November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Femi Awowade [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Femi Awowade, who is competing at the 2008 World Players 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, +631, and is ranked #6.

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

[photo of Femi Awowade]

Given name(s): Femi
Surname(s): Awowade
Home: Bedford, England
Awards: 1986 Nigerian NSC
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Soccer
Occupation: Financial Consultant
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 137/176, 12-15 -554
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 51/176, 15-12 +476
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 95/108, 10-17 -288
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 10/151, 20-11 +1084
WSC 1995 Rank: 41
WSC 1997 Rank: 28
WSC 1999 Rank: 22
WSC 2001 Rank: 18
WSC 2005 Rank: 36
2008 WPC Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 418 Average against: 392
Round 1	United States	Awowade played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 386 to 421 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2	Ghana	Awowade played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 463 to 351 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +77.
Round 3	United States	Awowade played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 433 to 335 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +175. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Awowade played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 424 to 434 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, +165. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Ghana	Awowade played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and won 511 to 340 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +336. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Awowade played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 469 to 363 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +442.
Round 7	United States	Awowade played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 333 to 438 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +337.
Round 8	United States	Awowade played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 329 to 449 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +217. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	United States	Awowade played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 436 to 416 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +237. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	United States	Awowade played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 491 to 415 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +313.
Round 11	United States	Awowade played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 389 to 451 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +251. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Malta	Awowade played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 409 to 345 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +315.
Round 13	Australia	Awowade played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 325 to 422 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, +218.
Round 14	New Zealand	Awowade played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 384 to 358 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, +244.
Round 15	United States	Awowade played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 341 to 362 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, +223.
Round 16	United States	Awowade played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 404 to 570 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, +57.
Round 17	England	Awowade played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 485 to 264 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, +278.
Round 18	United States	Awowade played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 436 to 424 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +290. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	United States	Awowade played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and won 445 to 399 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +336.
Round 20	United States	Awowade played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 495 to 367 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +464.
Round 21	United States	Awowade played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 408 to 371 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +501.
Round 22	United States	Awowade played #10 Chris Cree (USA) again and won 385 to 281 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +605.
Round 23	Australia	Awowade played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 390 to 450 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +545. Awowade is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Romania	Awowade played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 464 to 378 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +631.

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