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November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Azu Ogbogu [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Azu Ogbogu, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-10, +923, and is ranked #21.

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): Azu
Surname(s): Ogbogu
Home: Benin, Edo, Nigeria
Awards: Nigerian grandmaster 1989; participated in 2000 thailand international tournament
Hobbies: reading, music
SCT 2014 Team: Nigeria

Round by Round

High score: 599
Average for: 448
Average against: 410

Round 1

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Italy

Ogbogu played #75 Mauro Pratesi (ITA) and won 599 to 383 (a spread of 216).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +216.

Ogbogu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

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South Africa

Ogbogu played #96 Paul Spies (ZAF) and won 471 to 313 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 2-0, +374.

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

Round 3

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United States

Ogbogu played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and lost 348 to 481 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-1, +241.

Ogbogu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 4

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Northern Ireland

Ogbogu played #68 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 409 to 399 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 3-1, +251.

Round 5

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England

Ogbogu played #44 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 559 to 317 (a spread of 242).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-1, +493.

Round 6

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Australia

Ogbogu played #62 Chris May (AUS) and lost 447 to 571 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-2, +369.

Round 7

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United States

Ogbogu played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 579 to 380 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-2, +568.

Round 8

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Malta

Ogbogu played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 377 to 357 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-2, +588.

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

Round 9

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Northern Ireland

Ogbogu played #49 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 396 to 319 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-2, +665.

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

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

Round 10

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England

Ogbogu played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 392 to 430 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-3, +627.

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

Round 11

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Philippines

Ogbogu played #81 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 476 to 409 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-3, +694.

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

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

Round 12

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United States

Ogbogu played #21 Evans Clinchy (USA) and lost 450 to 472 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-4, +672.

Round 13

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England

Ogbogu played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 406 to 351 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 9-4, +727.

Round 14

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Sri Lanka

Ogbogu played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and lost 345 to 461 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-5, +611.

Round 15

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England

Ogbogu played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 550 to 340 (a spread of 210).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 10-5, +821.

Round 16

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England

Ogbogu played #31 Calum Edwards (Eng) and won 542 to 345 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-5, +1018.

Round 17

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Australia

Ogbogu played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +1036.

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

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

Round 18

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England

Ogbogu played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 337 to 542 (a spread of -205).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 12-6, +831.

Round 19

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United States

Ogbogu played #55 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 415 to 456 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-7, +790.

Round 20

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Canada

Ogbogu played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 412 to 422 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 12-8, +780.

Round 21

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Canada

Ogbogu played #61 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and lost 394 to 477 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 12-9, +697.

Round 22

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United States

Ogbogu played #76 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 490 to 421 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 13-9, +766.

Round 23

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United States

Ogbogu played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 380 to 445 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 13-10, +701.

Round 24

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South Africa

Ogbogu played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and won 548 to 326 (a spread of 222).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 14-10, +923.


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