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Rex Ogbakpa wins 10th ASC

November 26, 2012

Nigeria has won the 2012 edition of the African Scrabble Championship held between the 22nd - 26th of November in Livingstone Zambia. The championship (the 10th edition) was won by Rex Ogbakpa a member of the Nigerian contingent which consisted of 12 players and 4 officials. 4 countries competed at the tournament viz Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and host Zambia with a combined total of 49 players. Rex Ogbakpa runner-up at the 2012 Godswill Akpabio Int. Classics and a member of the Uyo Scrabble Club achieved the feat by winning 21 (+1639 margin) of the 30 games played. He was closely followed by Owolabi Lukeman (20 wins +1171) and Omosefe Prince (who lost to Ogbakpa in the final game) with 19.5points +1369.

rex ogbakpa - nigeriaNigeria picked the first 5 spots at the championship in addition to the 8-11th positions. Kenya's Nderitu Gitonga and Mugisha Phillip-Edwin of Uganda were the only non-Nigerians in the top 10 at the end of the championship. All players featured by Nigeria at the event finished within the top half of the field. The only non-Nigerian to have ever won the tournament, South Africa's Trevor Hovelmeier who participated in the event placed a distant 26th. Nigeria also won the Best Team award and the Best Female player award through Mayuku Tuoyo.

Standings after Round 30

RankWon-LostSpreadPlayer

121–9+1639Ogbakpa, Rex (#2/Nigeria)
220–10+1171Owolabi, Lukeman (#5/Nigeria)
319½–10½+1369Omosefe, Prince (#3/Nigeria)
419–11+762Etim, Nsikan (#4/Nigeria)
518½–11½+862Karo, Eta (#1/Nigeria)
618–12+1394Nderitu, Gitonga (#14/Kenya)
718–12+672Mugisha, Phillip-Edwin (#37/Uganda)
818–12+642Mayuku, Tuoyo (#9/Nigeria)
918–12+620Kabir, Olaiya (#7/Nigeria)
1018–12+109Victor, Owokere (#11/Nigeria)
1117½–12½+728Bright, Idahosa (#10/Nigeria)
1217–13+1031Oyende, Allan (#19/Kenya)
1317–13+555Otieno, Manase (#20/Kenya)
1417–13+374Mbugua, Nicholas (#15/Kenya)
1517–13+362Hromnik, Tristan (#36/SA)
1617–13+83Mwangi, Willy (#17/Kenya)
1716½–13½−89Chavutia, Joseph (#25/Kenya)
1816½–13½−198Kimani, Macharia (#13/Kenya)
1916–14+1099Ogbogu, Azu (#6/Nigeria)
2016–14+685Litunya, Patrick (#18/Kenya)
2116–14+349Page, Jarrod (#28/SA)
2216–14+217Sodje, Paul (#8/Nigeria)
2316–14−12Faruq, Baba-Inna (#12/Nigeria)
2416–14−222Hossy, Debbe (#29/SA)
2516–14−388Outi, Tobias (#22/Kenya)
2615½–14½+268Hovelmeier, Trevor (#27/SA)
2715½–14½−284Wheelwright, Fern (#32/SA)
2815–15+939Kangethe, David (#21/Kenya)
2915–15+310Kariuki, Charles (#26/Kenya)
3015–15−117Mwape, Isaac (#42/Zambia)
3115–15−213Munkonge, Mwenya (#40/Zambia)
3215–15−214Ngosa, Mwila (#44/Zambia)
3315–15−281Ruto, Cecilia (#23/Kenya)
3415–15−720Kambikambi, Mubanga (#48/Zambia)
3514½–15½−144Mutahi, Martins (#24/Kenya)
3614½–15½−224Ntege, Chris (#38/Uganda)
3714–16+160Njoroge, Stanley (#16/Kenya)
3814–16−203Tresha, Dominic (#45/Zambia)
3914–16−730Milukuti, Sydney (#49/Zambia)
4013½–16½−461Rayner, Howard (#33/SA)
4113½–16½−724Davids, Gerald (#31/SA)
4213–17+37Mpundu, Patrick (#39/Zambia)
4312½–17½−674Keet, Duncan (#30/SA)
4412–18−516Koti, Clifford (#41/Zambia)
4511–19−1290Kalema, Sydney (#47/Zambia)
4610–20−241Botha, Mary (#34/SA)
479–21−1748Chansa, Justin (#51/Zambia)
489–21−1859Brey, Zubeida (#35/SA)
496–24−2335Moonga, Levy (#52/Zambia)

Hosts and Past Winners of ASC

EditionHostYearWinner

1stKenya1994Ifeanyi Onyeonwu NGR
2ndNigeria1996Femi Awowade NGR
3rdSouth Africa1998Jimoh Saheed NGR
4thGhana2000Moshood Sanni NGR
5thKenya2002Trevor Hovelmeier SA
6thTanzania2004Dennis Ikekeregor NGR
7thNigeria2006Dennis Ikekeregor NGR
8thKenya2008Jighere Wellington NGR
9thGhana2010Jighere Wellington NGR
10thZambia2012Rex Ogbakpa NGR

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