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MOST 2009: Lukeman Owolabi [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Lukeman Owolabi, who is competing at the 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-4, +1406, and is ranked #1.

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): 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 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 461 Average against: 391
Round 1	Israel	Owolabi played #51 Mona Nobil (ISR) and won 518 to 375 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +143.
Round 2	Malta	Owolabi played #46 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 533 to 303 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +373.
Round 3	England	Owolabi played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and won 507 to 342 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +538.
Round 4	England	Owolabi played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 527 to 344 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +721.
Round 5	Malta	Owolabi played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 421 to 429 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +713.
Round 6	Israel	Owolabi played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +672. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	England	Owolabi played #6 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and lost 444 to 531 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +585.
Round 8	Israel	Owolabi played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and won 422 to 367 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +640.
Round 9	England	Owolabi played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and won 414 to 354 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +700.
Round 10	Scotland	Owolabi played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 462 to 448 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +714.
Round 11	South Africa	Owolabi played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and won 447 to 428 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +733.
Round 12	Romania	Owolabi played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 524 to 336 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +921.
Round 13	England	Owolabi played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 506 to 396 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +1031.
Round 14	Malta	Owolabi played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +1136. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	England	Owolabi played #4 David Webb (Eng) and won 478 to 355 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +1259. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	England	Owolabi played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 499 to 406 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +1352. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Malta	Owolabi played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +1378. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18	England	Owolabi played #4 David Webb (Eng) again and lost 395 to 473 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1300. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	England	Owolabi played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) again and won 447 to 384 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1363. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	England	Owolabi played #4 David Webb (Eng) for the third time and won 439 to 396 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1406. Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
After the Tournament		Owolabi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (32 hits).

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