On this page, you will find information about
John Barker, who is competing
at the 2012 European Open 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 17-15, +338, and is ranked
#21.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 537 Average for: 412 Average against: 401 |
Round 1 | | England | Barker played #20 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and lost 384 to 472 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -88. |
Round 2 | | England | Barker played #11 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 358 to 392 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -122. |
Round 3 | | Romania | Barker played #34 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and lost 371 to 392 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-3, -143. |
Round 4 | | Israel | Barker played #42 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 417 to 320 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -46. |
Round 5 | | Malta | Barker played #22 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 406 to 418 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-4, -58. |
Round 6 | | United States | Barker played #37 Daniel Milton (USA) and lost 325 to 525 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-5, -258. |
Round 7 | | England | Barker played #40 Claire Violett (Eng) and won 517 to 313 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-5, -54. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). |
Round 8 | | Ireland | Barker played #33 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 505 to 260 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-5, +191. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | South Africa | Barker played #28 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 399 to 496 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-6, +94. |
Round 10 | | England | Barker played #19 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 385 to 363 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-6, +116. |
Round 11 | | England | Barker played #13 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and won 502 to 424 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-6, +194. |
Round 12 | | Romania | Barker played #21 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 349 to 363 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-7, +180. |
Round 13 | | Malta | Barker played #18 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 433 to 418 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-7, +195. |
Round 14 | | England | Barker played #26 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 377 to 327 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-7, +245. |
Round 15 | | Scotland | Barker played #15 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 441 to 398 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-7, +288. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | | Ireland | Barker played #6 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 286 to 379 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-8, +195. |
Round 17 | | United States | Barker played #16 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 357 to 336 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-8, +216. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | | Malta | Barker played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 425 to 385 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +256. |
Round 19 | | United States | Barker played #9 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 421 to 426 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-9, +251. |
Round 20 | | Malta | Barker played #8 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 366 to 558 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-10, +59. |
Round 21 | | Northern Ireland | Barker played #30 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 488 to 376 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +171. |
Round 22 | | England | Barker played #31 Andy Gray (Eng) and lost 307 to 472 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-11, +6. |
Round 23 | | Scotland | Barker played #17 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 458 to 440 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +24. |
Round 24 | | Malta | Barker played #39 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 458 to 292 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-11, +190. |
Round 25 | | England | Barker played #23 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 477 to 342 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +325. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 26 | | Ireland | Barker played #29 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 393 to 479 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +239. |
Round 27 | | Malta | Barker played #41 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 449 to 260 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +428. |
Round 28 | | United States | Barker played #35 Ossie Mair (USA) and won 537 to 354 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +611. |
Round 29 | | England | Barker played #32 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and lost 355 to 428 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +538. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). |
Round 30 | | Australia | Barker played #10 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 344 to 552 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-14, +330. |
Round 31 | | England | Barker played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 478 to 486 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-15, +322. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
Round 32 | | Romania | Barker played #34 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) again and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-15, +338. |