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WESPAC 2023: Dipo Akanbi [#130]

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On this page, you will find information about Dipo Akanbi, 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 15-17, -249, and is ranked #90.

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): Dipo Surname(s): Akanbi Home: Nigeria WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 558 Average for: 415 Average against: 423
Round 1	Singapore	Akanbi played #113 Tay Yi An (SGP) and won 521 to 317 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +204.
Round 2	Canada	Akanbi played #18 Jason Broersma (CAN) and won 503 to 430 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +277.
Round 3	United States	Akanbi played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and lost 327 to 414 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +190.
Round 4	United States	Akanbi played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 313 to 459 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +44.
Round 5	Malta	Akanbi played #75 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 440 to 385 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, +99.
Round 6	Malta	Akanbi played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 391 to 397 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, +93.
Round 7	Canada	Akanbi played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 328 to 437 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-4, -16.
Round 8	England	Akanbi played #100 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 444 to 409 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, +19.
Round 9	Sierra Leone	Akanbi played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and won 501 to 311 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +209.
Round 10	Malta	Akanbi played #35 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 499 to 379 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +329.
Round 11	England	Akanbi played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 502 to 475 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +356.
Round 12	United States	Akanbi played #95 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 485 to 424 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +417.
Round 13	United States	Akanbi played #108 Austin Shin (USA) and won 510 to 465 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +462.
Round 14	Nigeria	Akanbi played #76 Tuoyo Mayuku (NGA) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +440.
Round 15	Thailand	Akanbi played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and lost 327 to 385 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +382.
Round 16	United States	Akanbi played #71 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 364 to 517 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-7, +229.
Round 17	United States	Akanbi played #13 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and lost 315 to 445 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-8, +99.
Round 18	Ghana	Akanbi played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 350 to 502 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-9, -53.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Akanbi played #55 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-10, -87.
Round 20	Scotland	Akanbi played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and won 451 to 334 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, +30.
Round 21	Canada	Akanbi played #142 Joshua Sokol (CAN) and lost 510 to 531 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-11, +9.
Round 22	United States	Akanbi played #82 Matthew O'Connor (USA) and lost 303 to 516 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-12, -204.
Round 23	United States	Akanbi played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 302 to 465 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-13, -367.
Round 24	England	Akanbi played #110 Donna Stanton (Eng) and won 476 to 412 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-13, -303.
Round 25	New Zealand	Akanbi played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 558 to 433 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-13, -178.
Round 26	Zambia	Akanbi played #136 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 348 to 386 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-14, -216.
Round 27	England	Akanbi played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and lost 374 to 471 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-15, -313.
Round 28	Canada	Akanbi played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and won 513 to 387 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-15, -187.
Round 29	England	Akanbi played #86 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 422 to 373 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-15, -138.
Round 30	Nigeria	Akanbi played #138 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 415 to 382 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-15, -105.
Round 31	Singapore	Akanbi played #94 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 375 to 435 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 15-16, -165.
Round 32	Australia	Akanbi played #42 John Holgate (AUS) and lost 362 to 446 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 15-17, -249.

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