SPC 2023: Wellington Jighere [CSW1-37]

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On this page, you will find information about Wellington Jighere, 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 27-4, +1381, and is ranked #00 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): Wellington Surname(s): Jighere Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria Awards: 2008 ASC; Nigerian National Open Hobbies: chess, singing, talking, watching movies

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 454 Average against: 415
Round 1		Jighere played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 431 to 410 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +21. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Jighere played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 438 to 370 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +89. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Jighere played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 416 to 446 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +59. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Jighere played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 468 to 487 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, +40. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Jighere played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and won 422 to 388 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +74. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Jighere played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and won 495 to 286 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +283. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Jighere played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and won 471 to 468 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +286. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Jighere played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +341. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Jighere played #9 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 492 to 423 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +410. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Jighere played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 413 to 375 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +448. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Jighere played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 387 to 374 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +461. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 12		Jighere played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 507 to 376 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +592. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Jighere played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and won 446 to 418 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +620. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Jighere played #3 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 441 to 363 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +698.
Round 15		Jighere played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and won 435 to 420 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +713. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Jighere played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 504 to 413 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +804. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Jighere played #2 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 450 to 572 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +682. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 18		Jighere played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 524 to 500 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +706. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 19		Jighere played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 371 to 578 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +499.
Round 20		Jighere played #9 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 416 to 378 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +537. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Jighere played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 448 to 419 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +566.
Round 22		Jighere played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 502 to 379 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +689. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Jighere played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and won 476 to 376 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +789. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Jighere played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 503 to 448 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +844. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Jighere played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) again and won 408 to 362 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-4, +890. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Jighere played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the third time and won 426 to 413 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-4, +903.
Round 27		Jighere played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 481 to 397 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-4, +987.
Round 28		Jighere played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 527 to 433 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-4, +1081. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Jighere recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 25-4, +1181.
Round 30		Jighere recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 26-4, +1281.
Round 31		Jighere recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 27-4, +1381.

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