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WESPAC 2017: Wellington Jighere [#122]

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On this page, you will find information about Wellington Jighere, 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, +1181, and is ranked #4.

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): Wellington Surname(s): Jighere Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria Awards: 2008 ASC; Nigerian National Open Hobbies: chess, singing, talking, watching movies WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 573 Average for: 446 Average against: 409
Round 1	United States	Jighere played #100 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 544 to 288 (a spread of 256). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +256. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Singapore	Jighere played #78 Guan Hui Lee (SGP) and won 573 to 289 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +540. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3	India	Jighere played #35 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +593. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Kenya	Jighere played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 406 to 438 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +561. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Nigeria	Jighere played #119 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 497 to 482 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +576. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6	New Zealand	Jighere played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 446 to 409 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +613. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Canada	Jighere played #16 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 465 to 401 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +677. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 8	Australia	Jighere played #5 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and won 469 to 456 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +690. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Australia	Jighere played #1 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 435 to 401 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +724. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	India	Jighere played #34 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 509 to 340 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +893. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Nigeria	Jighere played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) and lost 380 to 505 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +768. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	England	Jighere played #123 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 379 to 442 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +705. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 13	Nigeria	Jighere played #65 Olaiya Kabir (NGA) and won 517 to 432 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +790. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Thailand	Jighere played #86 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +796. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Nigeria	Jighere played #61 Eta Karo (NGA) and won 466 to 394 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +868. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	Nigeria	Jighere played #62 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and won 491 to 364 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +995. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 17	United States	Jighere played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 364 to 458 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +901. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Uganda	Jighere played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) and won 481 to 431 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +951. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19	Canada	Jighere played #15 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 421 to 441 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +931. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	New Zealand	Jighere played #58 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 438 to 301 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1068. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 21	Kenya	Jighere played #39 Patrick Gitonga Nderitu (KEN) and won 424 to 357 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1135. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Thailand	Jighere played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and lost 457 to 491 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1101. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23	Thailand	Jighere played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) again and lost 382 to 418 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1065. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	New Zealand	Jighere played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 401 to 509 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +957. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Uganda	Jighere played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) again and won 407 to 373 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +991. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	Nigeria	Jighere played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) again and won 502 to 466 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +1027. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	Bahrain	Jighere played #14 Akshay Bhandarkar (BHR) and lost 424 to 492 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +959. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	Nigeria	Jighere played #65 Olaiya Kabir (NGA) again and won 455 to 359 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1055. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 29	Nigeria	Jighere played #60 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 488 to 258 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1285. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30	Thailand	Jighere played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) for the third time and lost 494 to 510 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +1269. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 31	Canada	Jighere played #16 Adam Logan (CAN) again and lost 310 to 408 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +1171.
Round 32	Nigeria	Jighere played #61 Eta Karo (NGA) again and won 444 to 434 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-11, +1181. Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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