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WSC 2009: Ayorinde Saidu [#91]

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On this page, you will find information about Ayorinde Saidu, 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 14-10, +398, and is ranked #24.

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

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Given name(s): Ayorinde
Surname(s): Saidu
Home: Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
Hobbies: scuba diving and polo
Occupation: hydrologist cum geoinformatics system analyst
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Nigeria

Round by Round

High score: 553
Average for: 426
Average against: 409

Round 1

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Oman

Saidu played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 476 to 377 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 1-0, +99.

Round 2

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Philippines

Saidu played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and lost 360 to 493 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 1-1, -34.

Round 3

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Indonesia

Saidu played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 388 to 350 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 2-1, +4.

Round 4

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Malaysia

Saidu played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 527 to 331 (a spread of 196).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-1, +200.

Round 5

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Scotland

Saidu played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 421 to 452 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-2, +169.

Round 6

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United States

Saidu played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 420 to 491 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 3-3, +98.

Round 7

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India

Saidu played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 454 to 467 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 3-4, +85.

Round 8

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Scotland

Saidu played #94 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 314 to 532 (a spread of -218).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 3-5, -133.

Round 9

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Poland

Saidu played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 417 to 374 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-5, -90.

Round 10

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Sri Lanka

Saidu played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 5-5, -69.

Round 11

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Ireland

Saidu played #65 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 494 to 359 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 6-5, +66.

Round 12

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Bahrain

Saidu played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 495 to 315 (a spread of 180).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 7-5, +246.

Round 13

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New Zealand

Saidu played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 409 to 462 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 7-6, +193.

Round 14

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South Africa

Saidu played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 450 to 439 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-6, +204.

Round 15

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Romania

Saidu played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 452 to 356 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 9-6, +300.

Round 16

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Thailand

Saidu played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 304 to 487 (a spread of -183).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 9-7, +117.

Round 17

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United States

Saidu played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 455 to 443 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-7, +129.

Round 18

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Pakistan

Saidu played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 454 to 367 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 11-7, +216.

Round 19

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Australia

Saidu played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 401 to 349 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-7, +268.

Saidu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 20

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Thailand

Saidu played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 398 to 482 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 12-8, +184.

Round 21

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England

Saidu played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-9, +181.

Round 22

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United States

Saidu played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 386 to 440 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 12-10, +127.

Round 23

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Bahrain

Saidu played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 553 to 327 (a spread of 226).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 13-10, +353.

Round 24

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Kenya

Saidu played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 400 to 355 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 14-10, +398.