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WESPAC 2023: Leslie Charles [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Leslie Charles, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16.5-15.5, +499, and is ranked #57.

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

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Given name(s): Leslie
Surname(s): Charles
Home: Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago
Awards: 1994 2004 2005 National Champion; 2006 Regional Champion
Hobbies: Reading
WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Trinidad and Tobago

Round by Round

High score: 567
Average for: 424
Average against: 408

Round 1

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United States

Charles played #6 Will Anderson (USA) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 0-1, -76.

Round 2

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United States

Charles played #82 Matthew O'Connor (USA) and won 469 to 439 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 1-1, -46.

Round 3

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Singapore

Charles played #113 Tay Yi An (SGP) and won 431 to 329 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 2-1, +56.

Round 4

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Thailand

Charles played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 373 to 406 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-2, +23.

Round 5

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Sierra Leone

Charles played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and won 453 to 341 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 3-2, +135.

Round 6

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Singapore

Charles played #93 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 387 to 468 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 3-3, +54.

Round 7

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Scotland

Charles played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and lost 357 to 449 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 3-4, -38.

Round 8

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England

Charles played #73 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 472 to 509 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 3-5, -75.

Round 9

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Sri Lanka

Charles played #7 Hasindu Arumapperuma (LKA) and lost 404 to 431 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 3-6, -102.

Round 10

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India

Charles played #107 Anuj Shetty (IND) and won 391 to 386 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 4-6, -97.

Round 11

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Sweden

Charles played #17 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 536 to 373 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 5-6, +66.

Round 12

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Canada

Charles played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 413 to 465 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 5-7, +14.

Round 13

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Hong Kong

Charles played #67 Thomson Law (HKG) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 5-8, -57.

Round 14

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Malaysia

Charles played #11 Azmil Aziz (MYS) and won 442 to 379 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 6-8, +6.

Round 15

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Zambia

Charles played #21 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 431 to 417 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 7-8, +20.

Round 16

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Ghana

Charles played #3 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and lost 386 to 458 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 7-9, -52.

Round 17

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Ghana

Charles played #131 Victor Amartey (GHA) and lost 341 to 387 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 7-10, -98.

Round 18

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England

Charles played #8 John Ashmore (Eng) and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 7-11, -120.

Round 19

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Malta

Charles played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and won 404 to 381 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 8-11, -97.

Round 20

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South Africa

Charles played #83 Ike Obidike (ZAF) and won 380 to 342 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 9-11, -59.

Round 21

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Sierra Leone

Charles played #61 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 463 to 375 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 10-11, +29.

Round 22

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England

Charles played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and lost 434 to 471 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10-12, -8.

Round 23

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Hong Kong

Charles played #45 Euclid Hui (HKG) and won 503 to 345 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 11-12, +150.

Round 24

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United States

Charles played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and lost 338 to 448 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 11-13, +40.

Round 25

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Nigeria

Charles played #132 Sanya Adebola (NGA) and lost 434 to 493 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-14, -19.

Round 26

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Malta

Charles played #35 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 387 to 379 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 12-14, -11.

Round 27

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Canada

Charles played #90 Allen Pengelly (CAN) and won 458 to 441 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 13-14, +6.

Round 28

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Australia

Charles played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 461 to 381 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 14-14, +86.

Round 29

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Ghana

Charles played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and tied at 389.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 14.5-14.5, +86.

Round 30

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England

Charles played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 567 to 339 (a spread of 228).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 15.5-14.5, +314.

Round 31

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Nigeria

Charles played #34 Olawale Fashina (NGA) and lost 454 to 460 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 15.5-15.5, +308.

Round 32

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England

Charles played #86 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 522 to 331 (a spread of 191).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 16.5-15.5, +499.