2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament

February 3–7, 2016

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Commentary: Round 4

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Round 4 Auto-Commentary

Wellington Jighere (NGA) remains in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, 4-0 +985, on a 4-game winning streak. Nigel Richards (NZL) is +848, on a 4-game winning streak, still at #2 for 3 rounds. Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) is +649, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #5. Dave Wiegand (USA) is +419, on a 4-game winning streak, still at #4. Anthony Ikolo (NGA) is +377, on a 4-game winning streak, #5 rising from #7. Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) is +275, on a 4-game winning streak, #6 climbing from #9. Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) is 0.5 games behind at 3.5-0.5 +492, #7 slipping from #3. Rex Ogbakpa (NGA) is 1 game behind the leader at 3-1 +433, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 improving from #10. Nsikan Solomon Etim (NGA) is +343, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 improving from #12. Piotr Andronowski (Sco) is +230, #10 rising from #13.

In Class B: Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) is the lead, 3-1 +152. Raymond Gbaraba (NGA) is +83, #15 tumbling from #8. Gary Birch (ZAF) is +19, #17 collapsing from #6. Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) is 1 game behind at 2-2 -17, #22 slipping from #20. Ralph Owusu (GHA) is -113, #24 leaping up from #33. Kathy Cameron (ZAF) is -136, #25 dropping from #23. Gerald Davids (ZAF) is -148, #26 tumbling from #18. Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) is -157, #27 dropping from #22. Ata Sonday (ZAF) is -235, #29 down from #21. Jackie Nortier (ZAF) is -373, #30 jumping down from #24.

High Win: Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) 546-240 vs. Gary Birch (ZAF). Low Win: Nigel Richards (NZL) 378-329 vs. Howard Rayner (ZAF). High Loss: Carol Parker (ZAF) 449-511 vs. Ashley Willenberg (ZAF). Low Loss: Gary Birch (ZAF) 240-546 vs. Komol Panyasophonlert (THA).


At Board 1, Gerald Davids (ZAF) vs. Wellington Jighere (NGA). They made their first 12 or 13 moves lightning-fast, with Wellington hammering away at Gerald with bingoes TURNONS AREoLATE WELDMEnT (challenged). Gerald struggled with awkward racks, bingoing DINGOES mid-game, and eventually running through ten minutes trying to figure out what to do with his final rack of ROMAINE, when there were no playable bingoes.

Lunchtime.


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