WSC 2007: Lanre Oyekunle [#76]

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WSC 2007: Lanre Oyekunle [#76]

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On this page, you will find information about Lanre Oyekunle, 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 15-9, +907, and is ranked #10.

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): Lanre Surname(s): Oyekunle Home: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Awards: 1998 Nigerian NSC; 2007 SA champion; 2007 SA Grandmaster Hobbies: Reading and meeting people Occupation: Retail Store Manager 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: South Africa

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: 618 Average for: 456 Average against: 418
Round 1	Qatar	Oyekunle played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 432 to 249 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +183.
Round 2	Malaysia	Oyekunle played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 477 to 365 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +295.
Round 3	Australia	Oyekunle played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 437 to 456 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +276.
Round 4	Thailand	Oyekunle played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 487 to 404 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +359.
Round 5	Indonesia	Oyekunle played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 474 to 408 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +425.
Round 6	United States	Oyekunle played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 469 to 438 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +456. Oyekunle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	United States	Oyekunle played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 356 to 455 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +357.
Round 8	Kenya	Oyekunle played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 463 to 501 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +319.
Round 9	United States	Oyekunle played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 509 to 440 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +388.
Round 10	England	Oyekunle played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 524 to 444 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +468.
Round 11	Canada	Oyekunle played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 407 to 501 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +374. Oyekunle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	United States	Oyekunle played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 456 to 388 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +442.
Round 13	Malaysia	Oyekunle played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 457 to 485 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +414. Oyekunle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	World Champion	Oyekunle played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 373 to 447 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +340.
Round 15	United States	Oyekunle played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 618 to 318 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +640.
Round 16	Philippines	Oyekunle played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 378 to 510 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +508.
Round 17	Nigeria	Oyekunle played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 500 to 360 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +648.
Round 18	Australia	Oyekunle played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 350 to 468 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +530.
Round 19	United States	Oyekunle played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 485 to 466 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +549.
Round 20	England	Oyekunle played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 374 to 468 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +455.
Round 21	Canada	Oyekunle played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +492.
Round 22	Scotland	Oyekunle played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 494 to 302 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +684.
Round 23	Scotland	Oyekunle played #90 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 515 to 340 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +859.
Round 24	England	Oyekunle played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 501 to 453 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +907.
Final Round 3		Oyekunle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
After the Finals		Oyekunle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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