Dan Laurentiu Sandu [#21] at WSC 2003

October 21-24, 2003

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Dan Laurentiu Sandu [#21] at WSC 2003

Congratulations to the new World Champion, Panupol Sujjayakorn. Panupol beat Pakorn Nemitrmansuk in an exciting best-of-five series, 418-380, 384-495, 470-514, 446-433 and 444-387.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Dan Laurentiu Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Age: 34 Awards: 1995-2001 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Chess, puzzles, computer games, beautiful girls, travel Occupation: commercial inspector WSC 1997 Rank: 78 WSC 1999 Rank: 91 WSC 2001 Rank: 84 WSC 2003 Team: Romania

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 378 Average against: 406
		In round Round 1, Sandu played #03 Aaron Chong (Malaysia) and lost 388 to 490 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -102.
		In round Round 2, Sandu played #66 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 252 to 473 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -323.
		In round Round 3, Sandu played #12 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 425 to 350 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -248.
		In round Round 4, Sandu played #32 Ishtiaq Chishty (Saudi Arabia) and lost 294 to 433 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -387.
		In round Round 5, Sandu played #49 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and lost 339 to 477 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-4, -525.
		In round Round 6, Sandu played #46 Leo Capuno (Philippines) and lost 250 to 356 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-5, -631.
		In round Round 7, Sandu played #43 Kunihiko Kuroda (Japan) and lost 374 to 385 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-6, -642.
		In round Round 8, Sandu played #48 Mushtak Esmail (Tanzania) and won 454 to 425 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-6, -613.
		In round Round 9, Sandu played #09 Bronagh Kenny (Ireland) and won 542 to 212 (a spread of 330). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-6, -283.
		In round Round 10, Sandu played #38 John O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 365 to 363 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, -281.
		In round Round 11, Sandu played #53 Mario Recedes (Philippines) and lost 348 to 399 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -332.
		In round Round 12, Sandu played #26 Ferdy Anthonius (Indonesia) and lost 317 to 431 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-8, -446.
Larger photo available		In round Round 13, Sandu played #52 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and lost 375 to 400 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-9, -471.
		In round Round 14, Sandu played #25 Ferrer Abordo (Bahrain) and won 439 to 414 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-9, -446.
		In round Round 15, Sandu played #73 Robin K.T. John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-9, -352.
		In round Round 16, Sandu played #69 Ricardo V Gonzalez (Gulf Champion) and lost 426 to 441 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-10, -367.
		In round Round 17, Sandu played #68 Ronald Credo (Philippines) and lost 419 to 446 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-11, -394.
		In round Round 18, Sandu played #29 Herve Bohbo (France) and won 485 to 367 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-11, -276.
Larger photo available		In round Round 19, Sandu played #62 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (Zambia) and lost 295 to 543 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-12, -524.
		In round Round 20, Sandu played #76 Rogelio Talosig (New Zealand) and lost 381 to 410 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-13, -553.
		In round Round 21, Sandu played #29 Herve Bohbo (France) and won 435 to 309 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-13, -427.
		In round Round 22, Sandu played #37 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and lost 370 to 374 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-14, -431.
		In round Round 23, Sandu played #47 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka) and lost 326 to 453 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-15, -558.
		In round Round 24, Sandu played #73 Robin K.T. John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 347 to 440 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-16, -651.

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