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Abraham Ebi Sosseh [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Abraham Ebi Sosseh, who is competing at the 2011 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 10-24, -1332, and is ranked #101.

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): Abraham Ebi
Surname(s): Sosseh
Home: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Awards:
Hobbies: supporting Liverpool FC, playing music in a band, reading, watching movies
Occupation: Equalities and Human rights manager
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Gambia

Round by Round

High score: 491
Average for: 390
Average against: 429

Round 1

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United States

Sosseh played #92 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 413 to 461 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 0-1, -48.

Round 2

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England

Sosseh played #100 David Webb (Eng) and won 440 to 415 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 1-1, -23.

Round 3

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South Africa

Sosseh played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 403 to 450 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-2, -70.

Round 4

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United States

Sosseh played #6 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 351 to 436 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 1-3, -155.

Round 5

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Romania

Sosseh played #65 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 450 to 400 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 2-3, -105.

Round 6

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Canada

Sosseh played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 364 to 406 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 2-4, -147.

Round 7

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Philippines

Sosseh played #74 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 364 to 442 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 2-5, -225.

Round 8

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United Arab Emirates

Sosseh played #91 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 348 to 469 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 2-6, -346.

Round 9

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Sweden

Sosseh played #2 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-6, -289.

Round 10

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Norway

Sosseh played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 491 to 281 (a spread of 210).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 4-6, -79.

Round 11

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Scotland

Sosseh played #31 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 347 to 472 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-7, -204.

Round 12

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Poland

Sosseh played #95 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 398 to 486 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 4-8, -292.

Round 13

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Indonesia

Sosseh played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 5-8, -291.

Round 14

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Canada

Sosseh played #81 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and lost 383 to 517 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 5-9, -425.

Round 15

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France

Sosseh played #8 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 427 to 417 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 6-9, -415.

Round 16

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Bahrain

Sosseh played #84 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 364 to 480 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 6-10, -531.

Round 17

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Kenya

Sosseh played #56 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 396 to 458 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 6-11, -593.

Round 18

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Poland

Sosseh played #103 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and won 387 to 379 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 7-11, -585.

Round 19

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Kuwait

Sosseh played #71 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 411 to 508 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 7-12, -682.

Round 20

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World Youth Champion

Sosseh played #44 Jen Ho Ker (Wysc) and lost 320 to 378 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 7-13, -740.

Round 21

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Czech Republic

Sosseh played #76 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and lost 288 to 396 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 7-14, -848.

Round 22

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Slovakia

Sosseh played #67 Ivan Pastucha (SVK) and won 479 to 308 (a spread of 171).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 8-14, -677.

Round 23

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Netherlands

Sosseh played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and lost 390 to 448 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 8-15, -735.

Round 24

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Sosseh played #7 Ben Berger (DEU) and won 481 to 261 (a spread of 220).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-15, -515.

Round 25

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Japan

Sosseh played #38 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 418 to 455 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-16, -552.

Round 26

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Oman

Sosseh played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and lost 355 to 466 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-17, -663.

Round 27

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England

Sosseh played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 438 to 323 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 10-17, -548.

Round 28

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Poland

Sosseh played #68 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 313 to 546 (a spread of -233).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 10-18, -781.

Round 29

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Trinidad and Tobago

Sosseh played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 326 to 414 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 10-19, -869.

Round 30

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England

Sosseh played #75 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 398 to 485 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 10-20, -956.

Round 31

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United States

Sosseh played #9 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 361 to 408 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 10-21, -1003.

Sosseh is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 32

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United States

Sosseh played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 435 to 497 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 10-22, -1065.

Round 33

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Thailand

Sosseh played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and lost 325 to 555 (a spread of -230).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 10-23, -1295.

Round 34

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Israel

Sosseh played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 401 to 438 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 10-24, -1332.

Sosseh is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).