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NASC 2017: Cherish Amby-Okolo [CSW2-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Cherish Amby-Okolo, who is competing at the 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13.5-17.5, -1214, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW2.

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

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Given name(s): Cherish
Surname(s): Amby-Okolo
Home: Sugar Land, TX, United States
Round by Round

High score: 470
Average for: 357
Average against: 396

Round 1

[photo of Norman Wei]

Amby-Okolo played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and lost 292 to 416 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 0-1, -124.

Round 2

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Amby-Okolo played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 388 to 378 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 1-1, -114.

Round 3

[photo of Shauna Petrie]

Amby-Okolo played #1 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 345 to 335 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-1, -104.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Keith Nishimi]

Amby-Okolo played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 275 to 491 (a spread of -216).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 2-2, -320.

Round 5

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Amby-Okolo played #17 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-2, -273.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Heidi Robertson]

Amby-Okolo played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and won 399 to 357 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-2, -231.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Amby-Okolo played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 5-2, -77.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Randi Goldberg]

Amby-Okolo played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 439 to 410 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-2, -48.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

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Amby-Okolo played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 330 to 400 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-3, -118.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Amby-Okolo played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 371 to 377 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-4, -124.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 11

[photo of William Giblin]

Amby-Okolo played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 367 to 343 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 7-4, -100.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Greg Feldkamp]

Amby-Okolo played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 370 to 456 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 7-5, -186.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Tobey Roland]

Amby-Okolo played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 286 to 537 (a spread of -251).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-6, -437.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Amby-Okolo played #11 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 371 to 494 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-7, -560.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Joe Roberdeau]

Amby-Okolo played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 353 to 423 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-8, -630.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Amby-Okolo played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 313 to 498 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-9, -815.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Kaveri Raviraj]

Amby-Okolo played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 390 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-10, -850.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Liz Jackman]

Amby-Okolo played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 279 to 414 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-11, -985.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Amby-Okolo played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 351 to 343 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 8-11, -977.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 20

[photo of Michael Gincel]

Amby-Okolo played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 406 to 308 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 9-11, -879.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Cecilia Huber]

Amby-Okolo played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-12, -893.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Kaveri Raviraj]

Amby-Okolo played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) again and lost 332 to 437 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-13, -998.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Amby-Okolo played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) again and won 355 to 353 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10-13, -996.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

[photo of Liz Jackman]

Amby-Okolo played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) again and lost 329 to 398 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-14, -1065.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Cecilia Huber]

Amby-Okolo played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) again and lost 334 to 382 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-15, -1113.

Round 26

[photo of Michael Gincel]

Amby-Okolo played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) again and tied at 353.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10.5-15.5, -1113.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Norman Wei]

Amby-Okolo played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) again and won 419 to 360 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11.5-15.5, -1054.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

[photo of William Giblin]

Amby-Okolo played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) again and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 12.5-15.5, -1050.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 29

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Amby-Okolo played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) for the third time and lost 306 to 398 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12.5-16.5, -1142.

Amby-Okolo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Kaveri Raviraj]

Amby-Okolo played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) for the third time and won 409 to 385 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13.5-16.5, -1118.

Round 31

[photo of Kaveri Raviraj]

Amby-Okolo played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) for the fourth time and lost 331 to 427 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 13.5-17.5, -1214.


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