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November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: Victor Ikawa [#21]
On this page, you will find information about
Victor Ikawa, 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 11-13, +729, and is ranked
#36.
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 Victor Ikawa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/i/ikawa_joseph_victor_otieno.jpg)
| Given name(s): Victor Surname(s): Ikawa Home: Manama, Bahrain Awards: 2000 Kenyan Champion Hobbies: Ornithology and plant identification Occupation: Geo-marketing 2008 WPC Team: Bahrain |
Round by Round | High score: 574 Average for: 413 Average against: 383 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -5. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 2 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 434 to 453 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -24. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of William Huttel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/huttel_william.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 477 to 391 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, +62. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Travis Chaney]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chaney_travis_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and won 525 to 372 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +215. | Round 5 | ![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 388 to 421 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +182. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Adrian Tamas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tamas_adrian.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/rom.gif) Romania | Ikawa played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 319 to 495 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-4, +6. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 416 to 434 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-5, -12. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Ikawa played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 426 to 308 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-5, +106. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/tha.gif) Thailand | Ikawa played #33 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 281 to 538 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-6, -151. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 351 to 416 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-7, -216. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 497 to 358 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-7, -77. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 367 to 285 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, +5. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Carmel Dodd]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dodd_carmel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Ikawa played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 392 to 413 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-8, -16. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Sam Dick-Onuoha]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dick-onuoha_sam_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and lost 344 to 463 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-9, -135. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Sunny Wright]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_sunny.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Ikawa played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 371 to 348 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-9, -112. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Ikawa played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 574 to 264 (a spread of 310). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-9, +198. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #13 Michael Early (USA) and lost 393 to 400 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-10, +191. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Donna MacDonald]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/macdonald_donna.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Ikawa played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 452 to 250 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-10, +393. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Tim Adamson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 340 to 355 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-11, +378. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Ikawa played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 539 to 348 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-11, +569. Ikawa is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 21 | ![[photo of James Sekyi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sekyi_james.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Ikawa played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and lost 399 to 400 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-12, +568. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mcarthur_jean.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Ikawa played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 522 to 358 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-12, +732. | Round 23 | ![[photo of John Barker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/barker_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Ikawa played #5 John Barker (AUS) and won 386 to 336 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-12, +782. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Shakir Reshamwala]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/reshamwala_shakir.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/kwt.gif) Kuwait | Ikawa played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 328 to 381 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-13, +729. |
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