WSC 2009: Allan Oyende [#76]

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WSC 2009: Allan Oyende [#76]

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On this page, you will find information about Allan Oyende, who is competing at the 2009 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 10-14, +307, and is ranked #81.

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): Allan Surname(s): Oyende Home: Nairobi, Kenya Hobbies: Football (The premiership), Reading, Chess Occupation: Civil Engineer 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Kenya

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 434 Average against: 421
Before the Tournament		Oyende is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Oyende played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 433 to 575 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -142.
Round 2	England	Oyende played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 440 to 508 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -210.
Round 3	United Arab Emirates	Oyende played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 528 to 491 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -173. Oyende is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4	Australia	Oyende played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 359 to 394 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -208.
Round 5	Singapore	Oyende played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 435 to 497 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-4, -270.
Round 6	Wales	Oyende played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and won 427 to 408 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -251.
Round 7	Ghana	Oyende played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 374 to 312 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -189.
Round 8	Poland	Oyende played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 441 to 457 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-5, -205.
Round 9	Japan	Oyende played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 487 to 281 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, +1.
Round 10	Guyana	Oyende played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and lost 349 to 374 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -24.
Round 11	Scotland	Oyende played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 407 to 430 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -47.
Round 12	Nigeria	Oyende played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and won 495 to 373 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, +75.
Round 13	Kenya	Oyende played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 463 to 485 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, +53.
Round 14	Malaysia	Oyende played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 495 to 347 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-8, +201.
Round 15	United States	Oyende played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 435 to 285 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-8, +351.
Round 16	France	Oyende played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 444 to 320 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, +475.
Round 17	Malaysia	Oyende played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 441 to 450 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, +466.
Round 18	Malta	Oyende played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 438 to 474 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, +430.
Round 19	Singapore	Oyende played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 521 to 405 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, +546.
Round 20	England	Oyende played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 387 to 424 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, +509.
Round 21	Singapore	Oyende played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 391 to 460 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, +440.
Round 22	Kenya	Oyende played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 366 to 523 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-13, +283.
Round 23	Trinidad and Tobago	Oyende played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 357 to 475 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-14, +165.
Round 24	Malaysia	Oyende played #74 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 508 to 366 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-14, +307.

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