SPC 2025: Dennis Ikekeregor [CSW1-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Dennis Ikekeregor, who is competing at the 2025 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 23-8, +1270, and is ranked #00 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): Dennis Surname(s): Ikekeregor Home: Sapele, Delta, Nigeria Awards: (12 times) National Opens; 2004 2006 African Champion Hobbies: traveling, reading

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 445 Average against: 406
Round 1		Ikekeregor played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 480 to 389 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +91. Ikekeregor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 2		Ikekeregor played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and won 530 to 353 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +268. Ikekeregor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 3		Ikekeregor played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 419 to 337 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +350. Ikekeregor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 4		Ikekeregor played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 493 to 377 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +466.
Round 5		Ikekeregor played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 433 to 412 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +487. Ikekeregor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Ikekeregor played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 382 to 491 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +378.
Round 7		Ikekeregor played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +390.
Round 8		Ikekeregor played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 428 to 456 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +362.
Round 9		Ikekeregor played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 488 to 424 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +426.
Round 10		Ikekeregor played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 511 to 397 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +540.
Round 11		Ikekeregor played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 346 to 429 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-3, +457.
Round 12		Ikekeregor played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and won 440 to 391 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +506.
Round 13		Ikekeregor played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +500.
Round 14		Ikekeregor played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 519 to 428 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +591.
Round 15		Ikekeregor played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 450 to 349 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +692.
Round 16		Ikekeregor played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and won 425 to 373 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +744.
Round 17		Ikekeregor played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and lost 435 to 484 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +695.
Round 18		Ikekeregor played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 434 to 412 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +717.
Round 19		Ikekeregor played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 416 to 459 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +674.
Round 20		Ikekeregor played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 466 to 439 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +701.
Round 21		Ikekeregor played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 450 to 446 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +705.
Round 22		Ikekeregor played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 475 to 392 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +788.
Round 23		Ikekeregor played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and won 469 to 328 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +929.
Round 24		Ikekeregor played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) again and won 556 to 367 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1118.
Round 25		Ikekeregor played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 430 to 332 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1216.
Round 26		Ikekeregor played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) for the third time and lost 391 to 468 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1139.
Round 27		Ikekeregor played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the third time and won 507 to 448 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-7, +1198.
Round 28		Ikekeregor played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the fourth time and lost 327 to 455 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1070.
Round 29		Ikekeregor recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 21-8, +1120.
Round 30		Ikekeregor recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 22-8, +1220.
Round 31		Ikekeregor recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 23-8, +1270.

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