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WESPAC 2023: Eta Karo [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Eta Karo, 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 18-14, +547, and is ranked #35.

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): Eta Surname(s): Karo Home: Sapele, Delta, Nigeria Awards: 2005 NSC; (3rd) 2006 ASC; 2007 Benin Open Hobbies: singing, dancing, reading, travelling WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 436 Average against: 419
Round 1	United States	Karo played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and lost 387 to 463 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -76.
Round 2	Canada	Karo played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and won 517 to 314 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +127.
Round 3	Canada	Karo played #142 Joshua Sokol (CAN) and won 442 to 441 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +128.
Round 4	Australia	Karo played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 488 to 419 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +197.
Round 5	Nigeria	Karo played #46 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and lost 368 to 482 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, +83.
Round 6	Scotland	Karo played #104 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 519 to 363 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +239.
Round 7	Nigeria	Karo played #137 Emmanuel Ofidi (NGA) and won 447 to 381 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +305.
Round 8	Sierra Leone	Karo played #61 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 444 to 379 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +370.
Round 9	United States	Karo played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and lost 385 to 474 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +281.
Round 10	Canada	Karo played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and lost 373 to 566 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-4, +88.
Round 11	Canada	Karo played #15 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 522 to 421 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +189.
Round 12	United States	Karo played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and lost 462 to 480 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, +171.
Round 13	Nigeria	Karo played #9 Oshevire Avwenagha (NGA) and won 501 to 342 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +330.
Round 14	England	Karo played #19 Jason Carney (Eng) and lost 354 to 436 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, +248.
Round 15	United States	Karo played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 372 to 410 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-7, +210.
Round 16	Singapore	Karo played #92 Wolfram Poh (SGP) and lost 457 to 528 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, +139.
Round 17	England	Karo played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and won 449 to 276 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, +312.
Round 18	New Zealand	Karo played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 468 to 376 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +404.
Round 19	England	Karo played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 500 to 482 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-8, +422.
Round 20	United States	Karo played #13 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and lost 352 to 392 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-9, +382.
Round 21	England	Karo played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 380 to 409 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-10, +353.
Round 22	Singapore	Karo played #93 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 375 to 518 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, +210.
Round 23	Singapore	Karo played #65 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 365 to 479 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, +96.
Round 24	United States	Karo played #123 David Whitley (USA) and won 471 to 321 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-12, +246.
Round 25	Malaysia	Karo played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and won 397 to 376 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-12, +267.
Round 26	England	Karo played #8 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 482 to 352 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, +397.
Round 27	Australia	Karo played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and won 563 to 345 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +615.
Round 28	Singapore	Karo played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 410 to 401 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +624.
Round 29	Singapore	Karo played #121 Wee Ming Hui Hubert (SGP) and won 423 to 397 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-12, +650.
Round 30	Australia	Karo played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and won 487 to 486 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +651.
Round 31	United States	Karo played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-13, +646.
Round 32	Malaysia	Karo played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 381 to 480 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 18-14, +547.

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