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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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