SPC 2023: Dipo Akanbi [CSW1-50]

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On this page, you will find information about Dipo Akanbi, 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 15.5-15.5, -121, and is ranked #24 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): Dipo Surname(s): Akanbi Home: NGA

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 416 Average against: 420
Round 1		Akanbi played #3 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 368 to 359 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +9. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Akanbi played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 355 to 402 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -38. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Akanbi played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and lost 313 to 440 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -165.
Round 4		Akanbi played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 372 to 455 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -248.
Round 5		Akanbi played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 419 to 277 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, -106. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Akanbi played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 434 to 351 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, -23.
Round 7		Akanbi played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 369 to 390 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -44.
Round 8		Akanbi played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and won 534 to 385 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, +105.
Round 9		Akanbi played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 428 to 434 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-5, +99.
Round 10		Akanbi played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 420 to 462 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, +57.
Round 11		Akanbi played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and lost 440 to 452 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, +45. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Akanbi played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 394 to 340 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, +99.
Round 13		Akanbi played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and tied at 465. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +99.
Round 14		Akanbi played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 347 to 417 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5.5-8.5, +29.
Round 15		Akanbi played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 418 to 385 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +62.
Round 16		Akanbi played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 473 to 419 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +116.
Round 17		Akanbi played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 409 to 296 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +229. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Akanbi played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and won 475 to 435 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +269.
Round 19		Akanbi played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 354 to 556 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +67.
Round 20		Akanbi played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and won 408 to 395 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +80.
Round 21		Akanbi played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 467 to 443 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +104.
Round 22		Akanbi played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 403 to 477 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +30.
Round 23		Akanbi played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 474 to 340 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +164. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Akanbi played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 424 to 395 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +193. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Akanbi played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 376 to 425 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +144. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Akanbi played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and lost 423 to 498 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +69.
Round 27		Akanbi played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 429 to 405 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +93.
Round 28		Akanbi played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 433 to 527 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -1. Akanbi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Akanbi played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 372 to 499 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -128.
Round 30		Akanbi played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and lost 412 to 424 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -140.
Round 31		Akanbi played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 495 to 476 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -121.

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