Femi Awowade [#39] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Femi Awowade, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Awowade currently has a record of 13-11, +332, and is ranked #36.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Femi Surname(s): Awowade Home: England Awards: 1986 Nigerian NSC WSC 1995 Rank: 41 WSC 1997 Rank: 28 WSC 1999 Rank: 22 WSC 2001 Rank: 18 WSC 2005 Team: England

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 529 Average for: 415 Average against: 401
Round 1		Awowade recorded a forfeit with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, +0. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		United States	Awowade played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 388 to 403 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-2, -15.
Round 3		Kurdistan-Iraq	Awowade played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 421 to 393 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-2, +13.
Round 4	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Awowade played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 359 to 390 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-3, -18.
Round 5		World Champion	Awowade played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 375 to 443 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-4, -86.
Round 6		United States	Awowade played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 430 to 256 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, +88.
Round 7	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Awowade played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 382 to 391 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-5, +79.
Round 8		Pakistan	Awowade played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 507 to 402 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-5, +184.
Round 9		Malaysia	Awowade played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and lost 306 to 498 (a spread of -192) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -8.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Oman	Awowade played #31 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (OMN) and won 521 to 324 (a spread of 197) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, +189.
Round 11		England	Awowade played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 292 to 415 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, +66.
Round 12		Sri Lanka	Awowade played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 432 to 371 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, +127.
Round 13		Israel	Awowade played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 440 to 383 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +184.
Round 14	Larger photo available	Zambia	Awowade played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 348 to 370 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-8, +162.
Round 15		England	Awowade played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 529 to 357 (a spread of 172) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, +334.
Round 16		England	Awowade played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 408 to 471 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-9, +271.
Round 17		United States	Awowade played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 476 to 470 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-9, +277.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Japan	Awowade played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 324 to 513 (a spread of -189) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-10, +88.
Round 19		Scotland	Awowade played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 366 to 327 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, +127.
Round 20		Singapore	Awowade played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 469 to 363 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-10, +233.
Round 21		Nigeria	Awowade played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 410 to 360 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, +283.
Round 22		Singapore	Awowade played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 528 to 432 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, +379.
Round 23		United States	Awowade played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 518 to 325 (a spread of 193) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +572.
Round 24		United States	Awowade played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 326 to 566 (a spread of -240) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +332.

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