WSC 2007: Wellington Jighere [#104]

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WSC 2007:
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
	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.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 438 Average against: 370
Round 1	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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).

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WSC 2007:Wellington Jighere [#104]

WSC 2007:
Wellington Jighere [#104]