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November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: Carmel Dodd [#12]
On this page, you will find information about
Carmel Dodd, who is competing
at the 2008 World Players Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-11, +178, and is ranked
#21.
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 Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
| Given name(s): Carmel Surname(s): Dodd Home: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Hobbies: Travelling, walking Occupation: Admin Officer 2008 WPC Team: Australia |
Round by Round | High score: 551 Average for: 404 Average against: 396 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 256 to 386 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -130. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Dodd played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 415 to 348 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -63. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Sunny Wright]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_sunny.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Dodd played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 551 to 246 (a spread of 305). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +242. Dodd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Stuart Goldman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/goldman_stu.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and lost 370 to 409 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +203. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 335 to 463 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, +75. | Round 6 | ![[photo of James Sekyi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sekyi_james.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Dodd played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and won 417 to 284 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, +208. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 389 to 369 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +228. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 459 to 435 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +252. Dodd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 371 to 412 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +211. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 330 to 485 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, +56. Dodd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 417 to 515 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -42. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Albert Hahn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hahn_albert.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Dodd played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 310 to 514 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -246. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Victor Ikawa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/i/ikawa_joseph_victor_otieno.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/bhr.gif) Bahrain | Dodd played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 413 to 392 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-7, -225. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Travis Chaney]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chaney_travis_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and lost 303 to 693 (a spread of -390). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-8, -615. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Anthony Ikolo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/i/ikolo_anthony.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Dodd played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 474 to 268 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-8, -409. | Round 16 | ![[photo of William Huttel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/huttel_william.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #20 William Huttel (USA) and lost 404 to 437 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-9, -442. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Dodd played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 427 to 328 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-9, -343. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #13 Michael Early (USA) and lost 445 to 544 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-10, -442. Dodd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 19 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Dodd played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 478 to 336 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, -300. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Donna MacDonald]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/macdonald_donna.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Dodd played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and lost 386 to 420 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-11, -334. | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 370 to 326 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-11, -290. | Round 22 | ![[photo of John Barker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/barker_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Dodd played #5 John Barker (AUS) and won 519 to 278 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-11, -49. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Dodd played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 405 to 276 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-11, +80. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Joanne Craig]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Dodd played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 446 to 348 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +178. |
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