November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: James Sekyi [#48]

On this page, you will find information about James Sekyi, 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, -468, and is ranked #34.

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): James Surname(s): Sekyi Home: Tema, Ghana Hobbies: Football Occupation: Clearing Agent 2008 WPC Team: Ghana

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 391 Average against: 411
Round 1	United States	Sekyi played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 474 to 318 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +156. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	United States	Sekyi played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 383 to 441 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +98.
Round 3	United States	Sekyi played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 390 to 509 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -21. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Japan	Sekyi played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 464 to 398 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +45.
Round 5	England	Sekyi played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 340 to 511 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -126. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Australia	Sekyi played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 284 to 417 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-4, -259.
Round 7	United States	Sekyi played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 395 to 405 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-5, -269.
Round 8	Kuwait	Sekyi played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 236 to 481 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-6, -514. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	United States	Sekyi played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 414 to 321 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-6, -421.
Round 10	Australia	Sekyi played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 433 to 268 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-6, -256.
Round 11	Australia	Sekyi played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-6, -236.
Round 12	United States	Sekyi played #13 Michael Early (USA) and lost 340 to 446 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-7, -342.
Round 13	United States	Sekyi played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and won 399 to 354 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, -297.
Round 14	Australia	Sekyi played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 399 to 386 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, -284.
Round 15	United States	Sekyi played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and lost 420 to 451 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-8, -315.
Round 16	Nigeria	Sekyi played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 338 to 439 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-9, -416.
Round 17	United States	Sekyi played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 426 to 425 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-9, -415. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Sekyi played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and won 469 to 467 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, -413.
Round 19	Australia	Sekyi played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 352 to 401 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, -462.
Round 20	United States	Sekyi played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 439 to 382 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, -405. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Bahrain	Sekyi played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 400 to 399 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-10, -404.
Round 22	United States	Sekyi played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 392 to 461 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-11, -473. Sekyi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	Sekyi played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 430 to 412 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-11, -455.
Round 24	Australia	Sekyi played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 382 to 395 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -468.

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