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WESPAC 2017: Nicholas Mbugua [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicholas Mbugua, 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 16-16, +900, and is ranked #55.

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): Nicholas Surname(s): Mbugua Home: Kenya WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 637 Average for: 431 Average against: 403
Round 1	Nigeria	Mbugua played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and won 472 to 452 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2	Canada	Mbugua played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and won 436 to 335 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-0, +121.
Round 3	Kenya	Mbugua played #41 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 434 to 441 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +114. Mbugua is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Kenya	Mbugua played #107 Stanley Njoroge Ndungu (KEN) and won 586 to 470 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +230. Mbugua is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	India	Mbugua played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 302 to 460 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +72.
Round 6	Nigeria	Mbugua played #62 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 322 to 377 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, +17.
Round 7	Liberia	Mbugua played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and won 637 to 417 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +237.
Round 8	Philippines	Mbugua played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and won 447 to 370 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +314.
Round 9	Australia	Mbugua played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 549 to 344 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +519.
Round 10	Singapore	Mbugua played #78 Guan Hui Lee (SGP) and lost 428 to 497 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +450.
Round 11	Kenya	Mbugua played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 391 to 415 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +426.
Round 12	Malta	Mbugua played #50 David Delicata (MLT) and won 438 to 337 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +527.
Round 13	United States	Mbugua played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 389 to 407 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +509.
Round 14	Australia	Mbugua played #1 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 366 to 591 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +284.
Round 15	Australia	Mbugua played #2 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 548 to 275 (a spread of 273). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +557.
Round 16	Kenya	Mbugua played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 418 to 442 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-8, +533.
Round 17	Singapore	Mbugua played #79 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 430 to 493 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, +470.
Round 18	Uganda	Mbugua played #91 Edgar Odongkara (UGA) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, +446.
Round 19	United Arab Emirates	Mbugua played #93 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and lost 327 to 338 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-11, +435. Mbugua is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Kenya	Mbugua played #121 Charles Kariuki (KEN) and lost 458 to 484 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-12, +409.
Round 21	Zambia	Mbugua played #105 Isaac Mwape (ZMB) and lost 387 to 400 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-13, +396.
Round 22	United States	Mbugua played #95 Jennifer M Lee (USA) and won 449 to 344 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-13, +501.
Round 23	New Zealand	Mbugua played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and won 370 to 340 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, +531.
Round 24	United States	Mbugua played #100 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 371 to 306 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, +596. Mbugua is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Singapore	Mbugua played #77 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 425 to 419 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-13, +602.
Round 26	England	Mbugua played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and lost 331 to 341 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-14, +592. Mbugua is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	England	Mbugua played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-14, +607.
Round 28	Uganda	Mbugua played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 443 to 452 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-15, +598.
Round 29	Australia	Mbugua played #8 John Holgate (AUS) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-16, +503.
Round 30	Australia	Mbugua played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and won 507 to 402 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-16, +608.
Round 31	United States	Mbugua played #97 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 510 to 332 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-16, +786.
Round 32	Kenya	Mbugua played #112 Akinyi Wenwa (KEN) and won 460 to 346 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 16-16, +900.

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