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WESPAC 2017: Joshua Otieno Manase [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Otieno Manase, 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 14-18, -359, and is ranked #94.

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): Joshua Otieno Surname(s): Manase Home: Nairobi, Kenya Awards: winner of 15 tournaments 1994-2001; 2005 Kenyan NSC Hobbies: Football WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 416 Average against: 427
Round 1	Singapore	Manase played #76 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 409 to 375 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2	United States	Manase played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and won 380 to 374 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-0, +40.
Round 3	South Africa	Manase played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 315 to 486 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -131.
Round 4	Canada	Manase played #17 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 393 to 469 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -207.
Round 5	Australia	Manase played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 525 to 320 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -2.
Round 6	United States	Manase played #98 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 478 to 436 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, +40.
Round 7	England	Manase played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 463 to 375 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, +128.
Round 8	Nigeria	Manase played #65 Olaiya Kabir (NGA) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +126.
Round 9	New Zealand	Manase played #52 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 427 to 398 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +155.
Round 10	Nigeria	Manase played #64 Ben Quickpen (NGA) and lost 396 to 439 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-4, +112.
Round 11	Kenya	Manase played #39 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and lost 379 to 467 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +24.
Round 12	India	Manase played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 392 to 523 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, -107.
Round 13	Canada	Manase played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and won 456 to 375 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, -26.
Round 14	Bahrain	Manase played #14 Akshay Bhandarkar (BHR) and lost 389 to 472 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, -109.
Round 15	Nigeria	Manase played #119 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 369 to 446 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, -186.
Round 16	Kenya	Manase played #43 Nicholas Mbugua (KEN) and won 442 to 418 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-8, -162.
Round 17	Australia	Manase played #9 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 523 to 397 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-8, -36.
Round 18	Australia	Manase played #8 John Holgate (AUS) and won 419 to 371 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-8, +12.
Round 19	Nigeria	Manase played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and won 475 to 374 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +113.
Round 20	Australia	Manase played #10 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and lost 457 to 542 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-9, +28.
Round 21	England	Manase played #27 John Ashmore (Eng) and lost 358 to 472 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, -86.
Round 22	Australia	Manase played #4 Tony Hunt (AUS) and lost 377 to 379 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -88.
Round 23	Kenya	Manase played #108 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 469 to 405 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, -24.
Round 24	Uganda	Manase played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 341 to 488 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-12, -171.
Round 25	England	Manase played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 398 to 441 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-13, -214.
Round 26	United States	Manase played #97 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, -249.
Round 27	Sierra Leone	Manase played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 439 to 414 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, -224.
Round 28	Nigeria	Manase played #115 Osikhena Ojior (NGA) and lost 385 to 457 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-15, -296.
Round 29	New Zealand	Manase played #54 Anderina McLean (NZL) and lost 426 to 479 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-16, -349.
Round 30	Kenya	Manase played #112 Akinyi Wenwa (KEN) and lost 431 to 468 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-17, -386.
Round 31	United States	Manase played #96 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 498 to 416 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 14-17, -304.
Round 32	Australia	Manase played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and lost 361 to 416 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-18, -359.

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