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WESPAC 2023: Russell Honeybun [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Russell Honeybun, 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 20-12, -5, and is ranked #16.

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): Russell Surname(s): Honeybun Home: Australia WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 436 Average against: 437
Round 1	United States	Honeybun played #134 Terry Kang (USA) and won 450 to 345 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +105.
Round 2	Uganda	Honeybun played #89 Denis Owor (UGA) and won 474 to 376 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +203.
Round 3	England	Honeybun played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 459 to 421 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +241.
Round 4	United States	Honeybun played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 466 to 393 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +314.
Round 5	England	Honeybun played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 412 to 469 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +257.
Round 6	Singapore	Honeybun played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 450 to 421 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +286.
Round 7	United States	Honeybun played #95 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 333 to 556 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +63.
Round 8	Canada	Honeybun played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and won 532 to 342 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-2, +253.
Round 9	Canada	Honeybun played #116 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and won 419 to 394 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +278.
Round 10	Ghana	Honeybun played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and won 505 to 483 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +300.
Round 11	Malaysia	Honeybun played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and won 496 to 372 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +424.
Round 12	Australia	Honeybun played #30 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 403 to 497 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +330.
Round 13	United States	Honeybun played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 462 to 429 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +363.
Round 14	United States	Honeybun played #71 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 485 to 460 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-3, +388.
Round 15	Nigeria	Honeybun played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 435 to 442 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +381.
Round 16	United States	Honeybun played #37 Kevin Fraley (USA) and won 441 to 422 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-4, +400.
Round 17	United States	Honeybun played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and won 458 to 392 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-4, +466.
Round 18	Thailand	Honeybun played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 379 to 476 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-5, +369.
Round 19	United States	Honeybun played #6 Will Anderson (USA) and lost 366 to 429 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +306.
Round 20	United States	Honeybun played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and won 484 to 449 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +341.
Round 21	Canada	Honeybun played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) again and lost 445 to 472 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-7, +314.
Round 22	United States	Honeybun played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) again and won 420 to 374 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +360.
Round 23	United States	Honeybun played #108 Austin Shin (USA) and won 426 to 425 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +361.
Round 24	Canada	Honeybun played #72 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 465 to 345 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +481.
Round 25	Nigeria	Honeybun played #32 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 365 to 434 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +412.
Round 26	Thailand	Honeybun played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) again and won 466 to 402 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +476.
Round 27	Nigeria	Honeybun played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and lost 310 to 505 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-9, +281.
Round 28	Australia	Honeybun played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 338 to 545 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-10, +74.
Round 29	Malaysia	Honeybun played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 483 to 425 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-10, +132.
Round 30	Ghana	Honeybun played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 481 to 515 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-11, +98.
Round 31	Canada	Honeybun played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 487 to 436 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 20-11, +149.
Round 32	United States	Honeybun played #6 Will Anderson (USA) again and lost 372 to 526 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 20-12, -5.

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