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November 14–16, 2008
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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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/awowade_femi.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Michael Quao]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/q/quao_michael.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of James Sekyi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sekyi_james.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Tim Adamson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mcarthur_jean.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Theresa Camilleri]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/camilleri_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Bob Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/j/jackman_bob_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Howard Warner]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/warner_howard.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) 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 | ![[photo of David Eldar]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/eldar_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) 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 | ![[photo of Adrian Tamas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tamas_adrian.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/rom.gif) 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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