Trevor Simon (right) in La Tour de Peilz (2006)
Trevor "Simple" Simon is one of the strongest Warri players of Antigua and Barbuda. He was Oware world champion 1999-2002. Simon won all the international tournaments held at MSO London from 1998 to 2000 thus being accorded the title "Oware Grandmaster" by the Mind Sports Council in 1999. According to the Oware Society, he "decided to bow out of tournaments in 2001 to give other players the chance to come to the fore". In October 2002, he played a total of 8 matches (68 games) against Ibrahim Abubakar (Ghana) who is known as "Oware Killer". It ended with both players winning 4 matches each, but The Killer in terms of games was in the lead with 35 games to Trevor Simons 28 (5 draws). Simon is also an organizer of the annual "National Warri Festival" of Antigua, which is one of the largest mancala tournaments. In 2002, he played in a scene of "No Seed", a thriller featuring Warri.
"The endgame starts when there are 15 seeds left."
Trevor Simon
Tournament Results
| Year | Result | Tournament |
| 1998 | Gold Medallist | UK Open Oware Tournament / Mind Sports Olympiad (London) |
| 1999 | Gold Medallist | UK Open Oware Tournament / Mind Sports Olympiad (London) |
| 2000 | Gold Medallist | UK Open Oware Tournament / Mind Sports Olympiad (London) |
| 2001 | Gold Medallist | UK Open Oware Tournament / Mind Sports Olympiad (London) |
| 2005 | Gold Medallist | 1ière Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
| 2006 | Silver Medallist | 2ième Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
| 2007 | Gold Medallist | 3ième Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
| 2008 | Gold Medallist | 4ième Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
| 2009 | Gold Medallist | 5ième Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
| 2010 | Gold Medallist (Seniors) | 6ème Tournoi International d'Awélé (La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland) |
Games
1.
Trevor Simon - Bendjin Kpeglo (played in La Tour-de-Peilz, September 13, 2008):
6-5-3-2-2-3-5(+3)-1-6(+3)-5-3-2-4(+2)-1-5-6-4-1-6-1-2-2-1(+2)-1-4-4(+4)-5(+3)- 4-3(+3)-3-5-1-1-5-1-2-4-5-2-1-4-2-1-6-1-1-5-4-1-6-1-1-4-5-5-3-3-5-2-1-3-2-6(+7)- 5(+7)2-4-1-5-3-6-3-2-1-1-4-2-5(+5)-3-1-5-2-4-4-1-3-3-6(+2)-1-4-3-5-1-6-6-2-5-1- 2(+2)-3-1-4-3-1-6(+2)-1-5-5-2-2-4-3-3-4-4-5-5(+2). Trevor wins 35 : 13.
2.
Ibrahim Abubakar - Trevor Simon (played on Antigua, October 26, 2002):
6-6-2-3(+2)-6(+2)-4-6-6(+3)-6(+3)-4-3-3-4-5-1-4-4-3-2-2-5(+2)-(6+4)-6(+6)-1-2-3-
1-6(+2)-2-4(+2)-5(+3)-3-5-4-3-1-4(+5)-1-2-5-3-2-6(+2)-2-4-3-6(+2)-4-5-1-6.
Ibrahim wins 25 : 23.
External Links
General information
Videos of his games
- Trevor Simon vs Xavier Blanvillain (2008)
- Trevor Simon vs September Christain (2008)
- Trevor Simon vs Bendjin Kpeglo (2008)
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