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WESPAC 2017: Olaiya Kabir [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about Olaiya Kabir, 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 21-11, +791, and is ranked #6.

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): Olaiya Surname(s): Kabir Home: Nigeria WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 576 Average for: 444 Average against: 420
Round 1	Zambia	Kabir played #109 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 462 to 417 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +45.
Round 2	Liberia	Kabir played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and lost 393 to 475 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -37.
Round 3	Kenya	Kabir played #108 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 542 to 472 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +33. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Kabir played #98 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 546 to 431 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +148.
Round 5	Canada	Kabir played #17 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 417 to 333 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +232.
Round 6	Singapore	Kabir played #78 Guan Hui Lee (SGP) and lost 373 to 423 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +182.
Round 7	Zambia	Kabir played #106 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 454 to 444 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, +192.
Round 8	Kenya	Kabir played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +194.
Round 9	Ghana	Kabir played #32 Charles Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 388 to 417 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +165.
Round 10	England	Kabir played #24 David Webb (Eng) and won 409 to 360 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +214.
Round 11	Uganda	Kabir played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) and won 477 to 383 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +308.
Round 12	England	Kabir played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 480 to 343 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +445. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Nigeria	Kabir played #122 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 432 to 517 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +360.
Round 14	Nigeria	Kabir played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) and lost 457 to 463 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +354.
Round 15	United States	Kabir played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 510 to 356 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +508.
Round 16	Singapore	Kabir played #75 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 384 to 445 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +447.
Round 17	Pakistan	Kabir played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 389 to 515 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +321.
Round 18	Malta	Kabir played #50 David Delicata (MLT) and won 485 to 451 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +355.
Round 19	Australia	Kabir played #6 Esther Perrins (AUS) and won 576 to 294 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +637.
Round 20	India	Kabir played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 462 to 406 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +693.
Round 21	New Zealand	Kabir played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 402 to 389 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +706. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	India	Kabir played #34 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 471 to 411 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +766. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	Kabir played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 455 to 387 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +834. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kabir is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	Canada	Kabir played #15 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 352 to 410 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +776. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Thailand	Kabir played #86 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 389 to 472 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +693.
Round 26	Thailand	Kabir played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and won 467 to 405 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +755. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	New Zealand	Kabir played #58 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 426 to 413 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +768. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28	Nigeria	Kabir played #122 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and lost 359 to 455 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +672. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 29	Canada	Kabir played #16 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 427 to 461 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, +638.
Round 30	Nigeria	Kabir played #63 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 449 to 442 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +645.
Round 31	New Zealand	Kabir played #58 Howard Warner (NZL) again and won 491 to 451 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +685.
Round 32	Canada	Kabir played #16 Adam Logan (CAN) again and won 527 to 421 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-11, +791. Kabir is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kabir is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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