WSC 2009: Ayorinde Saidu [#91]

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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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Kenya	Saidu played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 400 to 355 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +398.

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