Lukeman Owolabi [#74] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Lukeman Owolabi, 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. Owolabi currently has a record of 15-9, +832, and is ranked #9.

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): Lukeman Surname(s): Owolabi Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria Age: 32 Awards: 1999 Lagos Open, 2000 Ghana, 2002 Kenya, 2005 Shell Port Harcourt National Opens Hobbies: Walking, reading Occupation: Accountant Notes: a/k/a Philips Lukeman Owolabi, Lukeman Philips Owolabi WSC 2005 Team: Nigeria

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 565 Average for: 431 Average against: 396
Round 1		United States	Owolabi played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 387 to 407 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Owolabi played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 520 to 329 (a spread of 191) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +171.
Round 3		Qatar	Owolabi played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 428 to 365 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +234.
Round 4		United States	Owolabi played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 446 to 365 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +315.
Round 5		England	Owolabi played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 374 to 489 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +200.
Round 6		Singapore	Owolabi played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 365 to 357 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +208.
Round 7		Malta	Owolabi played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 304 to 465 (a spread of -161) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +47.
Round 8		Thailand	Owolabi played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 376 to 482 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, -59.
Round 9		Trinidad and Tobago	Owolabi played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 504 to 380 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +65.
Round 10		Kenya	Owolabi played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 430 to 416 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +79.
Round 11		United States	Owolabi played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 381 to 489 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, -29.
Round 12		Wales	Owolabi played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and won 457 to 395 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +33.
Round 13		Canada	Owolabi played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 406 to 453 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, -14.
Round 14		Sri Lanka	Owolabi played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 462 to 341 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +107.
Round 15		England	Owolabi played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 534 to 329 (a spread of 205) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +312.
Round 16		New Zealand	Owolabi played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 378 to 418 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +272.
Round 17		South Africa	Owolabi played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 460 to 328 (a spread of 132) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +404.
Round 18		United States	Owolabi played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 340 to 457 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +287.
Round 19		Ghana	Owolabi played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 565 to 390 (a spread of 175) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +462.
Round 20		Ghana	Owolabi played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 387 to 399 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +450.
Round 21		Canada	Owolabi played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 479 to 373 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +556.
Round 22		Thailand	Owolabi played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +559.
Round 23		England	Owolabi played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 414 to 331 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +642.
Round 24		Australia	Owolabi played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 564 to 374 (a spread of 190) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +832.
Finals		Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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