November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: Sanmi Odelana [#14]

On this page, you will find information about Sanmi Odelana, 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 12-12, -661, and is ranked #35.

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): Sanmi Surname(s): Odelana Home: London, England Hobbies: Current affairs, Travelling, Badminton, Scuba diving Occupation: Pharmacist 2008 WPC Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 381 Average against: 408
Round 1	United States	Odelana played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 309 to 358 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2	Australia	Odelana played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 348 to 415 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-2, -116.
Round 3	Australia	Odelana played #5 John Barker (AUS) and won 418 to 404 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -102.
Round 4	Australia	Odelana played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 371 to 369 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, -100.
Round 5	Romania	Odelana played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 429 to 470 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, -141. Odelana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Odelana played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-4, -227.
Round 7	United States	Odelana played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 357 to 341 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -211.
Round 8	Bahrain	Odelana played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and lost 308 to 426 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-5, -329. Odelana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Kuwait	Odelana played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 431 to 316 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -214.
Round 10	United States	Odelana played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 427 to 416 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, -203.
Round 11	Nigeria	Odelana played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 292 to 390 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, -301.
Round 12	Australia	Odelana played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 381 to 373 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, -293. Odelana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Odelana played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 390 to 452 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-7, -355.
Round 14	United States	Odelana played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 409 to 448 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, -394. Odelana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	United States	Odelana played #13 Michael Early (USA) and won 428 to 403 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-8, -369.
Round 16	Australia	Odelana played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 461 to 424 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, -332.
Round 17	England	Odelana played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 264 to 485 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, -553.
Round 18	United States	Odelana played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 439 to 352 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-9, -466.
Round 19	Canada	Odelana played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 322 to 517 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-10, -661.
Round 20	United States	Odelana played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 405 to 366 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, -622.
Round 21	Japan	Odelana played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 514 to 321 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, -429.
Round 22	United States	Odelana played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 378 to 412 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, -463.
Round 23	Australia	Odelana played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 399 to 389 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, -453.
Round 24	England	Odelana played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 317 to 525 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, -661.

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