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WESPAC 2023: Joanne Craig [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Craig, 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 14-18, -289, and is ranked #105.

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): Joanne Surname(s): Craig Home: Sydney, NSW, New Zealand Awards: 2006 (2nd) Australian NSW Match Play; 2007 (3rd) 2008 (5th) NZ NSC; 2008 (2nd) QLD and VIC Championship Hobbies: Bushwalking, Travel WESPA Championship 2023 Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 425 Average against: 434
Round 1	South Africa	Craig played #96 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 379 to 333 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2	United States	Craig played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 351 to 411 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3	Nigeria	Craig played #138 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 493 to 411 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, +68.
Round 4	Canada	Craig played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and lost 398 to 484 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -18.
Round 5	United States	Craig played #82 Matthew O'Connor (USA) and won 447 to 431 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, -2.
Round 6	United States	Craig played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and lost 384 to 415 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, -33.
Round 7	Northern Ireland	Craig played #55 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 461 to 403 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +25.
Round 8	United Arab Emirates	Craig played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 458 to 394 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-3, +89.
Round 9	Canada	Craig played #15 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 385 to 431 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +43.
Round 10	Malta	Craig played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 411 to 465 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-5, -11.
Round 11	Nigeria	Craig played #9 Oshevire Avwenagha (NGA) and won 477 to 433 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-5, +33.
Round 12	Australia	Craig played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 370 to 436 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -33.
Round 13	Nigeria	Craig played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and lost 349 to 462 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -146.
Round 14	Canada	Craig played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 438 to 489 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-8, -197.
Round 15	Hong Kong	Craig played #45 Euclid Hui (HKG) and won 545 to 425 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-8, -77.
Round 16	Nigeria	Craig played #132 Sanya Adebola (NGA) and won 483 to 343 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-8, +63.
Round 17	Scotland	Craig played #5 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 427 to 477 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-9, +13.
Round 18	Nigeria	Craig played #52 Eta Karo (NGA) and lost 376 to 468 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, -79.
Round 19	England	Craig played #8 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 466 to 428 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, -41.
Round 20	India	Craig played #107 Anuj Shetty (IND) and won 457 to 434 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -18.
Round 21	United States	Craig played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 399 to 558 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-11, -177.
Round 22	United States	Craig played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 370 to 442 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-12, -249.
Round 23	England	Craig played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and won 474 to 313 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, -88.
Round 24	England	Craig played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -127.
Round 25	Nigeria	Craig played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 433 to 558 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, -252.
Round 26	Ghana	Craig played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and lost 393 to 465 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-15, -324.
Round 27	Sierra Leone	Craig played #63 Yusuf Koroma (SLE) and won 406 to 387 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-15, -305.
Round 28	Hong Kong	Craig played #67 Thomson Law (HKG) and won 517 to 341 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-15, -129.
Round 29	England	Craig played #100 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 449 to 540 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-16, -220.
Round 30	Trinidad and Tobago	Craig played #51 Patricia John (TTO) and lost 342 to 416 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-17, -294.
Round 31	Sierra Leone	Craig played #61 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 463 to 392 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-17, -223.
Round 32	Nigeria	Craig played #135 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 404 to 470 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 14-18, -289.

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