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February 3–7, 2016

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CTI 2016: Olobatoke Aka [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Olobatoke Aka, who is competing at the 2016 Cape Town International 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 25-17, +717, and is ranked #15.

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): Olobatoke Surname(s): Aka Home: Nigeria 2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 420 Average against: 403
Round 1	Scotland	Aka played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and lost 386 to 425 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -39.
Round 2	Nigeria	Aka played #9 Rex Ogbakpa (NGA) and lost 394 to 426 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-2, -71.
Round 3	South Africa	Aka played #41 Jackie Nortier (ZAF) and lost 422 to 465 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-3, -114. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	South Africa	Aka played #27 Pam Field (ZAF) and won 526 to 346 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-3, +66.
Round 5	South Africa	Aka played #34 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 479 to 379 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, +166.
Round 6	South Africa	Aka played #43 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 520 to 301 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +385.
Round 7	Nigeria	Aka played #4 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 362 to 402 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-4, +345. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	South Africa	Aka played #32 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 427 to 361 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +411.
Round 9	Nigeria	Aka played #10 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 353 to 529 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, +235. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 10	South Africa	Aka played #30 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and won 398 to 377 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +256.
Round 11	South Africa	Aka played #33 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 397 to 314 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +339.
Round 12	Ghana	Aka played #24 Ralph Owusu (GHA) and won 457 to 389 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +407.
Round 13	Nigeria	Aka played #20 Sulaiman Gora Garba (NGA) and won 476 to 316 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +567.
Round 14	Nigeria	Aka played #13 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 491 to 396 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +662. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	New Zealand	Aka played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 333 to 529 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +466. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	South Africa	Aka played #25 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and won 439 to 310 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +595.
Round 17	United States	Aka played #8 Jesse Day (USA) and won 425 to 374 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +646.
Round 18	Nigeria	Aka played #13 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) again and won 476 to 423 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +699. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Nigeria	Aka played #6 Nsikan Solomon Etim (NGA) and won 518 to 381 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +836.
Round 20	Thailand	Aka played #3 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 326 to 355 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +807. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	Nigeria	Aka played #6 Nsikan Solomon Etim (NGA) again and won 419 to 399 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +827. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Thailand	Aka played #3 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) again and lost 427 to 484 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +770. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23	England	Aka played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +781. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Nigeria	Aka played #10 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) again and lost 369 to 484 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +666.
Round 25	Uganda	Aka played #11 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 438 to 544 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +560. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	Australia	Aka played #5 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 332 to 546 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +346.
Round 27	United States	Aka played #2 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +312. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	South Africa	Aka played #37 Carol Parker (ZAF) and lost 345 to 370 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-13, +287. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29	South Africa	Aka played #35 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 474 to 363 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-13, +398. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	South Africa	Aka played #40 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 375 to 320 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-13, +453.
Round 31	South Africa	Aka played #44 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and won 469 to 337 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, +585.
Round 32	South Africa	Aka played #36 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) and won 429 to 387 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-13, +627.
Round 33	Nigeria	Aka played #28 Raymond Gbaraba (NGA) and won 444 to 388 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-13, +683. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 34	Australia	Aka played #5 David Eldar (AUS) again and won 441 to 273 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-13, +851. Aka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 35	Nigeria	Aka played #9 Rex Ogbakpa (NGA) again and lost 407 to 486 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 21-14, +772.
Round 36	Nigeria	Aka played #9 Rex Ogbakpa (NGA) for the third time and lost 355 to 475 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 21-15, +652.
Round 37	Nigeria	Aka played #4 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and lost 322 to 540 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 21-16, +434.
Round 38	Australia	Aka played #39 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 450 to 304 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 22-16, +580.
Round 39	South Africa	Aka played #45 Mary Botha (ZAF) and won 529 to 291 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 23-16, +818. Aka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 40	South Africa	Aka played #21 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and won 472 to 418 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 24-16, +872.
Round 41	Ghana	Aka played #16 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 346 to 519 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 24-17, +699.
Round 42	Nigeria	Aka played #19 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 25-17, +717.

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