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WESPAC 2017: Leslie Charles [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about Leslie Charles, 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 15-17, -681, and is ranked #88.

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): Leslie Surname(s): Charles Home: Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago Awards: 1994 2004 2005 National Champion; 2006 Regional Champion Hobbies: Reading WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Trinidad and Tobago

Round by Round
High score: 598 Average for: 408 Average against: 429
Round 1	England	Charles played #29 Andrew Goodwin (Eng) and won 396 to 329 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +67.
Round 2	Nigeria	Charles played #62 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 350 to 523 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -106.
Round 3	Malaysia	Charles played #49 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 363 to 504 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-2, -247.
Round 4	Zambia	Charles played #106 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 434 to 503 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-3, -316.
Round 5	United States	Charles played #97 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 460 to 355 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-3, -211.
Round 6	Malta	Charles played #50 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 419 to 459 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -251.
Round 7	New Zealand	Charles played #55 Val Mills (NZL) and won 439 to 332 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -144.
Round 8	United Arab Emirates	Charles played #92 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 491 to 392 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -45.
Round 9	England	Charles played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 423 to 371 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, +7.
Round 10	Nigeria	Charles played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and lost 339 to 457 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -111.
Round 11	Sri Lanka	Charles played #82 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 302 to 559 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -368.
Round 12	Bahrain	Charles played #14 Akshay Bhandarkar (BHR) and won 460 to 335 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -243.
Round 13	Netherlands	Charles played #51 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 495 to 390 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-6, -138.
Round 14	Nigeria	Charles played #116 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 342 to 503 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-7, -299.
Round 15	Singapore	Charles played #76 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 533 to 418 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-7, -184.
Round 16	Malaysia	Charles played #48 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 424 to 359 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, -119.
Round 17	United States	Charles played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 547 to 417 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +11. Charles is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Uganda	Charles played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 293 to 560 (a spread of -267). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-8, -256.
Round 19	United States	Charles played #94 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 305 to 538 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, -489.
Round 20	Singapore	Charles played #79 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 462 to 425 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, -452.
Round 21	South Africa	Charles played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-9, -422.
Round 22	England	Charles played #27 John Ashmore (Eng) and lost 457 to 466 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-10, -431. Charles is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Australia	Charles played #4 Tony Hunt (AUS) and won 348 to 296 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, -379. Charles is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Canada	Charles played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and lost 287 to 448 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, -540.
Round 25	Pakistan	Charles played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 345 to 529 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-12, -724.
Round 26	England	Charles played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 352 to 434 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -806.
Round 27	Australia	Charles played #9 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 387 to 391 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-14, -810.
Round 28	Sierra Leone	Charles played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and lost 359 to 526 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-15, -977.
Round 29	Kenya	Charles played #107 Stanley Njoroge Ndungu (KEN) and won 482 to 300 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-15, -795.
Round 30	Zambia	Charles played #109 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and lost 378 to 468 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-16, -885.
Round 31	Kenya	Charles played #110 Charles Kimani (KEN) and lost 355 to 386 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 14-17, -916.
Round 32	United States	Charles played #96 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 598 to 363 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 15-17, -681.

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