On this page, you will find information about
Patrick Gitonga Nderitu, 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 17-15, +352, and is ranked
#46.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 544 Average for: 440 Average against: 429 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/roland_tobey.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Nderitu played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and won 433 to 399 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +34. |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Nderitu played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 502 to 391 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-0, +145. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Esther Perrins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/perrins_esther.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Nderitu played #6 Esther Perrins (AUS) and won 470 to 368 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +247. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Waseem Khatri]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/khatri_waseem__2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/pak.gif) Pakistan | Nderitu played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 469 to 535 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +181. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Andrew Fisher]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fisher_andrew_4.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Nderitu played #1 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 446 to 473 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +154. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jack_mpakaboari.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #116 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and won 424 to 421 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +157. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Edwin Boama]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boama_edwin_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Nderitu played #33 Edwin Boama (GHA) and lost 386 to 462 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +81. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Elie Dangoor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dangoor_elie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Nderitu played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 411 to 551 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -59. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Trevor Hovelmeier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hovelmeier_trevor_mark.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | Nderitu played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 544 to 327 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +158. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Dipo Akanbi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/akanbi_dipo_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #119 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 484 to 424 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +218. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Joshua Otieno Manase]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/manase_joshua_otieno.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Nderitu played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 467 to 379 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +306. |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Nderitu played #42 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 530 to 382 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +454. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of John Holgate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/holgate_john.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Nderitu played #8 John Holgate (AUS) and won 424 to 376 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +502. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Weibin Toh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/toh_weibin_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Nderitu played #75 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 488 to 417 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +573. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Mark Nyman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nyman_mark.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Nderitu played #123 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 516 to 454 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +635. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Ranganathan Chakravarthy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/chakravarthy_ranganathan.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ind.gif) India | Nderitu played #34 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 479 to 430 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +684. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Moses Moses Peter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/moses_peter.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) and lost 327 to 579 (a spread of -252). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +432. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Nderitu played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 382 to 341 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +473. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Lakshan Wanniarachchi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wanniarachchi_lakshan_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/lka.gif) Sri Lanka | Nderitu played #82 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 485 to 406 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +552. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Eta Karo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/karo_eta.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #61 Eta Karo (NGA) and lost 366 to 434 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-6, +484. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Wellington Jighere]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wellington_jighere.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #122 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 357 to 424 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-7, +417. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Nderitu played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 381 to 536 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +262. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Nderitu played #24 David Webb (Eng) and won 422 to 392 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +292. |
Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Nderitu played #78 Guan Hui Lee (SGP) and lost 449 to 450 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +291. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Curtis John]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/john_curtis_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #111 Curtis John (NGA) and lost 386 to 401 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +276. |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Dennis Ikekeregor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/ikekeregor_dennis_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Nderitu played #60 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 410 to 492 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, +194. |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Nderitu played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and lost 478 to 504 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, +168. |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Femi Awowade]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/awowade_femi_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Nderitu played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 488 to 489 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +167. Nderitu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Michael Tang]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tang_michael_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/mys.gif) Malaysia | Nderitu played #48 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 395 to 398 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-14, +164. |
Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/uga.gif) Uganda | Nderitu played #91 Edgar Odongkara (UGA) and lost 356 to 446 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-15, +74. |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Andrew Goldberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldberg_andrew_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | Nderitu played #80 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 484 to 327 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 16-15, +231. |
Round 32 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/ken.gif) Kenya | Nderitu played #41 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 433 to 312 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 17-15, +352. |