SPC 2023: Rik Kennedy [CSW1-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Rik Kennedy, 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 17-14, +486, and is ranked #11 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): Rik Surname(s): Kennedy Home: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 604 Average for: 440 Average against: 424
Round 1		Kennedy played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 532 to 409 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +123. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Kennedy played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 477 to 386 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +214. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Kennedy played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 412 to 369 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +257. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 4		Kennedy played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +168. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Kennedy played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and won 392 to 317 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +243. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Kennedy played #9 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +250. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Kennedy played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and lost 395 to 473 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +172. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Kennedy played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 429 to 358 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +243. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Kennedy played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 455 to 549 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +149. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 10		Kennedy played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, +111. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kennedy played #3 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 408 to 445 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +74. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Kennedy played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and won 449 to 384 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +139. Kennedy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Kennedy played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and lost 468 to 523 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +84.
Round 14		Kennedy played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 444 to 540 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, -12.
Round 15		Kennedy played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 388 to 418 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, -42.
Round 16		Kennedy played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 462 to 469 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-9, -49.
Round 17		Kennedy played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and lost 310 to 525 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-10, -264.
Round 18		Kennedy played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 545 to 368 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-10, -87.
Round 19		Kennedy played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 330 to 516 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-11, -273.
Round 20		Kennedy played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 591 to 366 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-11, -48.
Round 21		Kennedy played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 373 to 457 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-12, -132.
Round 22		Kennedy played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 515 to 401 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-12, -18.
Round 23		Kennedy played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 436 to 368 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-12, +50.
Round 24		Kennedy played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 456 to 463 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-13, +43.
Round 25		Kennedy played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 433 to 403 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-13, +73.
Round 26		Kennedy played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 334 to 469 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-14, -62.
Round 27		Kennedy played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 468 to 418 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-14, -12.
Round 28		Kennedy played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 423 to 411 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-14, +0.
Round 29		Kennedy played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 489 to 415 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-14, +74.
Round 30		Kennedy played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 478 to 323 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-14, +229.
Round 31		Kennedy played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 604 to 347 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-14, +486.

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