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WESPAC 2023: Ojiru Onota [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about Ojiru Onota, 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, -95, and is ranked #86.

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): Ojiru Surname(s): Onota Home: Nigeria WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 419 Average against: 422
Round 1	Canada	Onota played #24 Roger Cullman (CAN) and won 411 to 362 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2	Malta	Onota played #75 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 450 to 313 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +186.
Round 3	Ghana	Onota played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 412 to 437 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4	Canada	Onota played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 389 to 561 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -11.
Round 5	Australia	Onota played #39 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 480 to 368 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +101.
Round 6	Australia	Onota played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and lost 399 to 485 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +15.
Round 7	Canada	Onota played #90 Allen Pengelly (CAN) and won 457 to 302 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +170.
Round 8	Australia	Onota played #98 Paul Richards (AUS) and won 504 to 407 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +267.
Round 9	Canada	Onota played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and lost 374 to 491 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +150.
Round 10	England	Onota played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 422 to 400 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +172.
Round 11	England	Onota played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 444 to 447 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-5, +169.
Round 12	Nigeria	Onota played #9 Oshevire Avwenagha (NGA) and lost 395 to 412 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-6, +152.
Round 13	Sierra Leone	Onota played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and lost 315 to 558 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -91.
Round 14	Singapore	Onota played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 355 to 596 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-8, -332.
Round 15	United States	Onota played #129 Winter (USA) and lost 337 to 394 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-9, -389.
Round 16	Zambia	Onota played #136 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 384 to 478 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-10, -483.
Round 17	Australia	Onota played #74 Sally Martin (AUS) and lost 398 to 560 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6-11, -645.
Round 18	Nigeria	Onota played #50 Curtis John (NGA) and won 409 to 359 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-11, -595.
Round 19	Zambia	Onota played #80 Lubunda Ngala (ZMB) and won 452 to 394 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-11, -537.
Round 20	Malta	Onota played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and lost 345 to 399 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-12, -591.
Round 21	Australia	Onota played #69 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and lost 383 to 393 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-13, -601.
Round 22	Uganda	Onota played #81 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 339 to 416 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-14, -678.
Round 23	United Arab Emirates	Onota played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 500 to 348 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-14, -526.
Round 24	Uganda	Onota played #89 Denis Owor (UGA) and won 461 to 391 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-14, -456.
Round 25	India	Onota played #107 Anuj Shetty (IND) and lost 375 to 385 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-15, -466.
Round 26	Scotland	Onota played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and won 467 to 385 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-15, -384.
Round 27	Australia	Onota played #97 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 477 to 427 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-15, -334.
Round 28	United States	Onota played #134 Terry Kang (USA) and won 520 to 362 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -176.
Round 29	Australia	Onota played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and won 440 to 418 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-15, -154.
Round 30	Australia	Onota played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 453 to 373 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-15, -74.
Round 31	England	Onota played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and lost 416 to 419 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 15-16, -77.
Round 32	United States	Onota played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 446 to 464 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 15-17, -95.

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