Engr Dipo Akanbi, representing Lagos state, emerged the 2017 National Scrabble Champion by winning the 2017 edition of the Asaph Zadok National Scrabble Championship held in Abuja. He won 18 games with an spread of +743 to dethrone 2016 national champion Olatunde Oduwole who finished in fourth place. For his effort Dipo Akanbi won a cash prize of N150,000 along with a trophy and the green jacket signifying his admission into the elite group of Nigeria National Scrabble Champions.
Dayo Tayo, also of Lagos state, came second with 16.5 points and a spread of +346. He won a cash prize of N100,000. Moses Peter of Akwa Ibom came third with 16 wins and a +1351 spread, winning a cash prize of N50,000.
Team Lagos retained the title as the best state with five out of their six players emerging in the top six. Lagos won a trophy and a cash prize of N100,000. Delta and Akwa Ibom came second and third best respectively . Wellington Jighere, the 2016 WESPAC world scrabble champion finished 14th on the score table with 14 wins and +1076 cumulative spread.
Mr Olatunde Oduwole joined the elite group of Nigeria National Scrabble Champions with his victory at the 2016 Asaph Zadok National Scrabble Championship held from the 15th to 17th of April in Abuja. He emerged the best among 61 other top Nigeria-based Scrabble players including current World Scrabble Champion Jighere Wellington whom he edged out on cumulative points after both players had garnered 19 wins each in 24 rounds. The World Champion had led the pack for most of the tournament until round 22, the first round of the King of the Hill when Oduwole beat him 363-455 to momentarily take the top spot. Mr Jighere took the next game (round 23) 443-418 to regain the leadership with a point which meant Oduwole had to beat him in the final round to take the title. This Oduwole did 497-399 to finish first and become the National Scrabble Champion with 19 points and a cummulative spread of +1856. Wellington with 19 wins +1180 was first runner-up while former African Champion Mr Rex Ogbakpa came third with a tally of 17-1-6 +938.
The National Scrabble Champion was later presented with the Green Jacket, a trophy and cash prize of 250,000 Naira. Cash prizes and plaques were also presented to the first and second best players and the best performing team. 62 players including a female (Sule Success) drawn from State Scrabble Associations after qualifiers at the State level competed at the National Championship. Click here for final results of the championship.
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The Asaph Zadok National Scrabble Championship is slated for Friday 15th - Sunday 17th April 2016. Arrival is Thursday 14th April. Games commence on Friday 15th April. A total of 24 games will be played over a three day period. Friday - 9 games, Saturday - 9 games and Sunday - 6 games. Venue(tentative) - National Stadium Package B.
Participants are selected from qualifying tournaments from participating states. Each State is represented by 4 players with 2 reserve players.
The Championship will produce the National Champion who will receive a Gold medal (and a Green Jacket) plus N 150, 000.00 prize money. The first runner up will take home a Silver medal and N100, 000.00 cash prize while the second-runner-up prize is a Bronze medal and N50,000.00 cash prize. The overall Best State will collect a trophy and N100, 000.00.
1 | Moses Peter MPET | 7:0 | +579 | 491/273 (1) 55 AIBR | 514/410 (2) 20∗MAMI | 400/396 (2) 48∗NCHR | 473/449 (2) 45∗JMPA | 450/359 (1) 7 OTOK | 457/340 (2) 9∗IANT | 420/399 (1) 2 OAWE | (0) 3 ADIP | (0) 4∗IWIL |
2 | Oshevire Awenagha OAWE | 6:1 | +669 | 412/388 (22) 51 BOKO | 434/335 (11) 6∗ECHU | 448/434 (9) 35∗OEUG | 550/394 (4) 40∗FKAY | 442/376 (2) 11 BRAS | 584/253 (1) 14 IJER | 399/420 (2) 1∗MPET | (0) 4 IWIL | (0) 3∗ADIP |
3 | Akanbi Dipo ADIP | 6:1 | +375 | 390/383 (26) 47 AMOH | 502/331 (8) 42 SZAK | 483/463 (7) 53 LBAL | 433/359 (5) 37∗AEDW | 435/384 (4) 40∗FKAY | 403/437 (4) 11∗BRAS | 441/355 (3) 14 IJER | (0) 1∗MPET | (0) 2 OAWE |
4 | Isong Williams IWIL | 5:2 | +368 | 475/366 (6) 27 OAJU | 345/388 (19) 14 IJER | 379/474 (34) 21∗OAZU | 470/332 (27) 50∗LSAN | 348/336 (21) 44 IAUS | 439/387 (14) 45∗JMPA | 576/381 (4) 30 KOLA | (0) 2∗OAWE | (0) 1 MPET |
5 | Ojior Osikhena OOSI | 5:2 | +363 | 397/446 (40) 28 ADAN | 418/472 (49) 22 UAND | 546/408 (31) 23∗VKIN | 492/368 (23) 58∗JEJI | 449/429 (17) 54 FAYO | 421/351 (12) 34 GRAY | 420/306 (5) 26∗IFRA | (0) 6∗ECHU | (0) 7 OTOK |
6 | Ehibudu Chux ECHU | 5:2 | +330 | 391/364 (21) 23∗VKIN | 335/434 (36) 2 OAWE | 354/433 (41) 11∗BRAS | 526/289 (28) 41 AABI | 400/332 (20) 55∗AIBR | 483/327 (10) 22 UAND | 453/433 (6) 35∗OEUG | (0) 5 OOSI | (0) 8∗OSUN |
7 | Olowu Tokunbo OTOK | 5:2 | +281 | 413/340 (15) 36∗PALH | 483/324 (4) 39∗OCHA | 602/364 (1) 32∗EBOB | 369/512 (10) 15 NETI | 359/450 (14) 1∗MPET | 444/405 (11) 21 OAZU | 407/401 (7) 18 EKAR | (0) 8 OSUN | (0) 5∗OOSI |
8 | Oshodi Sunday OSUN | 5:2 | +276 | 469/415 (17) 58∗JEJI | 335/473 (38) 9 IANT | 493/378 (25) 28 ADAN | 427/358 (13) 48 NCHR | 481/320 (9) 31∗OALL | 373/470 (16) 30∗KOLA | 436/324 (8) 10 CJOH | (0) 7∗OTOK | (0) 6 ECHU |
9 | Ikolo Anthony IANT | 5:2 | +236 | 420/370 (18) 54 FAYO | 473/335 (6) 8∗OSUN | 413/364 (5) 49∗HKAR | 490/355 (1) 30 KOLA | 406/428 (7) 10∗CJOH | 340/457 (13) 1 MPET | 409/406 (9) 21∗OAZU | (0) 11∗BRAS | (0) 12 OOLA |
10 | Curtis John CJOH | 5:2 | +226 | 425/350 (12) 57∗IDON | 433/332 (10) 32 EBOB | 501/370 (3) 39∗OCHA | 398/457 (11) 14∗IJER | 428/406 (8) 9 IANT | 436/368 (3) 15 NETI | 324/436 (10) 8∗OSUN | (0) 12 OOLA | (0) 11∗BRAS |
11 | Balogun Rasheed BRAS | 5:2 | +145 | 434/420 (23) 31∗OALL | 468/438 (13) 35 OEUG | 433/354 (10) 6 ECHU | 460/374 (6) 49∗HKAR | 376/442 (11) 2∗OAWE | 437/403 (5) 3 ADIP | 318/350 (11) 16∗UEMM | (0) 9 IANT | (0) 10 CJOH |
12 | Ogedengbe Olawale OOLA | 5:2 | +85 | 381/487 (52) 37 AEDW | 473/381 (31) 33∗EPET | 449/374 (23) 38 TOLA | 421/500 (35) 35 OEUG | 396/383 (26) 24∗GSUL | 423/355 (20) 49 HKAR | 375/353 (12) 27∗OAJU | (0) 10∗CJOH | (0) 9∗IANT |
13 | Saheed Tayo STAY | 5:2 | +64 | 350 (31) bye | 451/437 (15) 43∗CPET | 375/300 (11) 25 LGAR | 371/370 (7) 19∗IBRI | 450/394 (5) 20 MAMI | 374/456 (7) 18∗EKAR | 416/416 (13) 15∗NETI | (0) 14 IJER | (0) 16 UEMM |
14 | Igwe Jerry IJER | 5:2 | -77 | 452/317 (5) 56 GZUR | 388/345 (9) 4∗IWIL | 442/372 (4) 37∗AEDW | 457/398 (3) 10 CJOH | 375/342 (3) 30 KOLA | 253/584 (6) 2∗OAWE | 355/441 (14) 3∗ADIP | (0) 13∗STAY | (0) 15 NETI |
15 | Nsikan Etim NETI | 4.5:2.5 | +447 | 375/300 (14) 16∗UEMM | 530/340 (3) 24 GSUL | 483/487 (14) 30∗KOLA | 512/369 (9) 7∗OTOK | 498/387 (6) 18 EKAR | 368/436 (8) 10∗CJOH | 416/416 (15) 13 STAY | (0) 17∗IDEN | (0) 14∗IJER |
16 | Ude Emmanuel UEMM | 4.5:2.5 | -65 | 300/375 (47) 15 NETI | 300/300 (46) 46∗IBAM | 375/300 (28) 57∗IDON | 412/370 (19) 53 LBAL | 407/326 (12) 49 HKAR | 339/559 (23) 17∗IDEN | 350/318 (16) 11 BRAS | (0) 18∗EKAR | (0) 13∗STAY |
17 | Ikekeregor Dennis IDEN | 4:3 | +573 | 444/452 (35) 35∗OEUG | 401/427 (47) 31 OALL | 459/356 (30) 47∗AMOH | 554/262 (20) 51∗BOKO | 399/449 (31) 19 IBRI | 559/339 (24) 16 UEMM | 459/417 (17) 32∗EBOB | (0) 15 NETI | (0) 18 EKAR |
18 | Eta Karo EKAR | 4:3 | +420 | 466/470 (32) 40∗FKAY | 375/300 (18) 25 LGAR | 570/367 (13) 43∗CPET | 533/352 (8) 20 MAMI | 387/498 (13) 15∗NETI | 456/374 (9) 13 STAY | 401/407 (18) 7∗OTOK | (0) 16 UEMM | (0) 17∗IDEN |
19 | Idahosa Bright IBRI | 4:3 | +366 | 404/412 (34) 42∗SZAK | 573/373 (16) 47 AMOH | 424/440 (29) 31∗OALL | 370/371 (40) 13 STAY | 449/399 (32) 17∗IDEN | 415/337 (25) 54∗FAYO | 457/394 (19) 43 CPET | (0) 20 MAMI | (0) 21∗OAZU |
20 | Mohammed Aminu MAMI | 4:3 | +352 | 518/313 (2) 34∗GRAY | 410/514 (17) 1 MPET | 498/258 (12) 45 JMPA | 352/533 (22) 18∗EKAR | 394/450 (34) 13∗STAY | 512/379 (26) 36 PALH | 395/280 (20) 44 IAUS | (0) 19∗IBRI | (0) 22 UAND |
21 | Ogbogu Azu OAZU | 4:3 | +158 | 428/346 (9) 33∗EPET | 363/438 (27) 37∗AEDW | 474/379 (20) 4 IWIL | 472/402 (12) 36 PALH | 368/340 (10) 27 OAJU | 405/444 (18) 7∗OTOK | 406/409 (21) 9 IANT | (0) 22∗UAND | (0) 19 IBRI |
22 | Umogbai Andrew UAND | 4:3 | +141 | 446/475 (39) 49 HKAR | 472/418 (24) 5∗OOSI | 515/333 (17) 51 BOKO | 435/516 (26) 38∗TOLA | 459/382 (15) 45 JMPA | 327/483 (30) 6∗ECHU | 490/396 (22) 36∗PALH | (0) 21 OAZU | (0) 20∗MAMI |
23 | Venayori Kingha VKIN | 4:3 | +118 | 364/391 (38) 6 ECHU | 431/354 (21) 51∗BOKO | 408/546 (39) 5 OOSI | 365/415 (42) 28∗ADAN | 462/383 (38) 29 EEME | 492/363 (28) 48∗NCHR | 454/406 (23) 37 AEDW | (0) 24∗GSUL | (0) 25 LGAR |
24 | Gora Suleiman GSUL | 4:3 | +78 | 465/385 (10) 26∗IFRA | 340/530 (40) 15∗NETI | 422/276 (24) 41∗AABI | 383/365 (17) 39 OCHA | 383/396 (24) 12 OOLA | 434/364 (19) 40 FKAY | 346/379 (24) 28∗ADAN | (0) 23 VKIN | (0) 27∗OAJU |
25 | Lawali Garba LGAR | 4:3 | +65 | 300/300 (29) 53∗LBAL | 300/375 (44) 18∗EKAR | 300/375 (50) 13∗STAY | 300/300 (45) 46 IBAM | 375/300 (39) 57 IDON | 438/365 (33) 55 AIBR | 445/378 (25) 38 TOLA | (0) 26 IFRA | (0) 23∗VKIN |
26 | Ishekwene Frank IFRA | 4:3 | +55 | 385/465 (48) 24 GSUL | 375/300 (29) 57∗IDON | 375/300 (21) 46 IBAM | 407/410 (29) 27∗OAJU | 446/355 (18) 37 AEDW | 459/448 (15) 44∗IAUS | 306/420 (26) 5 OOSI | (0) 25∗LGAR | (0) 28 ADAN |
27 | Okagbue Ajuluchukwu OAJU | 4:3 | +21 | 366/475 (53) 4∗IWIL | 465/366 (30) 56 GZUR | 333/258 (22) 52∗HBAJ | 410/407 (16) 26 IFRA | 340/368 (25) 21∗OAZU | 413/410 (21) 31 OALL | 353/375 (27) 12 OOLA | (0) 28∗ADAN | (0) 24 GSUL |
28 | Achema Daniel ADAN | 4:3 | -8 | 446/397 (19) 5∗OOSI | 492/493 (22) 49∗HKAR | 378/493 (37) 8∗OSUN | 415/365 (34) 23 VKIN | 483/411 (23) 48 NCHR | 365/461 (34) 38∗TOLA | 379/346 (28) 24 GSUL | (0) 27 OAJU | (0) 26∗IFRA |
29 | Ekwenugo Emeka EEME | 4:3 | -31 | 398/461 (43) 39 OCHA | 368/447 (51) 36∗PALH | 408/401 (40) 54 FAYO | 375/300 (36) 57 IDON | 383/462 (41) 23∗VKIN | 456/431 (37) 46∗IBAM | 486/403 (29) 49 HKAR | (0) 30∗KOLA | (0) 31 OALL |
30 | Kabir Olaiya KOLA | 4:3 | -34 | 481/401 (11) 44 IAUS | 462/314 (5) 41 AABI | 487/483 (6) 15 NETI | 355/490 (14) 9∗IANT | 342/375 (22) 14∗IJER | 470/373 (17) 8 OSUN | 381/576 (30) 4∗IWIL | (0) 29 EEME | (0) 32∗EBOB |
31 | Oyebola Alli OALL | 4:3 | -62 | 420/434 (36) 11 BRAS | 427/401 (25) 17∗IDEN | 440/424 (26) 19 IBRI | 415/363 (15) 54∗FAYO | 320/481 (28) 8 OSUN | 410/413 (35) 27∗OAJU | 420/398 (31) 40 FKAY | (0) 32 EBOB | (0) 29∗EEME |
32 | Edewor Bobor EBOB | 4:3 | -162 | 375/300 (13) 46 IBAM | 332/433 (33) 10∗CJOH | 364/602 (46) 7 OTOK | 450/362 (38) 34∗GRAY | 430/392 (29) 39 OCHA | 368/350 (22) 43∗CPET | 417/459 (32) 17 IDEN | (0) 31∗OALL | (0) 30 KOLA |
33 | Ebomah Peter EPET | 4:3 | -269 | 346/428 (50) 21 OAZU | 381/473 (53) 12 OOLA | 353/523 (56) 44∗IAUS | 424/392 (48) 47∗AMOH | 379/344 (44) 58 JEJI | 358/352 (39) 50∗LSAN | 397/395 (33) 41 AABI | (0) 34 GRAY | (0) 35 OEUG |
34 | Gbaraba Raymond GRAY | 3:4 | +170 | 313/518 (57) 20 MAMI | 498/324 (34) 55∗AIBR | 517/252 (15) 56∗GZUR | 362/450 (24) 32 EBOB | 454/480 (33) 36 PALH | 351/421 (41) 5∗OOSI | 454/334 (34) 45 JMPA | (0) 33∗EPET | (0) 37∗AEDW |
35 | Okim Eugene OEUG | 3:4 | +77 | 452/444 (24) 17 IDEN | 438/468 (32) 11∗BRAS | 434/448 (35) 2 OAWE | 500/421 (31) 12∗OOLA | 515/402 (19) 38 TOLA | 371/430 (27) 37∗AEDW | 433/453 (35) 6 ECHU | (0) 36 PALH | (0) 33∗EPET |
36 | Pius Alhassan PALH | 3:4 | -40 | 340/413 (44) 7 OTOK | 447/368 (28) 29 EEME | 514/289 (16) 58 JEJI | 402/472 (21) 21∗OAZU | 480/454 (16) 34∗GRAY | 379/512 (29) 20∗MAMI | 396/490 (36) 22 UAND | (0) 35∗OEUG | (0) 38 TOLA |
37 | Akpan Edward AEDW | 3:4 | -43 | 487/381 (7) 12∗OOLA | 438/363 (7) 21 OAZU | 372/442 (19) 14 IJER | 359/433 (32) 3 ADIP | 355/446 (37) 26∗IFRA | 430/371 (32) 35 OEUG | 406/454 (37) 23∗VKIN | (0) 38∗TOLA | (0) 34 GRAY |
38 | Timi Olaitan TOLA | 3:4 | -48 | 406/488 (51) 41∗AABI | 513/401 (23) 44 IAUS | 374/449 (36) 12∗OOLA | 516/435 (33) 22 UAND | 402/515 (40) 35∗OEUG | 461/365 (31) 28 ADAN | 378/445 (38) 25∗LGAR | (0) 37 AEDW | (0) 36∗PALH |
39 | Okoye Charles OCHA | 3:4 | -88 | 461/398 (16) 29∗EEME | 324/483 (39) 7 OTOK | 370/501 (45) 10 CJOH | 365/383 (47) 24∗GSUL | 392/430 (50) 32∗EBOB | 375/300 (44) 57 IDON | 441/321 (39) 55∗AIBR | (0) 40∗FKAY | (0) 41 AABI |
40 | Fashola Kayode FKAY | 3:4 | -114 | 470/466 (27) 18 EKAR | 375/300 (12) 53∗LBAL | 437/331 (8) 42∗SZAK | 394/550 (18) 2 OAWE | 384/435 (27) 3 ADIP | 364/434 (36) 24∗GSUL | 398/420 (40) 31∗OALL | (0) 39 OCHA | (0) 43∗CPET |
41 | Adegbola Abiola AABI | 3:4 | -161 | 488/406 (8) 38 TOLA | 314/462 (35) 30∗KOLA | 276/422 (44) 24 GSUL | 289/526 (52) 6∗ECHU | 547/347 (43) 50∗LSAN | 398/308 (38) 53 LBAL | 395/397 (41) 33∗EPET | (0) 42 SZAK | (0) 39∗OCHA |
42 | Salisu Zakari SZAK | 3:4 | -272 | 412/404 (25) 19 IBRI | 331/502 (41) 3∗ADIP | 331/437 (47) 40 FKAY | 347/496 (50) 43 CPET | 459/318 (45) 53∗LBAL | 422/436 (47) 52 HBAJ | 445/426 (42) 54∗FAYO | (0) 41∗AABI | (0) 44 IAUS |
43 | Chukwukelu Peter CPET | 2.5:4.5 | -13 | 350 (28) bye | 437/451 (42) 13 STAY | 367/570 (51) 18 EKAR | 496/347 (39) 42∗SZAK | 423/287 (30) 46∗IBAM | 350/368 (40) 32 EBOB | 394/457 (43) 19∗IBRI | (0) 44∗IAUS | (0) 40 FKAY |
44 | Isiekwe Austine IAUS | 2:5 | -71 | 401/481 (49) 30∗KOLA | 401/513 (54) 38∗TOLA | 523/353 (33) 33 EPET | 418/329 (30) 56 GZUR | 336/348 (36) 4∗IWIL | 448/459 (42) 26 IFRA | 280/395 (44) 20∗MAMI | (0) 43 CPET | (0) 42∗SZAK |
45 | Jack Mpakaboari JMPA | 2:5 | -104 | 517/372 (4) 52 HBAJ | 617/353 (1) 48∗NCHR | 258/498 (18) 20∗MAMI | 449/473 (25) 1 MPET | 382/459 (35) 22∗UAND | 387/439 (43) 4 IWIL | 334/454 (45) 34∗GRAY | (0) 46∗IBAM | (0) 47 AMOH |
46 | Ibrahim Bamuche IBAM | 2:5 | -153 | 300/375 (45) 32∗EBOB | 300/300 (43) 16 UEMM | 300/375 (49) 26∗IFRA | 300/300 (44) 25∗LGAR | 287/423 (51) 43 CPET | 431/456 (50) 29 EEME | 514/356 (46) 52∗HBAJ | (0) 45 JMPA | (0) 48 NCHR |
47 | Amana Mohammed AMOH | 2:5 | -262 | 383/390 (33) 3∗ADIP | 373/573 (55) 19∗IBRI | 356/459 (54) 17 IDEN | 392/424 (55) 33 EPET | 457/344 (48) 51 BOKO | 409/390 (45) 58∗JEJI | 358/410 (47) 48 NCHR | (0) 49∗HKAR | (0) 45∗JMPA |
48 | Nnamani Chris NCHR | 2:5 | -296 | 488/298 (3) 50 LSAN | 353/617 (37) 45 JMPA | 396/400 (38) 1 MPET | 358/427 (43) 8∗OSUN | 411/483 (47) 28∗ADAN | 363/492 (52) 23 VKIN | 410/358 (48) 47∗AMOH | (0) 51 BOKO | (0) 46∗IBAM |
49 | Hakeem Kareem HKAR | 2:5 | -337 | 475/446 (20) 22∗UAND | 493/492 (14) 28 ADAN | 364/413 (27) 9 IANT | 374/460 (37) 11 BRAS | 326/407 (42) 16∗UEMM | 355/423 (46) 12∗OOLA | 403/486 (49) 29∗EEME | (0) 47 AMOH | (0) 50∗LSAN |
50 | Ladan Sani LSAN | 2:5 | -404 | 298/488 (56) 48∗NCHR | 493/240 (20) 52∗HBAJ | 378/618 (43) 55∗AIBR | 332/470 (49) 4 IWIL | 347/547 (53) 41 AABI | 352/358 (54) 33 EPET | 488/371 (50) 56∗GZUR | (0) 53∗LBAL | (0) 49 HKAR |
51 | Bob Okoridem BOKO | 2:5 | -456 | 388/412 (37) 2∗OAWE | 354/431 (48) 23 VKIN | 333/515 (53) 22∗UAND | 262/554 (57) 17 IDEN | 344/457 (58) 47∗AMOH | 494/314 (53) 56 GZUR | 396/344 (51) 58 JEJI | (0) 48∗NCHR | (0) 52 HBAJ |
52 | Hassan Bajini HBAJ | 2:5 | -590 | 372/517 (55) 45∗JMPA | 240/493 (58) 50 LSAN | 258/333 (57) 27 OAJU | 449/421 (51) 55 AIBR | 391/392 (52) 56∗GZUR | 436/422 (48) 42∗SZAK | 356/514 (52) 46 IBAM | (0) 54∗FAYO | (0) 51∗BOKO |
53 | Lawandy Bala LBAL | 1.5:5.5 | -293 | 300/300 (30) 25 LGAR | 300/375 (45) 40 FKAY | 463/483 (48) 3∗ADIP | 370/412 (53) 16∗UEMM | 318/459 (55) 42 SZAK | 308/398 (56) 41∗AABI | 475/400 (53) 57∗IDON | (0) 50 LSAN | (0) 54 FAYO |
54 | Fashoba Ayo FAYO | 1:6 | -165 | 370/420 (41) 9∗IANT | 431/370 (26) 58 JEJI | 401/408 (32) 29∗EEME | 363/415 (41) 31 OALL | 429/449 (46) 5∗OOSI | 337/415 (49) 19 IBRI | 426/445 (54) 42 SZAK | (0) 52 HBAJ | (0) 53∗LBAL |
55 | Auwal Ibrahim AIBR | 1:6 | -441 | 273/491 (58) 1∗MPET | 324/498 (57) 34 GRAY | 618/378 (42) 50 LSAN | 421/449 (46) 52∗HBAJ | 332/400 (49) 6 ECHU | 365/438 (51) 25∗LGAR | 321/441 (55) 39 OCHA | (0) 56∗GZUR | (0) 57∗IDON |
56 | Garba Zurmi GZUR | 1:6 | -884 | 317/452 (54) 14∗IJER | 366/465 (56) 27∗OAJU | 252/517 (58) 34 GRAY | 329/418 (58) 44∗IAUS | 392/391 (54) 52 HBAJ | 314/494 (55) 51∗BOKO | 371/488 (56) 50 LSAN | (0) 55 AIBR | (0) 58 JEJI |
57 | Idogbe Donatus IDON | 0:7 | -525 | 350/425 (46) 10 CJOH | 300/375 (52) 26 IFRA | 300/375 (52) 16 UEMM | 300/375 (54) 29∗EEME | 300/375 (56) 25∗LGAR | 300/375 (57) 39∗OCHA | 400/475 (57) 53 LBAL | (0) 58∗JEJI | (0) 55 AIBR |
58 | Joseph Ejike JEJI | 0:7 | -570 | 415/469 (42) 8 OSUN | 370/431 (50) 54∗FAYO | 289/514 (55) 36∗PALH | 368/492 (56) 5 OOSI | 344/379 (57) 33∗EPET | 390/409 (58) 47 AMOH | 344/396 (58) 51∗BOKO | (0) 57 IDON | (0) 56∗GZUR |
Moses Peter of Akwa-Ibom State emerged the 2012 National Scrabble Champion with 19 wins +1288 cummulative points. Tayo Saheed of Ogun State and Rasheed Balogun of Oyo State placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. The best placed State trophy was won by Kano State who had the best result (per player) in the competition.
Date: 6th April - 8th April 2012 Venue: Millenium Hotel Zone 5 Wuse Abuja. FCT Prizes:
Certificates of participation will be given to all participants.
Round by round results
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Rank Player Wins Mar State 1 Moses Peter 19 1288 AkwaIbom 2 Saheed Tayo 17 467 Ogun 3 Balogun Rasheed 16 841 Oyo 4 Mohammed Aminu 15 998 Kano 5 Ikekeregor Dennis 15 712 Delta 6 Ogbogu Azu 15 587 Edo 7 Curtis John 15 365 Abuja 8 Ikolo Anthony 15 284 Rivers 2 9 Igwe Jerry 15 -100 Abuja 10 Oshevire Awenagha 14 762 Delta 11 Kabir Olaiya 14 590 Kano 1 12 Akanbi Dipo 14 466 Lagos 13 Oshodi Sunday 14 419 Rivers 14 Okoye Charles 14 405 Rivers 15 Ogedengbe Olawale 14 219 Lagos 16 Okagbue Ajuluchukwu 14 33 Kaduna 17 Ishekwene Frank 14 -20 Lagos 18 Nsikan Etim 13.5 1043 Akwa Ibom 19 Isong Williams 13 481 Akwa Ibom 20 Venayori Kingha 13 475 Kano 21 Adegbola Abiola 13 223 Oyo 22 Bob Okoridem 13 218 Akwa Ibom 23 Edewor Bobor 13 152 Delta 24 Olowu Tokunbo 13 13 Lagos 25 Ebomah Peter 13 -247 Abuja 26 Fashola Kayode 12.5 99 Oyo 27 Gbaraba Raymond 12 733 Rivers 28 Eta Karo 12 426 Delta 29 Oyebola Alli 12 237 Abia 30 Okim Eugene 12 160 Abuja 31 Nnamani Chris 12 -196 Abia 32 Ojior Osikhena 12 -226 Rivers 33 Ekwenugo Emeka 12 -289 Abuja 34 Lawandy Bala 11.5 247 Abuja 35 Jack Mpakaboari 11.5 -60 Rivers 36 Amana Mohammed 11.5 -214 Kogi 37 Gora Suleiman 11.5 -447 Abuja 38 Ehibudu Chux 11 183 Abuja 39 Hakeem Kareem 11 -22 Abuja 40 Isiekwe Austine 11 -270 Kano 41 Achema Daniel 11 -298 Kogi 42 Salisu Zakari 11 -384 Zamfara 43 Ude Emmanuel 10.5 -696 Lagos 44 Idogbe Donatus 10 -155 Kaduna 45 Umogbai Andrew 10 -225 Lagos 46 Idahosa Bright 10 -284 Edo 47 Timi Olaitan 10 -351 Lagos 48 Lawali Garba 10 -526 Zamfara 49 Pius Alhassan 10 -799 Kaduna 50 Akpan Edward 9 -14 Abuja 51 Fashoba Ayo 9 -339 Kogi 52 Chukwukelu Peter 8.5 -264 Abuja 53 Auwal Ibrahim 8 -389 Kano 54 Ladan Sani 8 -439 Zamfara 55 Garba Zurmi 8 -1311 Zamfara 56 Hassan Bajini 8 -1346 Zamfara 57 Joseph Ekechi 7 -1038 Kogi 58 Ibrahim Bamuche 4 -2177 Zamfara HIGH GAME: Auwal Ibrahim 618
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