Olatunde Oduwole [#73] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Olatunde Oduwole, 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. Oduwole currently has a record of 11-13, +136, and is ranked #64.

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): Olatunde Surname(s): Oduwole Home: Lagos, Nigeria Age: 32 Awards: 3rd place, 2005 Ibadan National Open Hobbies: Football, listening to music Occupation: Marketing / communication executive WSC 2005 Team: Nigeria

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 591 Average for: 413 Average against: 407
Round 1		Ghana	Oduwole played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 391 to 452 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		United States	Oduwole played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 509 to 388 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +60.
Round 3		Scotland	Oduwole played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 511 to 441 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +130.
Round 4		Wales	Oduwole played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 591 to 402 (a spread of 189) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +319.
Round 5		Oman	Oduwole played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 400 to 372 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +347.
Round 6		United States	Oduwole played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 373 to 368 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +352.
Round 7		Malaysia	Oduwole played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 390 to 473 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +269.
Round 8		New Zealand	Oduwole played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 364 to 487 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +146.
Round 9		Canada	Oduwole played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 409 to 432 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +123.
Round 10		Canada	Oduwole played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 394 to 395 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +122.
Round 11		Pakistan	Oduwole played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 453 to 444 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, +131.
Round 12		Canada	Oduwole played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +118.
Round 13		Malta	Oduwole played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 412 to 335 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +195.
Round 14		Philippines	Oduwole played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 311 to 382 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-7, +124.
Round 15		India	Oduwole played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 454 to 368 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +210.
Round 16		United States	Oduwole played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 433 to 332 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +311.
Round 17		Ghana	Oduwole played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 326 to 453 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +184.
Round 18		England	Oduwole played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 412 to 427 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +169.
Round 19		Sri Lanka	Oduwole played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +184.
Round 20	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Oduwole played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 402 to 479 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, +107.
Round 21		England	Oduwole played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 360 to 410 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, +57.
Round 22		South Africa	Oduwole played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 402 to 406 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, +53.
Round 23		New Zealand	Oduwole played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 366 to 489 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-13, -70.
Round 24		Sri Lanka	Oduwole played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 458 to 252 (a spread of 206) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-13, +136.

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