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WESPAC 2023: Andy Kurnia [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about Andy Kurnia, 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 17.5-14.5, +434, and is ranked #41.

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): Andy
Surname(s): Kurnia
Home: Singapore
WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Singapore

Round by Round

High score: 566
Average for: 433
Average against: 419

Round 1

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Canada

Kurnia played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 395 to 501 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 0-1, -106.

Round 2

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Scotland

Kurnia played #104 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 404 to 456 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 0-2, -158.

Round 3

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United States

Kurnia played #123 David Whitley (USA) and lost 339 to 560 (a spread of -221).

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 0-3, -379.

Round 4

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England

Kurnia played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and won 439 to 408 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #120.

Current record: 1-3, -348.

Round 5

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Singapore

Kurnia played #94 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 566 to 354 (a spread of 212).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 2-3, -136.

Round 6

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Zambia

Kurnia played #80 Lubunda Ngala (ZMB) and won 481 to 368 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 3-3, -23.

Round 7

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United States

Kurnia played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 389 to 418 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 3-4, -52.

Round 8

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Sierra Leone

Kurnia played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and lost 401 to 428 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 3-5, -79.

Round 9

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Northern Ireland

Kurnia played #55 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 353 to 497 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 3-6, -223.

Round 10

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Canada

Kurnia played #90 Allen Pengelly (CAN) and won 484 to 364 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 4-6, -103.

Round 11

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Australia

Kurnia played #69 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and won 427 to 362 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 5-6, -38.

Round 12

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Kenya

Kurnia played #4 Wenwa Akinyi (KEN) and tied at 469.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5.5-6.5, -38.

Round 13

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #50 Curtis John (NGA) and won 444 to 386 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 6.5-6.5, +20.

Round 14

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United States

Kurnia played #129 Winter (USA) and lost 477 to 480 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 6.5-7.5, +17.

Round 15

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England

Kurnia played #8 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 489 to 300 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, +206.

Round 16

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Australia

Kurnia played #39 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 376 to 469 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 7.5-8.5, +113.

Round 17

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United States

Kurnia played #106 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 416 to 362 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 8.5-8.5, +167.

Round 18

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United States

Kurnia played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and won 457 to 362 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 9.5-8.5, +262.

Round 19

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Canada

Kurnia played #15 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 441 to 444 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 9.5-9.5, +259.

Round 20

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England

Kurnia played #79 Jack Moran (Eng) and lost 310 to 519 (a spread of -209).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 9.5-10.5, +50.

Round 21

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United States

Kurnia played #82 Matthew O'Connor (USA) and won 478 to 383 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 10.5-10.5, +145.

Round 22

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #138 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and lost 423 to 470 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 10.5-11.5, +98.

Round 23

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #52 Eta Karo (NGA) and won 479 to 365 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 11.5-11.5, +212.

Round 24

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Australia

Kurnia played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and won 415 to 354 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 12.5-11.5, +273.

Round 25

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England

Kurnia played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 13.5-11.5, +310.

Round 26

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #9 Oshevire Avwenagha (NGA) and lost 398 to 488 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 13.5-12.5, +220.

Round 27

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United States

Kurnia played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and won 425 to 333 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 14.5-12.5, +312.

Round 28

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Pakistan

Kurnia played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 449 to 365 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 15.5-12.5, +396.

Round 29

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and lost 482 to 544 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 15.5-13.5, +334.

Round 30

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England

Kurnia played #25 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 432 to 344 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 16.5-13.5, +422.

Round 31

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Nigeria

Kurnia played #47 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 498 to 439 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 17.5-13.5, +481.

Round 32

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Australia

Kurnia played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and lost 384 to 431 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 17.5-14.5, +434.