -75. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Pillay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	Zambia	Pillay played #22 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 395 to 386 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-15, -66.
Round 27	South Africa	Pillay played #5 Jarrod Page (ZAF) and lost 319 to 613 (a spread of -294). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-16, -360. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28	South Africa	Pillay played #21 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and lost 337 to 395 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-17, -418.
Round 29	South Africa	Pillay played #24 Pam Field (ZAF) and lost 344 to 383 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-18, -457.
Round 30	South Africa	Pillay played #38 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 418 to 384 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-18, -423.
Round 31	South Africa	Pillay played #39 Raquel Lightley (ZAF) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-19, -432.
Round 32	Nigeria	Pillay played #4 Oyebola Alli (NGA) and lost 340 to 501 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-20, -593.
Round 33	South Africa	Pillay played #20 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and lost 282 to 449 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-21, -760.
Round 34	South Africa	Pillay played #10 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and lost 313 to 547 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-22, -994. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 35	Israel	Pillay played #14 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 385 to 459 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-23, -1068.
Round 36	South Africa	Pillay played #33 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) again and won 467 to 349 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-23, -950.
Round 37	Australia	Pillay played #26 Susan Ensor (AUS) again and won 340 to 313 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-23, -923. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 38	South Africa	Pillay played #31 Joy Palm (ZAF) again and won 421 to 298 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-23, -800.
Round 39	South Africa	Pillay played #16 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and lost 310 to 415 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-24, -905. Pillay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 40	South Africa	Pillay played #29 Ata Sonday (ZAF) again and won 455 to 361 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-24, -811.
Round 41	Zambia	Pillay played #32 Levy Moonga (ZMB) again and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-25, -865.
Round 42	Zambia	Pillay played #22 Justin Chansa (ZMB) again and lost 418 to 441 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-26, -888.
After the Tournament		Pillay is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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