Ifeanyi Onyeonwu [#116] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ifeanyi Onyeonwu, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Onyeonwu currently has a record of 16-14, +858, and is ranked #56 in Division 1.

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): Ifeanyi Surname(s): Onyeonwu Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 41 Awards: 1990 Nigerian NSC; African Champion 1994; 2003-01 Lampasas, TX; 2003-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2004-02 Texas State Championship Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Computer Technician WSC 1995 Rank: 13 WSC 1997 Rank: 29

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	97.5-89.5 (0.521)
Past 1-12 months	18.5-12.5 (0.597)	WTL WW LL W LLLL W L WW L WWW L WWWW L WWWW L
Past 13-24 months	36-24 (0.600)	W L WWW L W L WWWWWW LLL WW L WWW LL WWWWW LL WW LLL W L W L WWWWWW LLLLL W LL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	7-10 (0.412)	LLLL WW LL WWWWW LLLL
Past 37-48 months	8-17 (0.320)	L W LLL W LL W LLLLL W LL W LL W LL WW
Past 49-60 months	28-26 (0.519)	LLL WWW LLLLL W LLLLL WWW L WWWWW L W L W LLL WWW L WWWWW L W LLL W L WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 546 Average for: 420 Average against: 391
Round 1		Onyeonwu played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 356 to 484 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Onyeonwu's record vs. Early in the 5 years leading up to this event: 8-5 (0.615). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLWW. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Onyeonwu played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 330 to 390 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 0-2, -188.
Round 3		Onyeonwu played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 486 to 406 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-2, -108.
Round 4		Onyeonwu played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 347 to 401 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 1-3, -162.
Round 5		Onyeonwu played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 366 to 362 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-3, -158.
Round 6		Onyeonwu played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 459 to 412 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Onyeonwu's record vs. Cree in the 5 years leading up to this event: 10.5-13.5 (0.438). Past 1-12 months: WTLLWL. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: LLLW. Past 49-60 months: WLLWWWW. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-3, -111.
Round 7		Onyeonwu played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and lost 426 to 480 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-4, -165.
Round 8		Onyeonwu played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 351 to 366 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Onyeonwu's record vs. Wright in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-5, -180.
Round 9		Onyeonwu played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 394 to 397 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Chakrabarti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 3-6, -183.
Round 10		Onyeonwu played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 518 to 340 (a spread of 178) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-6, -5.
Round 11		Onyeonwu played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 495 to 352 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Gaspard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, +138.
Round 12		Onyeonwu played #26 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 546 to 320 (a spread of 226) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, +364.
Round 13		Onyeonwu played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 412 to 449 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, +327.
Round 14		Onyeonwu played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 457 to 352 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-7, +432.
Round 15		Onyeonwu played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 361 to 481 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-8, +312.
Round 16		Onyeonwu played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 518 to 371 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-8, +459.
Round 17		Onyeonwu played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 372 to 342 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-8, +489.
Round 18		Onyeonwu played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 300 to 500 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-9, +289.
Round 19		Onyeonwu played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 358 to 454 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-10, +193.
Round 20		Onyeonwu played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 464 to 372 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-10, +285.
Round 21		Onyeonwu played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 335 to 445 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-11, +175.
Round 22		Onyeonwu played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and won 500 to 350 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-11, +325.
Round 23		Onyeonwu played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 393 to 398 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-12, +320.
Round 24		Onyeonwu played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Onyeonwu's record vs. Day in the 5 years leading up to this event: 11-6 (0.647). Past 1-12 months: LLWWWW. Past 13-24 months: WWWWLL. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-13, +310.
Round 25		Onyeonwu played #10 Dan Barry (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 421 to 348 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Barry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-13, +383.
Round 26		Onyeonwu played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 464 to 319 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-13, +528.
Round 27		Onyeonwu played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 451 to 375 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-13, +604.
Round 28	Larger photo available	Onyeonwu played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 405 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Onyeonwu's record vs. Graham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-14, +586.
Round 29		Onyeonwu played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 476 to 250 (a spread of 226) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-14, +812.
Round 30		Onyeonwu played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 456 to 410 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Onyeonwu had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-14, +858.

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