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Wellington Jighere [#104]

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On this page, you will find information about Wellington Jighere, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-6, +1635, and is ranked #3.

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

[photo of Wellington Jighere]

Given name(s): Wellington
Surname(s): Jighere
Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria
Awards: (7th) 2006 ASC; Nigerian National Open
Hobbies: chess, singing, talking, watching movies
Occupation: student
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Nigeria

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round

High score: 525
Average for: 438
Average against: 370

Round 1

[photo of Michael Baker]

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United States

Jighere played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 502 to 311 (a spread of 191).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +191.

Round 2

[photo of Adam Philpotts]

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England

Jighere played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and won 442 to 428 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-0, +205.

Round 3

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

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United States

Jighere played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 352 to 498 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 2-1, +59.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Weera Saengsit]

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Thailand

Jighere played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 498 to 331 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-1, +226.

Round 5

[photo of Siu Hean Cheah]

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Singapore

Jighere played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 471 to 284 (a spread of 187).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +413.

Round 6

[photo of Jason Katz-Brown]

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United States

Jighere played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 488 to 290 (a spread of 198).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +611.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Nigel Richards]

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New Zealand

Jighere played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 340 to 369 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +582.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 8

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

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United States

Jighere played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 429 to 409 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +602.

Round 9

[photo of Jim Kramer]

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United States

Jighere played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 483 to 342 (a spread of 141).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-2, +743.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Edward Okulicz]

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Australia

Jighere played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 464 to 369 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-2, +838.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Gerald Carter]

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Thailand

Jighere played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 525 to 293 (a spread of 232).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-2, +1070.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Ganesh Asirvatham]

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Malaysia

Jighere played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 447 to 289 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-2, +1228.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Akshay Bhandarkar]

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United Arab Emirates

Jighere played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 440 to 401 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-2, +1267.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Hubert Wee]

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Singapore

Jighere played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 372 to 340 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-2, +1299.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

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Canada

Jighere played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 466 to 474 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-3, +1291.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Suanne Ong]

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Malaysia

Jighere played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 390 to 329 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-3, +1352.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 17

[photo of Helen Gipson]

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England

Jighere played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 418 to 465 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-4, +1305.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Tim Adamson]

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United States

Jighere played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 421 to 448 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-5, +1278.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn]

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Thailand

Jighere played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 430 to 354 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-5, +1354.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 20

[photo of David Eldar]

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World Youth Champion

Jighere played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 482 to 332 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +1504.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 21

[photo of Odette Carmina Rio]

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Philippines

Jighere played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 382 to 327 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-5, +1559.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 22

[photo of Hubert Wee]

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Singapore

Jighere played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) again and won 435 to 282 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-5, +1712.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 23

[photo of Ganesh Asirvatham]

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Malaysia

Jighere played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) again and won 478 to 406 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-5, +1784.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Nigel Richards]

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New Zealand

Jighere played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 353 to 502 (a spread of -149).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-6, +1635.

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

After the Finals   

Jighere is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).