Anthony Ikolo [#47] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Anthony Ikolo, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Ikolo currently has a record of 11-13, -981, and is ranked #73.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Anthony Surname(s): Ikolo Home: Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria Age: 32 Awards: 2004 national sports festival gold medalist, winner 2005 yola open championship Hobbies: football, reading, music Occupation: Freight forwarding WSC 2005 Team: Nigeria

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 471 Average for: 382 Average against: 423
Round 1		New Zealand	Ikolo played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 450 to 465 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		England	Ikolo played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 375 to 598 (a spread of -223) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -238.
Round 3		United States	Ikolo played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 320 to 415 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-3, -333.
Round 4		Scotland	Ikolo played #88 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 431 to 428 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -330.
Round 5		Scotland	Ikolo played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -345.
Round 6		Indonesia	Ikolo played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 356 to 320 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -309.
Round 7	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ikolo played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 471 to 461 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -299.
Round 8		United States	Ikolo played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 257 to 526 (a spread of -269) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -568.
Round 9	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ikolo played #89 Peter Sinton (NZL) and won 461 to 436 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -543.
Round 10		Canada	Ikolo played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and lost 404 to 459 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -598.
Round 11		United States	Ikolo played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 429 to 343 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -512.
Round 12		Pakistan	Ikolo played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 377 to 353 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, -488.
Round 13		England	Ikolo played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 336 to 424 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -576.
Round 14		England	Ikolo played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 316 to 398 (a spread of -82) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -658.
Round 15		United States	Ikolo played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 390 to 340 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, -608.
Round 16		United States	Ikolo played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 405 to 362 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, -565.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Zambia	Ikolo played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 383 to 499 (a spread of -116) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, -681.
Round 18		New Zealand	Ikolo played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and won 467 to 360 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -574.
Round 19		United Arab Emirates	Ikolo played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 382 to 368 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, -560.
Round 20		England	Ikolo played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 257 to 455 (a spread of -198) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, -758.
Round 21		Ghana	Ikolo played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 442 to 461 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, -777.
Round 22		Malaysia	Ikolo played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 445 to 434 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, -766.
Round 23		Malta	Ikolo played #27 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 260 to 369 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, -875.
Round 24	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Ikolo played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 363 to 469 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -981.

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