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WESPAC 2023: Rik Kennedy [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Rik Kennedy, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. 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, -2, and is ranked #84.

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): Rik Surname(s): Kennedy Home: Northern Ireland WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 418 Average against: 418
Round 1	Canada	Kennedy played #142 Joshua Sokol (CAN) and won 534 to 331 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +203.
Round 2	Sierra Leone	Kennedy played #63 Yusuf Koroma (SLE) and won 424 to 322 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +305.
Round 3	Australia	Kennedy played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and lost 366 to 476 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +195.
Round 4	Nigeria	Kennedy played #34 Olawale Fashina (NGA) and won 427 to 425 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +197.
Round 5	Canada	Kennedy played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and lost 398 to 430 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +165.
Round 6	Nigeria	Kennedy played #46 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and lost 396 to 458 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +103.
Round 7	New Zealand	Kennedy played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 403 to 461 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, +45.
Round 8	Ghana	Kennedy played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 417 to 435 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-5, +27.
Round 9	Singapore	Kennedy played #65 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 497 to 353 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, +171.
Round 10	Singapore	Kennedy played #94 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 436 to 439 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, +168.
Round 11	Romania	Kennedy played #101 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 532 to 271 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, +429.
Round 12	Uganda	Kennedy played #81 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 454 to 345 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, +538.
Round 13	Philippines	Kennedy played #99 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 347 to 497 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, +388.
Round 14	England	Kennedy played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and won 430 to 380 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, +438.
Round 15	Ghana	Kennedy played #131 Victor Amartey (GHA) and lost 360 to 503 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, +295.
Round 16	Australia	Kennedy played #48 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 426 to 382 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, +339.
Round 17	United Arab Emirates	Kennedy played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 493 to 412 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +420.
Round 18	United States	Kennedy played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and won 455 to 382 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +493.
Round 19	Nigeria	Kennedy played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +527.
Round 20	United States	Kennedy played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and won 437 to 386 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +578.
Round 21	England	Kennedy played #79 Jack Moran (Eng) and won 484 to 316 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +746.
Round 22	Canada	Kennedy played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 364 to 402 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +708.
Round 23	Canada	Kennedy played #116 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and lost 354 to 474 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +588.
Round 24	United States	Kennedy played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 424 to 463 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, +549.
Round 25	Pakistan	Kennedy played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 457 to 439 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +567.
Round 26	Nigeria	Kennedy played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and lost 326 to 500 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, +393.
Round 27	Nigeria	Kennedy played #87 Prince Omosefe (NGA) and lost 378 to 469 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-13, +302.
Round 28	United States	Kennedy played #95 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 419 to 430 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, +291.
Round 29	England	Kennedy played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 394 to 482 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-15, +203.
Round 30	Malaysia	Kennedy played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and lost 347 to 519 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 14-16, +31.
Round 31	England	Kennedy played #100 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 391 to 428 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-17, -6.
Round 32	Australia	Kennedy played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 15-17, -2.

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