2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament

February 3–7, 2016

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CTI 2016: Ralph Owusu [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph Owusu, 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 21-21, -596, and is ranked #28.

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): Ralph Surname(s): Owusu Home: Ghana 2016 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: Ghana

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 396 Average against: 410
Round 1	Nigeria	Owusu played #28 Raymond Gbaraba (NGA) and lost 380 to 431 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -51. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	South Africa	Owusu played #14 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 322 to 464 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -193.
Round 3	United States	Owusu played #46 Kay Faust (USA) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -143. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Ghana	Owusu played #16 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 466 to 436 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -113. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	United States	Owusu played #2 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 402 to 452 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -163. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	South Africa	Owusu played #33 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 466 to 307 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-3, -4. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Australia	Owusu played #5 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 345 to 590 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -249. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8	South Africa	Owusu played #40 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 437 to 297 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, -109. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	South Africa	Owusu played #21 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and won 378 to 322 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, -53. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	South Africa	Owusu played #25 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and lost 301 to 426 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, -178.
Round 11	South Africa	Owusu played #29 Solomon Lephoto (ZAF) and won 494 to 312 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +4. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Nigeria	Owusu played #18 Olobatoke Aka (NGA) and lost 389 to 457 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, -64. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	South Africa	Owusu played #17 Denise Le Bron (ZAF) and won 426 to 361 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, +1. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	South Africa	Owusu played #30 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and won 438 to 367 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +72. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Uganda	Owusu played #11 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 377 to 398 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, +51. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	South Africa	Owusu played #26 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) and lost 318 to 437 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-8, -68.
Round 17	Nigeria	Owusu played #20 Sulaiman Gora Garba (NGA) and lost 423 to 455 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, -100. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	South Africa	Owusu played #31 Gary Birch (ZAF) and won 421 to 378 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, -57. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	South Africa	Owusu played #32 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 421 to 400 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, -36. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Zambia	Owusu played #22 Mwenya Munkonge (ZMB) and lost 381 to 423 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-10, -78. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	South Africa	Owusu played #34 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 401 to 375 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -52. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	South Africa	Owusu played #27 Pam Field (ZAF) and lost 338 to 410 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-11, -124.
Round 23	South Africa	Owusu played #36 Kathy Cameron (ZAF) and won 466 to 374 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, -32.
Round 24	South Africa	Owusu played #35 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 393 to 384 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, -23.
Round 25	Australia	Owusu played #39 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 456 to 362 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +71.
Round 26	Nigeria	Owusu played #12 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and won 423 to 389 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +105.
Round 27	South Africa	Owusu played #37 Carol Parker (ZAF) and won 410 to 335 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +180.
Round 28	South Africa	Owusu played #43 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 435 to 321 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +294.
Round 29	South Africa	Owusu played #38 Joy Palm (ZAF) and lost 380 to 417 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +257. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	United States	Owusu played #8 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 259 to 476 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-13, +40. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31	South Africa	Owusu played #41 Jackie Nortier (ZAF) and won 439 to 316 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +163. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	South Africa	Owusu played #45 Mary Botha (ZAF) and won 445 to 380 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 19-13, +228.
Round 33	Nigeria	Owusu played #6 Nsikan Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 354 to 535 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 19-14, +47. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 34	Nigeria	Owusu played #13 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 414 to 323 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 20-14, +138.
Round 35	Nigeria	Owusu played #4 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 231 to 527 (a spread of -296). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 20-15, -158. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 36	South Africa	Owusu played #14 Dylan Early (ZAF) again and lost 393 to 443 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 20-16, -208.
Round 37	Scotland	Owusu played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and lost 372 to 404 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 20-17, -240.
Round 38	South Africa	Owusu played #44 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and lost 437 to 498 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 20-18, -301.
Round 39	Nigeria	Owusu played #19 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 429 to 468 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 20-19, -340. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 40	New Zealand	Owusu played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 375 to 482 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 20-20, -447. Owusu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 41	South Africa	Owusu played #23 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and lost 353 to 515 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 20-21, -609.
Round 42	South Africa	Owusu played #34 Duncan Keet (ZAF) again and won 386 to 373 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 21-21, -596.

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