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June 25–28, 2009

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2009 King's Cup: Lukeman Owolabi [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about Lukeman Owolabi, who is competing at the 2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-9, +1037, and is ranked #5.

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

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Given name(s): Lukeman
Surname(s): Owolabi
Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria
Awards: 1999 Lagos Open, 2000 Ghana, 2002 Kenya, 2005 Shell Port Harcourt National Opens
Hobbies: Walking, reading
Occupation: Accountant
Notes: a/k/a Philips Lukeman Owolabi, Lukeman Philips Owolabi
WSC 2005 Rank: 9
2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup Team: Nigeria

Round by Round

High score: 522
Average for: 433
Average against: 397

Round 1

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Nigeria

Owolabi played #26 Allen Egbe (NGA) and won 361 to 310 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-0, +51.

Round 2

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Thailand

Owolabi played #72 Tepparit Vichayasiri (THA) and lost 396 to 541 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 1-1, -94.

Round 3

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Thailand

Owolabi played #64 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 432 to 469 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 1-2, -131.

Round 4

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Nigeria

Owolabi played #23 Olobatoke Aka (NGA) and won 442 to 393 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 2-2, -82.

Round 5

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Singapore

Owolabi played #39 Michael Tang (SGP) and won 487 to 301 (a spread of 186).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 3-2, +104.

Round 6

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Singapore

Owolabi played #38 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 465 to 414 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-2, +155.

Round 7

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Thailand

Owolabi played #43 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 506 to 315 (a spread of 191).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 5-2, +346.

Round 8   

Owolabi recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-2, +446.

Round 9

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Australia

Owolabi played #2 Christopher May (AUS) and won 522 to 304 (a spread of 218).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-2, +664.

Round 10

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Thailand

Owolabi played #61 Noppadon Dechatiwong Na Ayutthaya (THA) and won 422 to 289 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +797.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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Thailand

Owolabi played #60 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 363 to 440 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-3, +720.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

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United States

Owolabi played #81 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 439 to 498 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-4, +661.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 13

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Thailand

Owolabi played #71 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and won 460 to 355 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-4, +766.

Round 14

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Thailand

Owolabi played #55 Maiyarit Wiwatanaratanabutr (THA) and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +799.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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New Zealand

Owolabi played #22 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 274 to 431 (a spread of -157).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-5, +642.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 16

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Thailand

Owolabi played #73 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 426 to 415 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-5, +653.

Round 17

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India

Owolabi played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 457 to 350 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +760.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

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Thailand

Owolabi played #63 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 386 to 368 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-5, +778.

Round 19

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Thailand

Owolabi played #49 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and lost 447 to 478 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-6, +747.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Thailand

Owolabi played #50 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 391 to 411 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-7, +727.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).

Round 21

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Malaysia

Owolabi played #18 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 435 to 350 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-7, +812.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

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United States

Owolabi played #80 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 501 to 446 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-7, +867.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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England

Owolabi played #12 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 520 to 376 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-7, +1011.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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England

Owolabi played #12 Helen Gipson (Eng) again and lost 366 to 520 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-8, +857.

Round 25

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England

Owolabi played #12 Helen Gipson (Eng) for the third time and won 484 to 443 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 17-8, +898.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

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New Zealand

Owolabi played #22 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 403 to 432 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-9, +869.

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 27

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Thailand

Owolabi played #64 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) again and won 482 to 314 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 18-9, +1037.

After the Tournament   

Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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