SPC 2023: Kien Hung Yeo [CSW1-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Kien Hung Yeo, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble 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 15-16, -308, and is ranked #31 in Division CSW1.

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): Kien Hung Surname(s): Yeo Home: Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia Hobbies: WeiQi, Writing and Weightlifting

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 423 Average against: 433
Round 1		Yeo played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 463 to 458 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +5. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Yeo played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and lost 345 to 591 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -241.
Round 3		Yeo played #9 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 339 to 501 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, -403.
Round 4		Yeo played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 455 to 372 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, -320.
Round 5		Yeo played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 464 to 382 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, -238.
Round 6		Yeo played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and lost 428 to 527 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, -337.
Round 7		Yeo played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and lost 371 to 456 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, -422.
Round 8		Yeo played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 492 to 301 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, -231. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Yeo played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 401 to 376 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, -206. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Yeo played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, -187.
Round 11		Yeo played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 425 to 411 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, -173.
Round 12		Yeo played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 446 to 319 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, -46. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Yeo played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 418 to 436 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, -64.
Round 14		Yeo played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 370 to 493 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, -187.
Round 15		Yeo played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 404 to 497 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, -280.
Round 16		Yeo played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 392 to 559 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, -447.
Round 17		Yeo played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 500 to 341 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, -288.
Round 18		Yeo played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 469 to 427 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, -246.
Round 19		Yeo played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 497 to 496 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, -245.
Round 20		Yeo played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and won 509 to 329 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, -65.
Round 21		Yeo played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and won 442 to 378 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, -1.
Round 22		Yeo played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and won 499 to 307 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +191. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Yeo played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 507 to 419 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +279. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Yeo played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 448 to 503 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +224. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Yeo played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 429 to 452 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +201. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Yeo played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 353 to 479 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +75.
Round 27		Yeo played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and lost 459 to 469 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +65.
Round 28		Yeo played #45 Donna Stanton (England) again and lost 374 to 383 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-13, +56. Yeo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Yeo played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 350 to 453 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-14, -47.
Round 30		Yeo played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 323 to 478 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-15, -202.
Round 31		Yeo played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 351 to 457 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-16, -308.

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