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WESPAC 2023: Chris Lipe [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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 19-13, +774, and is ranked #20.

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): Chris
Surname(s): Lipe
Home: Saint Louis, MO, United States
Awards: 2014 World Scrabble Championship runner-up
Hobbies: developing Scrabble word study tools
Occupation: IT Specialist
WESPA Championship 2023 Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 614
Average for: 459
Average against: 434

Round 1

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Ghana

Lipe played #3 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and won 534 to 381 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +153.

Round 2

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Australia

Lipe played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-0, +180.

Round 3

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Canada

Lipe played #116 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 2-1, +106.

Round 4

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Sierra Leone

Lipe played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and won 359 to 321 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 3-1, +144.

Round 5

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Ghana

Lipe played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and won 520 to 419 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 4-1, +245.

Round 6

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United States

Lipe played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 466 to 454 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-1, +257.

Round 7

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Nigeria

Lipe played #34 Olawale Fashina (NGA) and won 473 to 385 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 6-1, +345.

Round 8

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Singapore

Lipe played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 446 to 430 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-1, +361.

Round 9

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United States

Lipe played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and lost 455 to 505 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 7-2, +311.

Round 10

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United States

Lipe played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and lost 394 to 560 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-3, +145.

Round 11

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Nigeria

Lipe played #32 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and won 555 to 406 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-3, +294.

Round 12

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United States

Lipe played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and won 548 to 396 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-3, +446.

Round 13

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Australia

Lipe played #30 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 366 to 495 (a spread of -129).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-4, +317.

Round 14

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Australia

Lipe played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and lost 460 to 485 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-5, +292.

Round 15

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Singapore

Lipe played #121 Wee Ming Hui Hubert (SGP) and won 478 to 473 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-5, +297.

Round 16

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Nigeria

Lipe played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 517 to 364 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-5, +450.

Round 17

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Australia

Lipe played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 449 to 459 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-6, +440.

Round 18

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Nigeria

Lipe played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 322 to 554 (a spread of -232).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 11-7, +208.

Round 19

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Nigeria

Lipe played #87 Prince Omosefe (NGA) and won 466 to 381 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 12-7, +293.

Round 20

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Nigeria

Lipe played #137 Emmanuel Ofidi (NGA) and lost 419 to 421 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-8, +291.

Round 21

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Thailand

Lipe played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and lost 411 to 463 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 12-9, +239.

Round 22

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Nigeria

Lipe played #84 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 450 to 575 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 12-10, +114.

Round 23

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England

Lipe played #79 Jack Moran (Eng) and won 433 to 397 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 13-10, +150.

Round 24

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Pakistan

Lipe played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 465 to 334 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 14-10, +281.

Round 25

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United States

Lipe played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and won 503 to 446 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 15-10, +338.

Round 26

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United States

Lipe played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 429 to 430 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 15-11, +337.

Round 27

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Nigeria

Lipe played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and won 545 to 388 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-11, +494.

Round 28

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United States

Lipe played #108 Austin Shin (USA) and won 468 to 460 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 17-11, +502.

Round 29

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Canada

Lipe played #15 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 475 to 382 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-11, +595.

Round 30

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United States

Lipe played #37 Kevin Fraley (USA) and lost 362 to 455 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 18-12, +502.

Round 31

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United States

Lipe played #13 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and won 614 to 336 (a spread of 278).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 19-12, +780.

Round 32

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United States

Lipe played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) again and lost 469 to 475 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 19-13, +774.