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WESPAC 2023: Matthew O'Connor [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew O'Connor, 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, +665, and is ranked #32.

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): Matthew Surname(s): O'Connor Home: Boston, MA, United States WESPA Championship 2023 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 591 Average for: 428 Average against: 407
Round 1	Scotland	O'Connor played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and won 555 to 308 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +247.
Round 2	Trinidad and Tobago	O'Connor played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 439 to 469 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +217.
Round 3	United States	O'Connor played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and lost 468 to 534 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, +151.
Round 4	Sri Lanka	O'Connor played #7 Hasindu Arumapperuma (LKA) and won 446 to 403 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +194.
Round 5	New Zealand	O'Connor played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 431 to 447 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, +178.
Round 6	Australia	O'Connor played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 339 to 581 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-4, -64.
Round 7	England	O'Connor played #73 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 418 to 450 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-5, -96.
Round 8	United States	O'Connor played #106 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-5, -72.
Round 9	Uganda	O'Connor played #89 Denis Owor (UGA) and won 492 to 369 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-5, +51.
Round 10	Singapore	O'Connor played #93 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 528 to 334 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, +245.
Round 11	Ghana	O'Connor played #131 Victor Amartey (GHA) and lost 376 to 414 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, +207.
Round 12	Ghana	O'Connor played #3 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and won 429 to 396 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, +240.
Round 13	England	O'Connor played #100 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 554 to 375 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +419.
Round 14	England	O'Connor played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 440 to 498 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +361.
Round 15	Singapore	O'Connor played #94 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 496 to 370 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +487.
Round 16	United States	O'Connor played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and won 460 to 318 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +629.
Round 17	United States	O'Connor played #95 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 427 to 375 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +681.
Round 18	Canada	O'Connor played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and lost 412 to 422 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +671.
Round 19	Canada	O'Connor played #72 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 298 to 468 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, +501.
Round 20	Pakistan	O'Connor played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 357 to 466 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, +392.
Round 21	Singapore	O'Connor played #65 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 383 to 478 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, +297.
Round 22	Nigeria	O'Connor played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 516 to 303 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-11, +510.
Round 23	Canada	O'Connor played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and won 412 to 404 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, +518.
Round 24	Ghana	O'Connor played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and won 444 to 377 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-11, +585.
Round 25	Nigeria	O'Connor played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and lost 335 to 566 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +354.
Round 26	Nigeria	O'Connor played #34 Olawale Fashina (NGA) and won 435 to 429 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-12, +360.
Round 27	Australia	O'Connor played #33 Cameron Farlow (AUS) and lost 359 to 527 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, +192.
Round 28	Nigeria	O'Connor played #87 Prince Omosefe (NGA) and won -6 to -11 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-13, +197.
Round 29	England	O'Connor played #19 Jason Carney (Eng) and lost 421 to 483 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-14, +135.
Round 30	England	O'Connor played #79 Jack Moran (Eng) and won 591 to 400 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-14, +326.
Round 31	Nigeria	O'Connor played #46 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and won 458 to 328 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 17-14, +456.
Round 32	Singapore	O'Connor played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 581 to 372 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 18-14, +665.

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