SPC 2024: Wenwa Akinyi [CSW1-23]

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On this page, you will find information about Wenwa Akinyi, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +13, and is ranked #20 in Division CSW1.

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): Wenwa Surname(s): Akinyi Home: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 615 Average for: 415 Average against: 416
Round 1		Akinyi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +50. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Akinyi played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 356 to 486 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, -80. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Akinyi played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 459 to 408 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, -29. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Akinyi played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -61. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Akinyi played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 381 to 569 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -249. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Akinyi played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 342 to 443 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-4, -350. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Akinyi played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 457 to 211 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-4, -104.
Round 8		Akinyi played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 371 to 557 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-5, -290.
Round 9		Akinyi played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 361 to 388 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-6, -317.
Round 10		Akinyi played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 460 to 428 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-6, -285.
Round 11		Akinyi played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 615 to 377 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-6, -47.
Round 12		Akinyi played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-7, -131.
Round 13		Akinyi played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 361 to 340 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-7, -110.
Round 14		Akinyi played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 542 to 373 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, +59.
Round 15		Akinyi played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 302 to 468 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, -107.
Round 16		Akinyi played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 336 to 401 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-9, -172.
Round 17		Akinyi played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 498 to 313 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, +13.
Round 18		Akinyi played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 435 to 400 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, +48.
Round 19		Akinyi played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 469 to 299 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, +218.
Round 20		Akinyi played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 531 to 352 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-9, +397.
Round 21		Akinyi played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 403 to 402 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-9, +398.
Round 22		Akinyi played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 381 to 509 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +270.
Round 23		Akinyi played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 559 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, +88.
Round 24		Akinyi played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 404 to 381 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +111.
Round 25		Akinyi played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 358 to 401 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-12, +68.
Round 26		Akinyi played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 362 to 524 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-13, -94.
Round 27		Akinyi played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 402 to 358 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-13, -50.
Round 28		Akinyi played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) again and lost 386 to 455 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-14, -119.
Round 29		Akinyi played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) again and lost 389 to 491 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-15, -221. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Akinyi played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 460 to 439 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-15, -200. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Akinyi played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and won 507 to 294 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-15, +13. Akinyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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