November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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