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WESPAC 2023: Nick Ball [#133]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Ball, 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 16-16, +565, and is ranked #61.

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): Nick Surname(s): Ball Home: Millbrae, CA, United States Awards: National UK Schools Scrabble Championship winning team of two, 1994. Various UK and US tournament wins Hobbies: Reading, coffee shops, motorsport, road trips, hiking, museums, astronomy Occupation: Data Scientist WESPA Championship 2023 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 426 Average against: 409
Round 1	South Africa	Ball played #38 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 380 to 409 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2	Kenya	Ball played #4 Wenwa Akinyi (KEN) and lost 411 to 463 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -81.
Round 3	United States	Ball played #134 Terry Kang (USA) and lost 349 to 419 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-3, -151.
Round 4	Malta	Ball played #75 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-4, -175.
Round 5	Sweden	Ball played #17 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 508 to 253 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-4, +80.
Round 6	Australia	Ball played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and won 352 to 346 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, +86.
Round 7	Singapore	Ball played #65 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 418 to 389 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, +115.
Round 8	Philippines	Ball played #99 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 446 to 316 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +245.
Round 9	England	Ball played #110 Donna Stanton (Eng) and won 461 to 247 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +459.
Round 10	Canada	Ball played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and won 458 to 449 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +468.
Round 11	England	Ball played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and lost 347 to 483 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +332.
Round 12	Canada	Ball played #68 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 535 to 483 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +384.
Round 13	Australia	Ball played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 322 to 421 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +285.
Round 14	United States	Ball played #95 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 417 to 327 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +375.
Round 15	United States	Ball played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and won 480 to 408 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +447.
Round 16	United States	Ball played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 403 to 445 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +405.
Round 17	England	Ball played #54 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 384 to 357 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +432.
Round 18	Malaysia	Ball played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 396 to 448 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-8, +380.
Round 19	United States	Ball played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 502 to 527 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, +355.
Round 20	Canada	Ball played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 400 to 413 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +342.
Round 21	United States	Ball played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and lost 391 to 493 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, +240.
Round 22	New Zealand	Ball played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 442 to 370 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-11, +312.
Round 23	Nigeria	Ball played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 465 to 302 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-11, +475.
Round 24	Nigeria	Ball played #138 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 457 to 387 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +545.
Round 25	Australia	Ball played #42 John Holgate (AUS) and lost 420 to 458 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, +507.
Round 26	Pakistan	Ball played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 481 to 491 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, +497.
Round 27	Australia	Ball played #39 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 458 to 462 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, +493.
Round 28	Australia	Ball played #48 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 414 to 425 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-15, +482.
Round 29	Australia	Ball played #74 Sally Martin (AUS) and won 412 to 393 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-15, +501.
Round 30	Zambia	Ball played #136 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 434 to 476 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-16, +459.
Round 31	United Arab Emirates	Ball played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 444 to 356 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 15-16, +547.
Round 32	Nigeria	Ball played #88 Ojiru Onota (NGA) and won 464 to 446 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 16-16, +565.

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