WSC 2007: Olajide Ademola Ajayi [#2]

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WSC 2007:
Olajide Ademola Ajayi [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Olajide Ademola Ajayi, 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 9-15, -533, and is ranked #93.

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): Olajide Ademola Surname(s): Ajayi Home: Dublin, Ireland Awards: Ireland Scrabble Champion 2005, 2006. (3rd position -Shell Open, Warri, Nigeria '96) Hobbies: Chess, Golf Occupation: IT Consultant 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Ireland

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: 505 Average for: 370 Average against: 393
Round 1	United States	Ajayi played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 322 to 498 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -176.
Round 2	Tanzania	Ajayi played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 407 to 458 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -227.
Round 3	England	Ajayi played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 395 to 363 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -195.
Round 4	Malaysia	Ajayi played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 350 to 573 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -418.
Round 5	Netherlands	Ajayi played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 342 to 379 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-4, -455.
Round 6	Zambia	Ajayi played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 475 to 355 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -335.
Round 7	United States	Ajayi played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 366 to 449 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-5, -418.
Round 8	Australia	Ajayi played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 297 to 360 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-6, -481.
Round 9	France	Ajayi played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 398 to 355 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, -438.
Round 10	New Zealand	Ajayi played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 254 to 508 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-7, -692.
Round 11	Guyana	Ajayi played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and lost 370 to 424 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-8, -746.
Round 12	Uganda	Ajayi played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 456 to 205 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-8, -495.
Round 13	Bahrain	Ajayi played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 412 to 413 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-9, -496.
Round 14	United States	Ajayi played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 289 to 380 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-10, -587.
Round 15	Malta	Ajayi played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 352 to 366 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-11, -601.
Round 16	Qatar	Ajayi played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 447 to 369 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-11, -523.
Round 17	Sweden	Ajayi played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and lost 349 to 426 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-12, -600.
Round 18	Japan	Ajayi played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 505 to 382 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-12, -477.
Round 19	Barbados	Ajayi played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 243 to 451 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-13, -685.
Round 20	Malta	Ajayi played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 384 to 345 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-13, -646.
Round 21	India	Ajayi played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-14, -648. Ajayi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Trinidad and Tobago	Ajayi played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 330 to 315 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-14, -633.
Round 23	Germany, Federal Republic of	Ajayi played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 381 to 392 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-15, -644.
Round 24	Poland	Ajayi played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 395 to 284 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-15, -533. Ajayi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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WSC 2007:Olajide Ademola Ajayi [#2]

WSC 2007:
Olajide Ademola Ajayi [#2]