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WESPAC 2017: Russell Honeybun [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Russell Honeybun, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19.5-12.5, +347, and is ranked #15.

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): Russell Surname(s): Honeybun Home: Australia WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 430 Average against: 419
Round 1	South Africa	Honeybun played #80 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 473 to 371 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2	Kenya	Honeybun played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 414 to 350 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +166.
Round 3	Nigeria	Honeybun played #61 Eta Karo (NGA) and won 492 to 330 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +328. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Ireland	Honeybun played #37 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and won 434 to 373 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +389. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Nigeria	Honeybun played #60 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and tied at 383. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4.5-0.5, +389. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	England	Honeybun played #123 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 523 to 464 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5.5-0.5, +448. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7	India	Honeybun played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 442 to 474 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5.5-1.5, +416. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Nigeria	Honeybun played #122 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 456 to 469 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +403. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	New Zealand	Honeybun played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 401 to 465 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +339.
Round 10	Canada	Honeybun played #15 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 393 to 436 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +296.
Round 11	India	Honeybun played #35 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 318 to 442 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +172.
Round 12	United States	Honeybun played #104 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and won 469 to 425 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +216.
Round 13	New Zealand	Honeybun played #52 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 451 to 374 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +293.
Round 14	England	Honeybun played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 445 to 419 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +319.
Round 15	England	Honeybun played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 433 to 441 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +311.
Round 16	United States	Honeybun played #98 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 429 to 379 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +361.
Round 17	Thailand	Honeybun played #86 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 392 to 475 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +278.
Round 18	Kenya	Honeybun played #108 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 259 to 522 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +15. Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Honeybun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Kenya	Honeybun played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 433 to 426 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +22.
Round 20	Australia	Honeybun played #9 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 462 to 383 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +101.
Round 21	Nigeria	Honeybun played #64 Ben Quickpen (NGA) and won 476 to 345 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +232.
Round 22	Uganda	Honeybun played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 515 to 427 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +320.
Round 23	Pakistan	Honeybun played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 487 to 388 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +419.
Round 24	Uganda	Honeybun played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) and lost 421 to 471 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +369.
Round 25	England	Honeybun played #24 David Webb (Eng) and lost 376 to 420 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +325.
Round 26	India	Honeybun played #34 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 339 to 491 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +173.
Round 27	Canada	Honeybun played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 431 to 402 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +202.
Round 28	Nigeria	Honeybun played #62 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 342 to 557 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -13.
Round 29	Canada	Honeybun played #22 Shan Abbasi (CAN) and won 446 to 292 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +141.
Round 30	England	Honeybun played #27 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 513 to 463 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +191.
Round 31	Canada	Honeybun played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and won 459 to 396 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +254.
Round 32	England	Honeybun played #24 David Webb (Eng) again and won 443 to 350 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19.5-12.5, +347.

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