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WESPAC 2017: Val Mills [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Val Mills, 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 13-19, +276, and is ranked #103.

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

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Given name(s): Val
Surname(s): Mills
Home: New Zealand
WESPA Championship 2017 Team: New Zealand

Round by Round

High score: 543
Average for: 399
Average against: 391

Round 1

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Ghana

Mills played #32 Charles Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 381 to 524 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 0-1, -143.

Round 2

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Oman

Mills played #68 Junaid Kardame (OMN) and won 457 to 201 (a spread of 256).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 1-1, +113.

Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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Nigeria

Mills played #111 Curtis John (NGA) and won 376 to 375 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-1, +114.

Round 4

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England

Mills played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and lost 376 to 418 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 2-2, +72.

Round 5

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Liberia

Mills played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and lost 389 to 426 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 2-3, +35.

Round 6

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Philippines

Mills played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 2-4, +20.

Round 7

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Trinidad and Tobago

Mills played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 332 to 439 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 2-5, -87.

Round 8

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Canada

Mills played #22 Shan Abbasi (CAN) and lost 446 to 490 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 2-6, -131.

Round 9

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Australia

Mills played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and lost 353 to 391 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 2-7, -169.

Round 10

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United States

Mills played #100 Daniel Milton (USA) and lost 387 to 436 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 2-8, -218.

Round 11

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France

Mills played #31 Pierre Calendini (FRA) and won 488 to 388 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 3-8, -118.

Round 12

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United States

Mills played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and won 543 to 333 (a spread of 210).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 4-8, +92.

Round 13

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United States

Mills played #101 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and lost 399 to 409 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 4-9, +82.

Round 14

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Tanzania

Mills played #85 Toyo Kitua (TZA) and won 409 to 310 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 5-9, +181.

Round 15

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South Africa

Mills played #80 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 433 to 413 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 6-9, +201.

Round 16

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Canada

Mills played #20 Priya Fernando (CAN) and lost 301 to 360 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 6-10, +142.

Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

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Canada

Mills played #19 Steve Ozorio (CAN) and won 365 to 341 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 7-10, +166.

Round 18

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Kenya

Mills played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 487 to 292 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 8-10, +361.

Mills is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 19

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Sierra Leone

Mills played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and lost 356 to 436 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 8-11, +281.

Round 20

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Kenya

Mills played #110 Charles Kimani (KEN) and lost 286 to 474 (a spread of -188).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 8-12, +93.

Round 21

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Tanzania

Mills played #84 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 329 to 445 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 8-13, -23.

Round 22

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New Zealand

Mills played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and won 426 to 359 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 9-13, +44.

Round 23

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New Zealand

Mills played #57 Murray Rogers (NZL) and won 458 to 303 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 10-13, +199.

Round 24

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United States

Mills played #95 Jennifer M Lee (USA) and won 482 to 314 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 11-13, +367.

Round 25

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Singapore

Mills played #79 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 344 to 392 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 11-14, +319.

Round 26

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United Arab Emirates

Mills played #92 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and lost 417 to 438 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 11-15, +298.

Round 27

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Singapore

Mills played #77 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 358 to 498 (a spread of -140).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 11-16, +158.

Round 28

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Australia

Mills played #8 John Holgate (AUS) and lost 387 to 403 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 11-17, +142.

Round 29

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Japan

Mills played #38 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 488 to 372 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 12-17, +258.

Round 30

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United States

Mills played #96 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 432 to 391 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 13-17, +299.

Round 31

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Australia

Mills played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 399 to 414 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 13-18, +284.

Round 32

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Australia

Mills played #13 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and lost 315 to 323 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 13-19, +276.

Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).