SPC 2025: Ayodele Odekunle [CSW2-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Ayodele Odekunle, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-10, +1290, and is ranked #4 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
	Given name(s): Ayodele Surname(s): Odekunle Home: Akron, OH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 416 Average against: 370
Round 1		Odekunle played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 409 to 405 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Odekunle played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 409 to 357 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +56. Odekunle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Odekunle played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and won 431 to 414 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +73.
Round 4		Odekunle played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 434 to 328 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +179.
Round 5		Odekunle played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 377 to 343 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +213. Odekunle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Odekunle played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and won 521 to 334 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +400. Odekunle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Odekunle played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 545 to 286 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +659.
Round 8		Odekunle played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 327 to 324 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +662. Odekunle is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Odekunle played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 373 to 364 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +671.
Round 10		Odekunle played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 511 to 371 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +811.
Round 11		Odekunle played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 443 to 331 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-0, +923.
Round 12		Odekunle played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 435 to 312 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-0, +1046.
Round 13		Odekunle played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 467 to 297 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-0, +1216.
Round 14		Odekunle played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 455 to 467 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +1204.
Round 15		Odekunle played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 375 to 388 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1191.
Round 16		Odekunle played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 452 to 391 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1252.
Round 17		Odekunle played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 379 to 395 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1236.
Round 18		Odekunle played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 348 to 406 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1178.
Round 19		Odekunle played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 522 to 258 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1442.
Round 20		Odekunle played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) again and lost 345 to 383 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +1404.
Round 21		Odekunle played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and won 470 to 368 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1506.
Round 22		Odekunle played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 398 to 348 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1556.
Round 23		Odekunle played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) again and won 434 to 267 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1723.
Round 24		Odekunle played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) again and lost 385 to 394 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1714.
Round 25		Odekunle played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) for the third time and lost 301 to 473 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +1542.
Round 26		Odekunle played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) for the third time and lost 298 to 536 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1304.
Round 27		Odekunle played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) for the third time and lost 408 to 416 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-9, +1296.
Round 28		Odekunle played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and lost 405 to 411 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +1290.
Round 29		Odekunle played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) for the fourth time but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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