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WESPAC 2023: Stu Harkness [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Stu Harkness, 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, -989, and is ranked #114.

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): Stu Surname(s): Harkness Home: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland Awards: 6xABSP Tournament Wins, 8th Place UK NSC 2019 Hobbies: Football, 8-Ball Pool, Poker Occupation: Maths Teacher WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 411 Average against: 442
Round 1	United States	Harkness played #82 Matthew O'Connor (USA) and lost 308 to 555 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -247.
Round 2	Singapore	Harkness played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 402 to 501 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-2, -346.
Round 3	Nigeria	Harkness played #132 Sanya Adebola (NGA) and won 506 to 373 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-2, -213.
Round 4	Australia	Harkness played #69 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and won 442 to 311 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-2, -82.
Round 5	Kenya	Harkness played #4 Wenwa Akinyi (KEN) and won 422 to 420 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-2, -80.
Round 6	Canada	Harkness played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 454 to 371 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, +3.
Round 7	Trinidad and Tobago	Harkness played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 449 to 357 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +95.
Round 8	Thailand	Harkness played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and lost 325 to 450 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-3, -30.
Round 9	Australia	Harkness played #74 Sally Martin (AUS) and lost 362 to 592 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-4, -260.
Round 10	Thailand	Harkness played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 388 to 487 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-5, -359.
Round 11	Malaysia	Harkness played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 453 to 375 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-5, -281.
Round 12	England	Harkness played #73 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-5, -267.
Round 13	United States	Harkness played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and won 560 to 475 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-5, -182.
Round 14	Nigeria	Harkness played #32 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 367 to 503 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-6, -318.
Round 15	England	Harkness played #54 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 348 to 438 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-7, -408.
Round 16	Singapore	Harkness played #94 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 458 to 413 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-7, -363.
Round 17	Canada	Harkness played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 373 to 448 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-8, -438.
Round 18	Philippines	Harkness played #99 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 355 to 464 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-9, -547.
Round 19	Ghana	Harkness played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 402 to 448 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-10, -593.
Round 20	Nigeria	Harkness played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 334 to 451 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-11, -710.
Round 21	England	Harkness played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and lost 379 to 421 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-12, -752.
Round 22	Hong Kong	Harkness played #67 Thomson Law (HKG) and won 544 to 366 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-12, -574.
Round 23	Australia	Harkness played #39 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 389 to 465 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-13, -650.
Round 24	South Africa	Harkness played #38 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 300 to 490 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-14, -840.
Round 25	Trinidad and Tobago	Harkness played #51 Patricia John (TTO) and won 424 to 343 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-14, -759.
Round 26	Nigeria	Harkness played #88 Ojiru Onota (NGA) and lost 385 to 467 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-15, -841.
Round 27	United States	Harkness played #106 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 441 to 421 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-15, -821.
Round 28	Australia	Harkness played #97 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 437 to 379 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 13-15, -763.
Round 29	Nigeria	Harkness played #135 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 402 to 445 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-16, -806.
Round 30	South Africa	Harkness played #96 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 509 to 457 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-16, -754.
Round 31	England	Harkness played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 362 to 546 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 14-17, -938.
Round 32	Australia	Harkness played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and lost 484 to 535 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 14-18, -989.

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