The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Sammy Okosagah [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Okosagah, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22-9, +2052, 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

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Given name(s): Sammy
Surname(s): Okosagah
Home: Baltimore, MD, United States
Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV
Hobbies: Soccer, Music
SCTI 2013 Team: Last Chance Qualifier

Round by Round

High score: 559
Average for: 457
Average against: 391

Round 1

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Norway

Okosagah played #37 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 525 to 364 (a spread of 161).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +161.

Round 2

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Wales

Okosagah played #108 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 468 to 297 (a spread of 171).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +332.

Round 3

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England

Okosagah played #10 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 425 to 463 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +294.

Round 4

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Australia

Okosagah played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 344 to 432 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-2, +206.

Round 5

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England

Okosagah played #107 Howard Wilde (Eng) and won 559 to 358 (a spread of 201).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 3-2, +407.

Round 6

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Sweden

Okosagah played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 557 to 294 (a spread of 263).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-2, +670.

Round 7

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Canada

Okosagah played #68 Geoffrey Newman (CAN) and lost 427 to 466 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 4-3, +631.

Round 8

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United States

Okosagah played #54 David Koenig (USA) and won 428 to 392 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-3, +667.

Round 9

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Scotland

Okosagah played #73 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and won 493 to 349 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-3, +811.

Round 10

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Scotland

Okosagah played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 494 to 317 (a spread of 177).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-3, +988.

Round 11

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United States

Okosagah played #38 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 500 to 340 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-3, +1148.

Round 12

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United States

Okosagah played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 460 to 469 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-4, +1139.

Round 13

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Thailand

Okosagah played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 527 to 437 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-4, +1229.

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

Round 14

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Northern Ireland

Okosagah played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 399 to 464 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-5, +1164.

Round 15

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South Africa

Okosagah played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 523 to 367 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-5, +1320.

Round 16

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England

Okosagah played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 483 to 359 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +1444.

Round 17

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England

Okosagah played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 370 to 461 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 11-6, +1353.

Round 18

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England

Okosagah played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 517 to 386 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-6, +1484.

Round 19

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World Champion

Okosagah played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 412 to 484 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-7, +1412.

Round 20

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Canada

Okosagah played #61 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 465 to 340 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 13-7, +1537.

Round 21

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Singapore

Okosagah played #105 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 478 to 385 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-7, +1630.

Round 22

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WSC Runner-Up

Okosagah played #36 Andrew Fisher (Wscru) and won 477 to 388 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-7, +1719.

Round 23

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Last Chance Qualifier

Okosagah played #32 Piotr Andronowski (LCQ) and lost 462 to 475 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-8, +1706.

Round 24

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Australia

Okosagah played #63 Chris May (AUS) and won 458 to 356 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-8, +1808.

Round 25

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United States

Okosagah played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 508 to 369 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-8, +1947.

Round 26

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World Champion

Okosagah played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) again and won 356 to 285 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-8, +2018.

Round 27

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Thailand

Okosagah played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) again and lost 361 to 405 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-9, +1974.

Round 28

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United States

Okosagah played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and won 445 to 425 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 19-9, +1994.

Round 29

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England

Okosagah played #10 Craig Beevers (Eng) again and won 371 to 351 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-9, +2014.

Round 30

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England

Okosagah played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) again and won 476 to 440 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-9, +2050.

Round 31

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Thailand

Okosagah played #55 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 22-9, +2052.

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


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