2013 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 18–20

May 18–20, 2013

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MISO 2013: Dan Sandu [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-10, +231, and is ranked #13 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): Dan Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 398 Average against: 391
Round 1	England	Sandu played #14 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 423 to 340 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +83. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Scotland	Sandu played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and lost 317 to 457 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -57. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	England	Sandu played #35 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 256 to 439 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -240.
Round 4	Singapore	Sandu played #9 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 380 to 369 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, -229.
Round 5	Malta	Sandu played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 413 to 391 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, -207.
Round 6	Israel	Sandu played #22 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 313 to 418 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, -312. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Austria	Sandu played #38 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 432 to 393 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, -273.
Round 8	England	Sandu played #33 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 407 to 401 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, -267.
Round 9	Scotland	Sandu played #16 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, -243.
Round 10	Northern Ireland	Sandu played #28 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and lost 425 to 473 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, -291.
Round 11	Scotland	Sandu played #19 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 479 to 308 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, -120.
Round 12	United States	Sandu played #13 Winter Zxqkj (USA) and lost 343 to 475 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, -252.
Round 13	Scotland	Sandu played #4 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 327 to 380 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, -305.
Round 14	Malta	Sandu played #15 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 328 to 444 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-7, -421.
Round 15	Israel	Sandu played #21 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 409 to 424 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-8, -436. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Israel	Sandu played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 456 to 297 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, -277.
Round 17		Sandu recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, -202.
Round 18	Malta	Sandu played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 375 to 512 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-9, -339.
Round 19	Australia	Sandu played #29 John Barker (AUS) and won 478 to 343 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, -204.
Round 20	England	Sandu played #37 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and lost 403 to 444 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-10, -245. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Malta	Sandu played #23 Kevin Abela (MLT) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-10, -91.
Round 22	England	Sandu played #36 George Newman (Eng) and won 496 to 307 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +98. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	Sandu played #32 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 447 to 328 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +217.
Round 24	Ireland	Sandu played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +231. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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